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The Elbert County tribune., 1899-02-16
How washington Really Looked.

From the traditions of Alexandria.
and from other sources. have tried to
make up in my minds eye a picture OF
George Washington as he really was.
He was exceedingly tall. and. when
young, quite slender. He had enor-
nous hands and feet. His boots were
No. 10, and his ordinary walking shoes
No. 12. He was a man OF muscle.
During his service in the army he
weighed 200 pounds. and was so strong
that he could lift his tent with one
hand, although 1t usually required the
strength OF two men to place 1t on the
camp wagon. mean, OF course, when
It was folded up and wrapped around
the poles. Washington could hold a
musket with one hand and FIRE 1t. He
was a good shot and good swords
man. The pictures OF the father OF his
country make one think that Wash
ington was a brunette. His face is
dark and somber The truth Is. he had
a skin like an Irish baby, and his hair
was almost red He had broad chest
but not full one.
Ills voice was not strong. and during
his last days he had a hacking cough.
His eyes were cold gray. and 1t is said
that he seldom smiled. although there
is reason 10 believe that he had con-
siderable humor about him. His nose
was urominent. He was particular as
to his appearance and fastidious in
dress. He wore plain clothes and al
ways kept himself well shaven. acting
as his own barber.
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women or America. we.
who in this age of hurry and absorp-
tion in business take scant time
to recall our country's wonderful
history may well pause to ad-
m're the work OF these ladies. whose
aim is to faithfully restore and beau
tiiy Mount Vernon, and whose "ultl-
mate design is to teach the people of
the United States to remember Wash
ington and his great achievements.
While above and beyond all
Is the fervent hope that Mount Vernon
should become a shrine whittier all
iiberty-loying pilgrims should resort In
reverence and veneratlon."
The Mount Vernon Association" a
band OF patriotic women now number
Ing several hundred. and the Oldest
patriotic society OF women in this
country. was founded In 1854 by Miss
Pamela Cunningham OF South Caro-
lima. Its first regent. BY 1856 a char-
ter had been granted by Virginin's
legislature for the purpose. the orig
inal intention having been to give
Mount Vernon into the keeping OF that
state.
Since the war great strides have been
taken in improvement. one of the
most important being the drainage and
reclalming of twelve acres OF swamp
land at cost of over So. 900. Jay Gould
in 1883 presented the association with
check for s2.500 to purchase thirty
three acres with considerable river
frontage. and on which the regents
feared railroad encroachment. Wher-
ever possible the replacement of such
furniture as was owned by Washing
ton has been accomplished, these rel
les including the bedstead on which
Washington died. Nellie Custis' we'd
ding present from him, n harpsichord
OF five octaves. on which lies Wash.
ington's flute; a platter used at the
generals state dinners, and presented
by a great-granddaughte of Martha
Washington, and mirrors, cabinets.
laces, jeweled buckles, fans. china.
ETC.. etc.
A relic of great interest has been re-
covered by Michigan in one of Wash
ington's old coaches, which had a va
ried career before 1t came into tho
hands of the association. having been
sold at Philadelphia auction for $50
to Forepaugh's circus. from whom the
Worlds Fair managers tried to borrow
II. After passing through railroad
wreck. II was traced down through the
perseverance OF Mr.. Robert l.. Brown
field. of Philadelphia. who presented It
to the association. by whom It was
first placed on exhibition July 4. 1894
In 1887. Michigan. through Mrs. e
A. Rathbone of Ann Arbor Mich. re-
stored the old and abandoned tomb OF
Maj. Lawrence Washington. George
Washington's half-brother. that had
fallen into ruin. and had 1t protected
with an iron railing. The spot. unlike
the new tomb, commands fine view
OF the river, and was the original rest
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cnncr far cn,r,m.n.

A very commcudahie practice pre-
walls In New York this ScaSpn OF serv-
inv'lTi coffee aud Sandwiches TO the
cog hn'cn of the guests az dinner par
ties. rercptions and balls. The Idea
WIS suggested Inst winter hy Rishop
Potter. after ali accident caused by the
drunkenness Of a cnachmnn who ear
ried n bottle OF whisky In his pocket to
keep his blood warm. and declared that
he could not prevent nnmhnc~s la his
arms and legs without taking some
thing warm inside Of him. This set
people thinking, aud Mrs. 1evi T. Nor
ton. wife Of the former vice president,
late Inst winter was the first 10 put the
plan into operation She cneragcd n
wheeled restaurant belonging to the
Church Temperance society to come TO
her house at midnight. while she was
giving ball. and remain there until
her guests departed, serving sand
wirhes and hot coffee 10 the coachmcn
In waiting. This winter II has becn
quite the fad. aud the wagons Of the
Temperance society. which during the
day and the early evening are 10 he
found where the snloons ARE the thick
est selling coffee and sandwiches Mt
q nominal price to wnyfnrers. have
been engaged somewhere almost every
night ON the errnnd of mercy.
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NJ SHIPS SAVED.
FLEET IS INCREASED
,..r. I.ia dc Cuba I-ia de
'n'" ~, Juan de AustriH Sue
,'',.,a-wnl ,'' lie Repaired
a. Hong Kong.

.r letter TO the Chicago
is, mss written from Mah'ih i'e
= iifh: .-,,,e-IoolsIns YES
da!s redeemed with rust and
D s"s ~. mast standing steamed
rni! ~ r.noeao bay and dashed
ca' - coward the China sea. II
oa' oa..ected cruiser Isla de Cuba.
: l,yY Y,sen sunk May list. and was
ban raised a short time ago.
siuns an under her own steam
'ne s,one for the repairs she l.
!, ,be Hong Kong dock
~ :" ,hn first Spanish ship of
vi iast spring TO be raised 10y
sum sess+rnctor Capps and Mr. Jack
~ Kong construction company.
iOnh I'm mt in condition for her
- the China sea. II is remark
y, IN spite Of the fact that her
Ia usre under water for seven
,Ssr were found in excellent
"a needed only a little cleaning
% ,ss cruiser struck out for a 100
|,ogaee alone
i.,s de- Luzon. sister ship 10 the
snd the cruiser Don Juan de
have also been successfully
md will soon follow the Cubh
'.@ Kong for repairs. These
1 sblns were the most modern of
.arisl, vessels here in the East.
,i,hourh not nearly so big as the
IN or Reina Cristinn, they are
raluable. II will cost about 5000
4 mi the three ships in perfect
1 I'm, when this is done they will
|brh over S2.O00.0O0o.
work OF restoring them TO n per
|eoudltion will require about six
h. but when, at that time, they
assume their station in the Phil
4 they will be among the most
Ina vessels for inter-island work
|, Asiatic fleet.
ral Constructor Capps had some
,,s experiences connected with the
Il on the vessels. They had all
nm by the Spaniards into very,
pw water and beached- After six
Ken months each one had settled
mo the sand, the bed of the bay
Iundng It became shallow by rea-
4 the shifting sand. and IT became
rious problem to sail the vessels
'ren after they We're bouyant and
NJ This was discovered when an
nj was made Ito tow the Cuba
iter she had been pumped clean,
/ was then found that she was In
/ ofcradle which she bad made for
u during her long resting spell on
ottom.
high tide. however. she was moved
ird a few feet. and then allowed
tile again. BY the following day
ad created 4 new cradle and was
moved forward "A few more feet.
process was continued until the
! absolutely cut her own channel
ITO deep water. The same process
0 be used in getting the two other
out Of the shallow water.
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The rehabilitation OF the Baltimore
and Ohio South Western Railway will
begin as soon as the frost is out OF
the ground in the spring. Just before
the line went into the hands OF Re
ceivers Harmon and Robinson a large
quantity of material was purchased.
This will be Immediately delivered
and used to the best advantage. Forty
thousand tons of S5-pound steel rails
have been purchased. and enough will
be on hand on March list to enable
the Receivers to begin laying It at
five different points on the line. Each
mile OF track will be carefully rebal-
lasted and placed In frst-class condi-
tiDn. II Will take 101 900 pairs OF con-
tlnuous rail Joints for the forty thou
sand tons of rail. The two thousand
standard box cars and five hundred
steel coal cars recently ordered will be
delivered in March. Additional motive
power. In the shape OF forty compound
freight engines weighing 10000
pounds, and FIVE ten-wheel compound
passenger engines. Weighing 1856. 900
pounds is now being built by the Bald
win Locomotive Works. II Is expected
that by the time the property Ia re-
organized and becomes the southwest
crn division of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad that II will be In a
physical condition fully equal to the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
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John wanam.h,r.. A,,,,,,.nr

Mr., Wanamaker's prnnts from his
Philadelphia store Inst year were over
si.toO.ooo and those from his New
York establishment VIII run close TO
that figure. The saturday before
Christmas the receipts In New York
were even greater Than those In Philn-
delphla aud exceeded S5D.uuo. The
New York store has paid proiit from
the very day II was opened, although
two firms which occupied the cstnb-
lishnent since 4. r. Stewards death
have failed. The reason of Mr.. wnn-
nnnker's grcnt success. both In New
York aud Philadelphia. IL his skiilful
and extensive advertising. II has been
his rule to coniinc his advertising to
newspapers nnd magazines. on which
he has spent annually more than S:lnD.-
900 In Philadelphia. The advertising
bills of his New York establishment
exceeded even that sum last year
Chicago Record.
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SON TO COLLEGE.
In your own hands to answer Mr.. Gus
It's expenses at college and such calls
ne he may have for cash to defray the
incident expenses of his abode in this
city.
I'm respect to the first article OF
charge. / submit wholly TO your better
judgment, under a firm belief OF your
adopting such measures as VIII most
contribute to promote the principal emu
of Mr.. Custis' coming here. not re
garding the extra charge incurred 10
the accomplishment of it. In regard
to the second as / do not know whaI
sum he ought. with propriety, to e1-
pend in such place as New YORK
shall not undertake to determine IT,
but hope. II. contrary to my expeeta-
ton. you should find him inclined 10
run into any kind OF extravaganza you
will be SO good, by your friendly ad-
monition. as to check its progress
"As Mr.. CustIs may probably want
clothing and other necessaries. you
will please to establish credit IN MS
aehaif with such merchants as you
an recommend. and when the deposit
ow lodged with you is expended IN
his and other payments, be SO good
IS to transmit to me copy oil the as
hursements. and l shall Furnish you
with other bills whereby to lay In
new fund. ssls,, =.
II have rotaing further TO adu AZ
present. except that at the next vaca, lf'a
lion. or at any other time. snali
think myself happy in seeing you IN
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cnec. itrclieves the condition that pro-
duccs No much discomfort and robs men
situation OF it's terrors. Here Is proof:
DEAn MRs. pISKnAm:--IIow can
thank you enough for what you have
done for mo When 1 wrote TO you
was srffcring untold pain at time OF
menstruation; was nervous. had head
ache all the time, no appetite. that tired
feeling, and did not care for anything.
i have taken three bottles OF Lydia 4.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, one
OF blood Purifier, two boxes Of Liver
pills. and to-day am aweil person.
would like TO have those who suffer
know that l am one Of the many who
have been cured OF female complaints
by your wonderful medicine and advice
--Misa JENNIE H. MINIS. Leon. Wis.
lfyou nrc suffering In this way, write
us Miss Miles did TO Mrs. Piniham at
Lynn, Mass, for tho advice which she
offers FREE OF charge 10 all women.
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xv,.,,,nr,on a. a prInhIne Man.

Every one drank in the days OF
washington, and the father OF his
country always had wines upon his ta-
lie. have nowhere seen 1t stated
tbut he ever drank to excess. although
ho usually consumed 1--WE glasses of
Madeira wine at dessert. During his
,,ou,b be was a very fair politician.
"a ononr the items OF his election
a~nsrses when he was a candidate for
,ha house Of hurgesses OF Virginia
'.,nrs - hoeshead and a barrel OF whis-
q ~ ,hirty-fye gallons of wine and
,Yoriy-ihrec gallons OF beer
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REEDS nHIoAr rkouoHrs.
Some EpiErAmm.tlc Exrurpt. F.ou m
Denver Mlnl.t.r,s s.rp,an. II

SONS EpiErAmmstic Excerpts F..on the
Denver Ministers sermons t-
All the people OF the United states.
II they were friends, could live Ia
Texas.
n hVe man Is moro. Interesting than
any mummy. The mummy Will keep.
In making the transition from one
trade 10 another man has enough
time TO become tramp.
IL could invent lnbor-maklng ma
chine. would.
! expect that weil-fcd. well-housed
people VIII behave decently. I am
disappointed sometimes.
ihe tramp Is q warning to us that
our social system has failed.
Iberc Is no sadder face in shakes.
pcare 'han some ! have seen In Den
The most lmplacahIc judge Ia u man
VINO has never thought, never read.
never travelled. never felt, never
sinned
man who says he has never had
= uouht IN matters OF faith wears n
No. q hat.
The insight OF genius aud the ex.
pc.'ehcr OF men without genius agree.
a preacher who reads books il "A
~ - lNlklNfHs
Furnaee heat, office chairs and elcc-
tric light are not an unnritirnted
blessing.
We walk in old roads. not because
old. ' "ie
Much of the had theology that nf.
fiicts the world has been coucoctc,i I'm
n stuny stcam-leatcd room.
The most OF the people who mnde
'he Bible did not have any sure hold
nave lived To see socialism n re-
spectacle word and n Socialist re-
spectacle man.
Poverty aud ignorance get together
and crime Is born.
pies
The common school with the United
states hng ON II is n long step awny
from the old motto OF Cain: Every
man FOR HIMSELF
am MS ready TO buy meat Of the
'niied States as to buy II OF Mr.. Ar
mour.
Some say the world Is not habltablc
and go out of H.
u Is not comfortable world while
a single soul goes without.
small fight IN which man gets
Killed Is Waterloo TO him.
! believe death Is promotion, an
Incident Of life.
Flngs and drums aud the voices OF
cannon are a powerful diversion.
isaiah and Whittier agree that God
Is not getting feeble.
In the map Of - man much * marked
unknown"
All the law is boiled down into one
word love.
II costs more TO arrest Try. convict
anu hang man than to endow kin
dergartcn.
The fanatic can hide n Thermometer
under his arm and show MS how the
mercury jumps. but That is only Il sign
OF his personal, private fever.
We say words In the moonlight that
we do not stand up to In the daytime.
II the people are TO respect the law
the law must be respectable.
We are all natural free traders.
Nero thought death was not COM
ma but n periOd-a full stop.
We were ordered into life: we, Will
out.
For many 1t is easier to die than 10
live
God in the constitution would do lit
Tie good; God In the hearts OF the pco.
| pie is the thing.
The penalty for failure in any bat
lie is fnllure-that II penalty bitter
| enough.
I would not like TO he sentenced by
n hungry Judge.
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Virginia. and that am with very
great respect and esteem. your most
obedient serv't.
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
TO Rev. Dr. Cooper. president OF
Kings college"
Although this is not the kind of let
ter that President Cooper's successor
OF today would be likely to receive. 1t.
nevertheless, shows the young man
entering college with good prospects OF
staying.
But barely six months later love got
the better of learning, and DIR. Cooper
was addressed again in these terms:
Mount Vernon. Is Dec, l773.-Rev-
erend Sir: The favorable account.
which you were pleased to transmit to
me. of Mr.. Custis' good conduct at col
lege. gave me very great satisfaction
/ hoped to have felt an Increase of 1t
by his continuance at that place un-
der a gentleman so capable of instruct
ing him in every branch of useful
knowledge. But this hope is at an
end. and 1t has been against my
wishes that he should quit college in
order that he may soon enter into a
new scene of life for which he would
be much filter some years hence. But
having his own inclination, the desires
OF his mother and the acquiescence OF
almost all his relatives to encounter.
did not care, as he is the last OF the
family, to push my opposition too far
and | have therefore submitted to a
kind of necessity.
Not knowing now his expenses at
college stand shall be much obliged
II you will render me an account OF
them. You will please to charge lib
orally for your own particular atten-
ton to Mr.. Custls and sufficiently re-
ward the other gentlemen who were
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engaged in the same good Offices. II
the money with you is insufficient to
answer these purposes. please to ad-
wise me thereof and | Will remit the
deficiency.
Il am very sorry 1t was not in my
power to see you whilst in these parts.
l thank you very sincerely. sir. for
your polite regard TO Mr.. Custis dur
ing his abode at college. and through
you beg leave to offer my lcknowl-
edgments in like manner to the pro-
fessors. With very great esteem and
regard, reverend sir, I am your most
obedient humble servant.
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
Reverend DR.. Cooper. president OF
Kings College"
Less than two months later the mar
riage of young Custis to Miss Nelly
Calvert took place. This ended Wash
ington's connection with Kings col
lege until tho revolution, when his
troops were quartered In the halls in
which he had placed his stepson.
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Aged Woman Ride. "A nIcycIc.

BE- oldest bicyclist is II woman aged
pho is an adept rider. Most people
4 d enjoy health until old age If
n took precautions to prevent dis
fs Of the digestive organs by tax
an occasional dose of Hostetter's
|mach Bitters. Even after dyspep-
indigestion and constipation have
pred foothold the Bltters will af-
D relief.
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he once journey thither from Vir-
giu,a to place his adopted son.
yorng Custis, under the care Of
the professors. Custis. however. did
not graduate from Kings college.
as Columbia was then called. He
had fallen in love with Nelly Cal
vert. daughter of Benedict Calvert.a and
ended his studies abruptly to marry
the girl OF his choice. The story
of Washington's connection with the
college, which incidentally reveals
much about the father of his country
as the father of family and some
thing of college life during the last
century. is best told in his letters to
the Rev. DIR. Cooper. president of
Kings college, and to Mr.. Calvert.
The first letter, dated April 3. 1873. Is
from Washington to Mr.. Calvert, and
reads as follows:
Il am now set down to write to you
on subject Of Importance and OF no
small embarrassment to me. My SON
in-law and ward. Mr.. Custis. has, as l
have been informed, paid his addresses
TO your second daughter, and having
made some progress in her affections.
has solicited her in marriage. How
far union of this sort may be agree
able to you you best can tell; but l
should think myself wanting in can
dor were I not to confess that Miss
Nelly's amiable qualities are acknowl-
edged on all hands and that an alli-
ance with your family will be pleasing
to his"
But the couple was very young, and
the letter goes on to recommend a
postponement for two or three years.
in which time Mr. Custis might pros
ecute his studies and render himself
more deserving of the lady and useful
10 society"
That Mr. Calvert acquiesced in this
view is probable. In letter of April
13, to Lord Dunmore, governor of Vir-
ginia, Washington bids him farewell
In these words: THE design of my
Journey to New York is to take my
son-in-law. Mr.. Custis. to Kings col
lege. II your lordship. therefore, has
any commands / shall think myself
honored In being the bearer Of them"
BY the end OF the next month the
young man was duly entered as a stu
dent. and Washington departed from
New York. leaving letter to DR..
Cooper behind him, which serves ad
mirably to illustrate his paternal sClio-
itude. A verbatim copy of this letter
reads:
New York. 81 May. 1773.-Reverend
Sir: Inclosed you have a set OF bills for
f100. which please TO set at the pre-
vailing exchange and retain the oionsy
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-02-16
1he Arab c.y.lry ID On,In,m,n.

The Arab mode Of attack was uuaint to
a degree. Formed In line. each tribe
advanced against part Of the village;
When about sp0 yards from the mud
houses they halted and commenced 20
dance, hrnndishinG spears and swords In
the Nir and firing on rifles Aftcr n few
moments they resumed the advance,
dancing nnd ilring all the wilhelm the
ait.whcn suddenly with a yell. they
rushed at the houses and. having effected
nm entrance. they slaughtered EVERY one
within, From with the sirdar." by Ma
jor Edward Stuart Wortiey In Scribner's.
what n IDEAL weather." ANY kind OF
weather which mnkca YOU mad because
YOU have to work for y living
ulchards' M gic Cutnrrh Expeiiant Co
Omaha Nrh Mflt- for partirulnra
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nrnma. Inerm,. nra-r

It's the greatest grass on carth-saIzer
says so This grass yields 4 to tons
better bay than timothy In dry. rainica8
Countries; yields even more than that IN
Ohio. Ind Mich. WtH. Iowa. III Mo.
kanr-. Nchri. Mont, yes Ia every state
OF tho unlou' Saizcr warrants this. 70
tatoca. ti.fo MT
SEED Co. La CROSSE, WIS and 10
cents postage and receive their great seed
Catalogue and sample Of this grass seed
frer. lw.n.
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Of Boston has been elected an honorary
corresponding member Of the Rhode
Island Historical Society. He Is also on
the honorary rolls Of the Maine, New
Hampshire Vermont and Connecticut
State Historical Societies.
Richards Magic Catnrrh Expellnnt Co
Omaha, Neb. Write for particulars.
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erArr o. onso. crrv or lolrpo.

Prank =. Cheney makes oath that no 4 the
doing huslness IN the CITY % Toledo. County
nnd state afurranid and that said urfu will pay
the rum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every casc uf Cntarrh that cannot be
cured hy the use OF iiait1s catnrrh Cur.
FRANK }. CHENEY.
Sworn 70 before mo aud subscribed in M,
presence this 9th day of December. A. u. Ie-t
(sHAI.l A. w. GLEASON
Rotary Public.
unil's cntarrh Cure T. taken Internally and
acts directly on thr bfocd and mucous surfaces
OF the system. send fnr testimonials. frcf1
FL CHENEY 4 co. Toledo. O
Sold ny DrurFirts. 4ar.
IIa.ls4 Family pills arc tho hest
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Alexander posonyi. celebrated as
collector OF rare autographs, who died
In viennn the other day. has wllled
hls entire collection OF signatures of
celebrities TO the city OF Vienna.
Among other historical personnges
whose autographs he possessed are
Michael Angelo. Marie Antolncttc.
Martin Luther and John Calvin. The
collection Is regarded by collectors Ms
almost priceless.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-02-16

.ass Of honor struck from "A cannon
nuied IN the Franco Prussian war
4 ~ VS. = been awarded by Emperor Will
+ anu the Rev. Alexander Ascheberg,
I. saeh now a resident of Boston. for
'us ana efficiency on the field of bat
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be frult.ralsers around Berlin are
ing in petition to the Reichstag
"a Protective tariff against Ameri-
rulfs' especially apples. They de-
that the low price of American
bids fair to ruin them.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-02-16

be night during storm the Cuba
purposely sunk in shallow water to
her from being sprung by the
|es and wind or being blown farther
BE- beach.
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lugenla Isn't going TO marry that rich
Pgenarian, after all "Iyhv NOT ~
iell out with her because she couldn't
emDef the boys he used to play with"
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~ great works are written by famous
between the ages Of 40 and 60. :" Yes;
hai l Time their children are big enough