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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-09-20
WOODBURY., n J, THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 90
He looked amazed and then embar-

He looked amazed and then embar-
rassed.
s"Thank you very much, Mrs. Bot
kline, = he stammered, ''but do not
care at all for bath. / shall do very
well here, and''--
''No, nor' she said neryously. 'I
know that you are only afraid that there
is no hot water on such warm day,
and you do not wish to give trouble
Not word if you please, Mr.. Smith
You will really annoy me if you refuse. I"
She thought to herself that he little
knew how more than annoyed she was
at the thought of his possible questions.
As he followed James, Mr.. Smith re
marked to himself that before this ex-
perience he would have vowed that she
was too pretty to be eccentric. He had
no wish to bathe, but fearing to vex her
meekly proceeded to perform his ablu.
tions.
She was SO elated that she went to
the piano and sang for half an hour.
She was startled by hearing some ON
come rushing into the room behind her.
She wheeled on the stool and encoun.
tered the gaze of Mr.. Smith, who stood
before her, looking decidedly uneasy.
II beg pardon for interrupting you,
Mrs. Botkine,' he said, "but wished
to thank you for your kindness and tc
make my adieus
"Why, Mr.. Smith she began, bu,
he waved his hand apologetically and
continued:
II am very sorry not to have found
Professor Botkine, but perhaps / car
come again. There is just time for m,
to catch the o'clock train. +"
For moment she felt stunned. Their
a food Of questions poured through hel
mind. Was the man insane, or wha
had she done to offend him? What was
there in science to turn an apparently
mice" young man into such distrait
savage? The rest Of the day seemed end.
less, but at last she described Professo.
Botkine and with him a rather desic.
Gated and 'dug up looking man.
Here we are at last" said the pro
fessor. II found our friend on the train.
He had mistaken the train and gone Il
Alameda Mr.. Smith, let me present
you to Mrs. Botkine =
She welcomed her guest cordially,
but the minute she was alone with he
husband she seized him by the lapels
"What joke have you been playing
on me?" she demanded. "Who is this
Mr.. Smith?''
"Why, my dear, there is no joke.
This is the Mr.. Smith that ! told you
was expecting this afternoon. What Il
the matter?'
'Matter" she cried. "Who is tn
Mr.. Smith that came here this after
noon with a satchel and asked about
your theories?"
"Why, we met him at the station.
He had few specimens to show me.
He is the son Of my friend Com Smith
Of San Francisco. He had just run over
for short call "
"a short callp' she echoed again.
"What will he think of me? sent hin
up stairs to take that bathl"-Argo
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-09-20
STOUT AND THIN PEOPLE.
Nature Regulates Fatness and SIimnes
with an Iron Rule

Win an Iron hule.
Fatness and slimness come bv nature
and are therefore often impossible Of
remedy, for it is Of no use, and it is ut
ter folly besides, to fight against ones
constitution. You can affect that con-
stitution to certain extent, but beyond
that extent, which won't please either
the too fat or the too slim folks, you can
only do harm, defeat the very object you
try for, and, worst Of all, throw yourself
into i'll health. 1t stands to reason that
stoutly built stock he or she may reason
ably be expected to inherit the tendency
to corpulence. Converse, suppose man
is born of family stock N@.Iich is notable
for its thinness and slimness, it may be,
and generally is, worse than folly for
him to expect, by any process Of feeding
or otherwise, to become stout and well
favored person.
So let us realize this big fact at once
that we have to face the question Of
our constitution first of all, and as SEN
sible people to see and discover whether
our fatness or our thinness is part and
parcel Of our natural build. Rest assured
If we are fat by nature it is useless to
attempt by diet or otherwise to reduce
our bodies to slim proportions. Many a
man and woman has paid the penalty Of
such rashness by inducing disease
through their outrageous efforts to
thwart nature. Let us be sensible, then,
about this ''fatness' question and see
clearly where as rational beings, we
stand. 1t is possible to keep even fat
body within its own limits by reason
able care and diet, just as it may be pos
sible to fatten up thin person within
limits again) by regulated course Of
food Whatever you may do in the way
Of thinning or fattening, you can never
safely or, what is more to the purpose,
permanently attain your aim by the use
Of drugs. If there is any cure for fat
ness at all, be sure it is to be found in
the food and in the food alone. Health.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-09-20

Supersensitiveness is a quality which
often subjects those possessing it-per-
haps the phrase "a victim to it'' better
expresses the idea-to great deal O.
suffering suffering endured simply be-
cause peculiar sensitiveness in some
one direction prevents the utilizing Of
means directly at hand to prevent tina
suffering. A resident of Lansdowne,
who may properly be said to be super
sensitive, when taken sick recently, fol-
long time refused to have physician
sent for. When pressed for reason, h,
at length explained by saying, well,
you see, it's been SO long since / was
sick that I'm ashamed to look ply
sician in the face. Philadelphia Call
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-09-20
Personal Considerations.

Mrs Home, the wife Of the author
who wrote ''The Tragedy of Douglas, y
was very infrm and very peculiar and
spent her time on sofa in the unusual
occupation of chewing nutmegs.
A gentleman who was great admir-
er of her husband s work called one day
to see him, and not finding him thought
it would be only less delightful to talk
with the wife Of SO celebrated a man.
He was ushered into her presence and
began to ingratiate himself by praisina
her husband. She made no answer.
Then he attempted to talk on topics Of
general interest, and still she was silent
At last she spoke.
'Any prospect of peace?" she in
quired.
''Yes," he replied enthusiastically,
certain now that conversation had real
ly begun, there is every hope that q
glorious peace will. soon be concluded. .
"Oh, ayeP' said she "Will it max
any difference in the price O. nutmugs7''
The hero worshiper took his leave. -
Youths Companion.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-09-20
The Ouince BLOSSOM.

The beauty of the apple blossom has
been sung by the yard and for ages, but
the ounce blossom has in some way
failed to inspire the poets, though it is
a lovely flower, at first cone Of five
close wrapped pink petals that gradual
ly unclose till there is globe slightly
opened at the top, showing the yellow
antlers within The petals keep one
deep pink edge, the rest getting paler
till the opposite side is almost white
Finally the flower opens into a fiat.
delicately tinted cup, with the pistils
holding up the group Of yellow antlers
on mauve pink stems. The glossy green
ounce leaf, with its white satin under
finish, fits we'll with the flowers, and SO
does this cup that the glass blower In
Murano made by rolling white hot
bulb Of greenish glass over a sheet Of
gold leaf and blew and tossed and fat
tened on one end and cracked evenly of
at the other till it stood shapely and gold
flecked, ready for these faraway New
England ounce blossoms. Newport
News
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-09-20
Selecting a College.

The wise parent, in trying to select a
college for his son, will ask first, not
where the most learned professors are
still less, of course, where the best base
ball team is, Or where most sons of mil
lionaires congregate-but where the
tone of social life is purest and man
lest; where the young men behave nei-
ther as young monkeys nor as rakes,
where the conditions for complete moral
autonomy are most fully established.
At the same time he will ask what col
lege best understands its business,
which Is to impart that culture, intel
lectual and moral, which is essential to
free manhood, and does not attempt to
forestall the university by dabbling in
professional knowledge or erudition.-
Thomas Davidson in Forum.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-09-20

Matthew Henry's commentary on the
pie and in the slang Of the day. In com
menting on Judges tx he says: "We are
here told by what acts Abimeleck got
into the saddle. He hired for his serv-
ice all the scum and scoundrels Of the
country. Jotham was really fine gem
tleman. The Sechemites were the first
to kick him OF. They said all the i'll
they could of him in their table talk
They drank health to his confusion -
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-09-20

Traveller Con south coast railway
Why don't you put up time tables in
the station?
Porter-What for?
Traveler-To show what time the
trains arrive.
Porter (scornfully)-How're we goin
to make out table shown what time
the trains get here till we see what time
they do get here?-London Million.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-09-20
How Bridget Prepared Grabs.

Bridget, her Harlem mistress always
said, was willing" but she did not
understand American cookery.
Her mistress sent home half dozen
live hard shell crabs one day and had left
word that they were to be prepared for
dinner. When the lady entered the
kitchen on her return home, she found
Bridget in tears and with her hands and
arms tied up. Two empty green crab
shells were on the table, three of the
crabs were mutilated and dead, and the
last one Bridget was preparing to attack
I've downed them all, I" exclaimed
Bridget, "but that last devil in the cor
ner, and he's fighter. +"
What are you doing to them?" gasp
ed the mistress
Cleaning them, ma'am. There two
Of them cleaned, +" pointing to the empty
shells. New York Herald.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-09-20

A little salt and water used as an eye
wash will cleanse and strengthen in
famed lashes and rest tired eyes. 1t is
safe to use it at any time that irritation
is felt. A New York surgeon prescribes
the ocean for bad eyes, particularly
young eyes, "Get off, ," he says, when
ever you can and let the salt and the sea
breeze wash and blow around your eyes.
1t will do them good. 1t will dislodge
the germs Of disease, for the air breath
ed by half the world is germ laden, and
sore eyes are more quickly caught than
smallpox and more fatal. twill bright
en- and strengthen them and prolong
their beauty and usefulness. -
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-09-20

Last winter at one Of the little hill
side shrines near San Reno the Madon-
ma was observed to be weeping This
was not seen by one, but by many, az
great crowds collected and watched the
slowly dripping tears. The people were
puzzled, bewildered, frightened And SO
they called together the wisest men to
find out the cause After several days
of deliberation and examination, they
announced the cause Of the Madonna's 3
tears. There was a hole in the top of
her head. The rain had entered and filla
ed the cavity, and in time worked its
way through the eyes, the pupils Of
which presented the thinnest portion Of
marble to work through. Rome Letter.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-09-20
NUMBER 6
OF MAReuERITEs.

"A little, passionately-not at all7''
She casts the snowy petals on the afr,
And what care we how many petals fall7
Nay, wherefore seek the seasons to forestalll
1t is but playing and she will not care,
"A little, Observation-Disclosures at all2''
She would not answer US il we should call
Across the years, her visions are too fair,
And what care we how many petals fall2
She knows us not. nor recks if she inthrall
With voice and eyes and fashion of her hair,
"A little, passionately-no at all7'
Knee deep she goes in meadow grasses tall,
Kissed by the daisies that her fingers tear,
And what care we how many petals fall?
We pass and 60, but she shall not recall
What men we were. nor all she made ua
bear.
"A little, passionately-no at all7''
And what care we how many petals fall?
Ernest Dowson.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-09-20

Sales by auction, so far from being
an invention Of late years, were known
as far back as the time of the Romans.
1t is supposed by some that they chiefly
used the plan to dispose of the spoils
taken in war. As these sales were said
to take place under the spear, it is fair
to conclude that they stuck long spear
in the ground to mark the place where
the sale would be held 1t was long
the custom in England to mark the
time during which bids might be Offer
ed by burning an inch of candle, the
last offer before the light went out be-
ing of course the one that took the arti-
Gle on sale. This custom led many to
make no bid until the candle was near
ly out, and many often delayed SO long
that the end of the flame still found
them silent. Louis Globe Demo
crat.
Dwarfs live much longer than giants,
the latter usually having weak consti-
A--A{rw.~ 81 r-CA y ~ sk&f<. +<x..<-
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-09-20

The works of Aristotle comprised
more than 400 treatises on various sub
jects. The manuscripts which survive
Of his writings were accidentally dis
covered in an advanced stage Of decay
in an old chest.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-09-20
A RouMANIAN SONG.

In the green garden sitteth on q bed
OF columbine a young and rosy maid,
Under the shade Of roses white and red.
A young man fingers as be passes by.
"Oh, fair, and over fair for such as l,
Art thou maid, dear hearth is all his cry.
s'Or art thou some glad peasants mated dove
Or white goddess strayed from heavens
above?"
mo goddess l. nor any peasants love,
'sBut carnation in this garden sown,
A red carnation in this garden grown.
Youth, hast thou not some flower for thine
ownf"
NAY. none have" he said. 'The dew am I.
come at nightfall when the leaves are dry,
And whom go, carnation, thou shalt die"
Nora Hopper In New York Ledger.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-09-20

Sweet Girl-Do you enjoy taking me
to church,
Lover-Not 50 much as riding with
you in street car.
"Goodnessl Why?"
1.-The sexton never yells sit closer,
please New York Weekly.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-09-20

Now the sunny days are coming
Isabelle is full Of woes,
For the price Of every walk is
Two new freckles on her noseI
Pick Ne I'm.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-09-20

Man Dressmaker-Well what nows
Apprentice have discovered way to
make woman's dress SO that she will
look like humpbacked Baboon with bats
wings.
Man Observation-Disclosures 1t will be-
come the rage.-New York Weekly.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-09-20

One Of the most important. but one
Of the most difficult, things Of power
full mind is to be its own master. a
pond may lie quiet in plain, but a
lake wants mountains to compass and
hold it in.-Addison.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-09-20
OIdLeather.

The thrift and economy Of French
methods have found use for old leath-
er. This heretofore almost useless arti-
Gle is put into watts, boiled. and being
subjected to hydraulic pressure yields a
greasy liquid that, after treatment with
sulphuric acid, is run off into barrels to
cool After passing through various
purifying processes it is fit for the uses
to which low grades Of oil are put
New York Ledger.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-09

Der and tuildii material, utrirhs B.
b tween March u Il September, ibg-.
A bout September Gih of that yoat tuu
Angel Co., II is tnld, assigned sucu
claims TO plaintiff Of which fact thu
defendants were duly notified; but 90
aud hence the amount was now nuo1
Tue defense was denial OF tho plain.
til's allegations ami coun efclaim
wac nut In for sl5j on account Of Tie
sale Oi certain bonds,
hfiOr argument of counsel the court
fOuui:or plaintiff Ia the sum VI sous.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-09
FOR A CARS SOUL.
Religious Ceremonies at The Russian
Legation, Washington.
A BRILLIANT CROWD PRESENT
Holding Wax Candles aud Listening 10
the Chants aud Prayers OF tho
Officiating Bishop.

WAsutNGToN, Nov. O.-Pfoioundly
I'm prcsuivo ceremonies were held ut the
Russian legation here TODAY So the
memory Of Car Alexander Ill
President Cleveland aad the ou,ire
cabinet, except Postmaster General
Bisscll, attended, accompanied by Mrs.
Cleveland and cabinet iadige. Foreign
ambassadors anu ministers with tAcif
extensive suites, wearing their rich
uniclal and court dress, gave brilliant
color 20 the solemn occasion.
The services began al o'clock with
mass celebration by BlsuUp Nichols,
uf the Russian Gruek church, assisted
BY Greek mont aud two attendants.
THESE services lasted I'll 10 o'clock aud
were la private, bcin. Httun led only
BY Prince Cantucuscue, tue RIssinu
minister, his daughter anu Ullls.
inls VI tho Russian legation. AZ
10 O'Clock chants aud praycb i.r tho
fVp0Ge Of the Czat's snui began Ia tho
pftHtncu Of the Prclldcni, mumHerB OF
The uabinethnd diplomatic cJrps. Each
participant In tho ceremonies held "a
wax candle throughout the tUryiur.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-09
A RACE And A roll,
The Fun Commenced at L.br,y Park
and Ended al tho City Hall,
rALK or PISTOLS AND SHOOTING.
4 DeiaultIng llorto Jockey Lassoed
aud Led TO the Police for Refusing
to Pay Lost Wager.

a horse race, a row, talk Of pistols
and shooting, the lassolng OF a Ie'aui-
ing jockey anu his compulsory pfoieue-
az the CITY Hal shortly before nom
we're tho principal features Of
tue mss. exciting incident Of the day.
The ilfst public information Of the
affair was disclosed when q young
chap, probably seventeen OF eighteen
years VI ags fuahoI into the pole,
court room laDjtiug under excitement
aud anger ,xciaiming, Ia substance,
~ ran horse race down at Liberty
Park about an hour ago with n csupIe OF
fellows lhat wurB strangers 10 me. ! bet
on my own pony and won. III lost tue
agreement was that they shoulI take
ny h0rfe aud " thvy lU.t / eas % have
.htits. VOL, / buu. 'em bus they To-.
iusel % g usu up. We uad row anu
[ tati / would have them arrested.
lucy trCu 10 work % skin game aud
yh. d ~ faw lt wDu du't gO aud
thp / meant uusucs., 90 ui the ic.-
lows anyway uut asiJod tue other
auu brought him 100 tIu hail aud my
partner 81 DO lIIuh nim Jut there IN tue
Stree. UOw."
There was n rush TO tho siiowalk
Aui sure enough ihrfl sat on i0am-
coveted aud pahtins hOf,c man VINO
refused nbiOlutry TO dismOunt AM
turn % over Go tlu young isll1S who
claimed 90 have EOu %, He tritd 10
ride away hut long fJlo around thu
auimaps neck, tightly uelI by tho
"pafiuuI" Prevented him from doing
~. Tho complainant was Informed
that his Uuiy recourse was 10 employ
uu attorney anu secure pObsesslJu 0t
the beast by civil nc.i %. lie To-
lunianlIy % scented TO dO this anu rode
away, ~ hc saii, ~ act on the advice
gwen him.
Tue young mau said that his namo
was Efncst smith aud That ne nved on
sixth South street. The other mau
VINO admitted that his horse had been
beaten Ia the face claimed that he bad
no right 10 give it up because II really
was uOt HE property but that IL be-
logged % Glen T. gl,s.ou, who he says
hvss la Poplar HtUvc.
When accused OF attempting 10 draw
pistol anu threatening " shoot his
pufsuuta ut LIBERTY PARK whilu they
were running MIN down he declared
that he was unAfniel and that M vs.
rimpiy "hiuiiiuR." ON thin.Ir 49,,
ton ne was AL wed q depart anu II 1
probable that no more viii be heard
the case
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-09
Fright aud Disease.

"SpeAking OF people frightening
themselves into n belief that they ara
sick, +" says young doctor the other
Jay, 81 saw a case when WAS In ono
Vi the Now York hospitals where
man WAS frightened into getting we'll.
one Jay call cam rth, ambulance,
aud when the wagon returned iJ
brought q man who w.s supposed 6 bp
lying OF an attack Ot leart failure.
We laiu linn carefully on the opera ug
abe, anu alter minute dingu I-is tie
ar con in charge concluded lhat 10
WAS only hy telia, There was n THIN.
Hu could 40 lot TIE mau, auu hu tv.H..I
40 uH unconscious, bus mo surgeon
turned TO one %. tur assistant. a.H,
y.hlug for "A knife, said he WauI. uH.
own To the heart suI sve WhsU ..u
trouble was, The effect was ikt magic.
rus patient gave one leap from tuv
auln and started for the door. We
stpppeu MN aud asked what VAS tho
matter. Nothing Btli H.; 'l'm Al
right; let me out Of here, qucS.' Wa
lot MIN ous, ami he never camu back
again."
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-09
THE TRANSIT or MERCURY.
Astronomers Prepared 10 Take o..
s.IYallOls TOMORROW.
Tho Question whether the Planet
Has u satellite wilt IA "a be BOT.
ti,d No ~ Thought.

NEW YomS, Nov. @ The trausl, Of
Mercury which will occur tomorrOR
morning 50 oausiug much interest, not
only among college professors ana goy-
crnmenl ulllclnla, but Emong the
nmatrg, astronomer as vol. Prof.
.ecs Of Columbia college viii take Oh.
stfvatIOuu OF tine transit ui sue different
ragCs. lilo will b n,siatUl uy Pc.
Mcneil ami MI ~. 3. DAVIS. Tho
mniu points 90 U0niaC. WILDE the nnt
external contact the nrl Internal
contact, the last internal Coutnct nuu
The lat exterior e. ulaut By external
contact De- meant Che exact tine " hen
Mercury viii ilut iuGuut tuu buu's
dits AMI By Internal clutac, wucn
Mercury will Boo nrst entirely within
iHU diHs OF 90 sun. the fact that tho
Uuitod aAts8 Will be the "a 20 nuvuI.
lkclu1 place iu the world ~ REQ tue
tIaurit hta Induced the Rev. Samuel
thnr uuNurih, the famous Elgirh
astronomer 90 COINS 90 this county.
the transit D. suucdu ca 10 tUEiu nt
i've minutes ana iofiN .ihfoo seconds
pstt II O'Clock m. and BE- duU 10 end
attUc.VU miuuUH anu seven seconds
past ln tue afternoon.
Quo 70 tnU interesting features Ia that
JlHrrvufa M thu United state, nave au
excellent opportunity ID settle c3u-
c.ua.vrly whether Mercury docs or
docs nos porsefs u satellite. ~ there IL
one !; viii be- apparent on the tun'a
uitS, above or below or behiLd or IN
front VI the planet
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-09

GALVESTON, Tex, Nov. 0. - From
returns received here II IL safe TO state
that the state Democratic ticket IL
safely elected by 10000 plurality, Cul.
bersOn, candidate Tor governor, run.
ming about 10 per cent behind his
Iickei. because OF his free silver views.
inu cOugTes'il uNl uyieg alton VIII not
Uu HoiiIiy Democratic. NoOnaD, Re.
publican, IN tie Twelfth distinct, ~
elected by lpt0l plurality. In
the Skin, Ku,y, 70, uiist, Is
90 close TO Abbott, Democrat,
that official returns vii DO necessary
~ determine tho result. The same
condition exists In TIE Thirteenth,
where Gillilanu, POpuliai, has the lead
OF the three Democrats ON the split
ticket; anu ia tho Seventh, where
Berber, Populist, IL slightly ahead Of
Penuletlu, Democrat, Ne lar as counted.
This oum1grs0me ballot Jaw in the
cities aud the tardiuess In tbs rural
precincts make the official count In
doubt lor districts impossible to get al
before tomorrow.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-09
ThOnght OnIy oh IlimselC.

Attorney Dau rlngton, Tor the
plaintiff, will ondgavor TO get before
Chief Justice Merritt tomorrow suit
fot divorce just filed by Mary wiihel.
nina Ekslrom against her husband,
AXel Emil Eksltom, the ground. be-
iug desvttiou anu failure TO provide.
Ms. EEsIrOm asks tor the custody VI
the minor children, that her maiden
name, Mary WilhelmiuA SuIdwAll, to
restored 20 nef, for alimOny anu costs.
The marfiag. took place ~ Malmo,
Sweden IN November, 1875, anu IA
December, 1891, the defendant aband-
Oned his wife, leaving her nua the
thfee children nov living to manage
for themselves. The ages OF these are
nineteen, seventeen and five years.
Plaintiff says that her husband IL au
able'bodied man and In receipt Of $50
per month wages.