davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-18
NEW USE FOR STRAW
Farmer Gives His Views of a New
Theory

Deacon Wilson is made responsible for
the following by gentleman who sends
it to the Eagle from Cheney:
In riding through the wheat belt the
most familiar objects are the straw
stacks, for they may be seen on almost
every farm, scattered here and there in
fence corners and out of the way places
These are not indications of careless
farming, but on the other hand you will
find that the farmer is making good use
of the straw for feed and shelter for
stock, or that the time has not come
yet when he will utilize it in another
way. More than likely he is not stock
farmer, and he is holding the straw I'M
til later.
1T is no longer a question with the
stock farmer what he shall do with his
straw, but with the majority OF grain
farmers it is a problem of more or less
moment. Many of the farmers OF the
west get rid of it as fuel for the engine
which does the threshing, and yet this
does not consume all of II, and it re-
mains in a pile until the ground is to be
broken UP, and then 1t is burned Where
there is no better way to get rid OF it,
burning is all right, if it is done in the
right way.
II have received good results from
wheat crops by scattering the straw on
the ground as soon as plowed and put in
proper condition to receive wheat. The
breaking and preparation of the ground
is done the latter part of July or the
first part OF August. The straw is then
scattered evenly and thickly enough to
thoroughly cover the surface and left
this way until time 10 SOW the wheat.
when 1t IS burned. A light harrow is
lightly run over the ground 20 partly
cover the ashes 10 keep them from
blowing of and then the wheat is drilled
in the usual way.
THE ashes are not Of very much
value. but every little helps. and It had
better be 50 much added to the soil
than so much never returned. However.
the greatest good does not come from the
increased plant food. but from the straw
as i mulch which conserves moisture
and makes the conditions more favorable
for seed termination and plant growth.
IN this parr OF Ohio the ground is often
so dry at seeding time that the grain
VIII remain for weeks before there IS
sufficient moisture 70 terminate Il OF
course, the same results may be obtain
ed by surface tiIIage once a week from
the tinneit Is plowed until seeding time.
bue this takes considerable time. and
besides IL is al a season OF the year
when comfort IS 60 a premium and every
farmer needs a few weeks just ~ this
time 70 stretch out under MS Big rnaDse
tree and far himself 70 SLEEP. while MS
ove-worked team IS safely hid II the
deep woo5s away from the pesky flies.
II 90 not claim that the straw IS any
cheaper than ths dirt z1uFth Go- this pur-
pose. but I do claim thai Il has given
ne from two to six mere Sashe-x OF
wheat D. acre Yes. the straw nag Be
exchanged tor commercial fertilizer G Il
tanning the large amounts q potash.
phosphoric aetd ard uiirogen. an8
greater yield of wheat Be the result bzi
a. the present 2Eiee OF straE n cur
nearby markets Il would take TIE entire
cr9p % buy 4 ;on c. fertilizer. Tor after
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-18
SAFE ROBBERS AGAIN
Try to Blow Safe in Missouri
Pacific Depot at Ell Dorado.
MAIL BAGS WERE ROBBED
Thought That Little, However,
Was Obtained.

An attempt was made Monday night to
blow the safe in the Missouri Pacific
depot at e. Dorado. The robbers, how
ever, were unsuccessful and contented
themselves with cutting open number
of mail sacks in the depot and abstract
ing the letters.
1t is thought the robbery took place
between midnight Monday night and
o'clock yesterday morning. The last
train into Ell Dorado from the west
reaches there at 11:25 and about 8 O'Clock
one of the men employed in the yards
visited the office and discovered that it
had been robbed.
The mail sacks, which were kept in the
depot over night, were cut open and the
letters distracted. Those which looked
as though they might contain remit
tances were torn open. In all thirteen
letters were found which had been open
ed by the robbers.
1t is the general opinion of the officers
that the men who committed the rob-
berry at Ell Dorado were amateurs, as
their work was very bungling. They
were evidently not acquainted with the
use Of nitro-glycerine and used common
powder. This was enough to brand them
as new men in the business. A hole was
bored in the safe and charge of powder
inserted. The men We're evidently over
cautious and feared injury and We're
over-careful in placing the fuse in the
powder. The fuse did not quite reach
the powder and it burned out. The men
were evidently disheartened by the fail
ure of their first attempt to blow the
safe and did not try it a second time.
The number of safe robberies which
have taken place in this vicinity in the
past month or two is simply amazing.
On March q Beaumont was robbed
Mulvane followed on March %, Towanda
March 80, and Augusta April 4. Besides
these other minor robberies have been
committed. The railroad companies are
doing comparatively little to detect the
1t was reported here that the railroads
had detailed eight men to look up the
cases, but nothing has yet developed. A
man who is connected with the city po-
lice force yesterday said:
Il do not believe that the railroads
have detailed any men on the case If
they had, they would not be publishing
the fact. 1 think the story is simply
bluff on the part of the railway com
panies. If they really are in earnest in
desiring the arrest of the men they would
not simply offer $50 for the arrest Of the
gang. but would put up a suitable re-
ward, which would recompense a man
for the danger incurred time and money
in experimenting the criminals.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-18
OASTO--1
COMING LOCAL EVENTS,

Peerless Lodge No. 27. A. o. Z. W,
meets tonight
Regular meeting Elmo Lodge Of Perfec-
ton. No. 9. a. and a. S. R., at S D. m.
in the Temple.
Apollo club meeting tonight in Mrs.
Hays music rooms at 7:45. Members
urged to be present.
An ice cream social viii be given at the
Oak Street Presbyterian church this
evening. All are cordially invited.
Regular meeting OF Elizabeth Rebekah
Lodge this evening. Work in the degree.
Every member OF the staff is requested
to be present.
Regular meeting of Camp 1881, Modern
Woodmen Of America, tonight All Inem-
bers are urged 10 be present. Special
work Chas. \. SchnitzIer. Clerk.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary So
cie,y Of the Methodist Episcopal church
VIII meet al the residence OF Mrs. Mary
Baker, SIS South Topeka avenue az p.
m. this afternoon.
There VIII De a special communication
oS Albert Pike Lodge, -. F. and A NJ.
this evening AZ 5 O'Clock for work IN TIE
second degree Visitors welcome. A. ].
ApplesaVe. Secretary.
All members Of the y. R a are re-
Quested to be present this evening. Very
important business 70 De transacted. an
the young people who are members. ana
tie trustees are urged 70 be present.
The Rath5one Sisters will meet IN spe-
cial session this evening for the purpose
Of acting on cards. reports OF committees
and initiation AID good Of the orier The
grand chief win be present. BY order or
the a. e {.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-18

q counties, located, mostly, in the CEN
trail third of the state, constitute IS per
cent OF the entire winter wheat area
Their wheat acreage is estimated now
to be LIZ per cent greater than that Of
last year; of the present acreage scant
per cent is likely to be plowed up, leav-
ing the remainder with an average con-
dition of 1907 per cent, ranging from 90
per cent in Kingman county to 40 in
Pratt.
Sixty-two counties have IS per cent Of
the wheat acreage and constitute prac-
tically the wheat field of Kansas, the re-
naming 43 counties having less wheat
than was sown in the two counties OF
Dickinson and Marion alone
For the whole state the estimate OF
the wheat which now seems likely to be
plowed Is 1t per cent The condition of
the remainder, or about 4,15.772 acres,
is 9s.7 per cent.
Generally throughout the state the
weather and soil conditions during the
fall and winter have been unusually fav-
orable to wheat, and such conditions
are now made more favorable by the re-
cent general and timely rains.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-18
CITY IN BRIEF.

Musical program tonight at the Sample
Sale, 219 East Douglas avenue.
The Wednesday afternoon Cooking
club will be postponed till further notice.
C. G. Easley, the salt man of Kingman,
Kan, was seen on the streets yesterday.
Harry Shields. travelling passenger
agent of the Wabash, was in the city
yesterday.
J. F. Kirker went to Winfield and to
Arkansas City last night. He will be
gone several days.
Colonel B. H. Campbell arrived in the
city yesterday from the Johns creek
ranch in Clark county
Mr. Geo. M Dixon and family have
changed their residence to their park
home, 1901 Pierce avenue.
H. C. Wareham, pastor of the First
Baptist church, is out of the city max
ing an extended trip in Nebraska.
A. L. Goodrich. travelling passenger
agent of the Baltimore and Ohio was a
business visitor in the city yesterday.
Hon. A. P. Lopez of Mulvane, is in the
city on business and pleasure. His daugh-
visiting friends.
]. Elmer Reese went to Hutchinson
last night to be present at the congress
sional convention. He went to rout for
Long in an unofficial capacity.
Mr.. Charles Scott, candidate for con-
gressman-at-large, editor of the lola Reg
lister, and one Of the best fellows in the
world, was in the city yesterday.
Prof. Blume has gone to Kingfsner
this morning to furnish the orchestra for
grand ball. He viii do the same Thurs
day at Kingman and return here Friday
morning.
L. T. Duggan and George B. Meredith.
the two telephone men, went to Arkansas
City last night to- complete the final ar
rangements for extending the lines south
from Arkansas City and from Yelling
ton.
Mrs. G. NJ. Stabler leaves for her home
in Mcpherson this morning after a. pleas
ant visit OF two weeks with Mr.. and 6rs
C. 3. Yale. She will be accompanied
home by Mrs. Yale and daughter, who
will visit among friends and relatives for
two weeks.
Mr.. w. H. Hensiey lied at his home,
1908 South Hydraulic avenue Sunday at
1:30, aged SO years. Funeral services
will be held today at the South Lawrence
Avenue Christion church at 2:3O D. m.
conducted by the pastor Rev. Myers.
Interment in Maple Grove cemetery.
Louis A. Baker, one of the Wichita
boys who enlisted in Light Battery F.
Third artillery, has come home on sick
leave. Some time ago Mr. Baker was
hurt while at drill and has not vet re-
covered. He says that all the Wichita
boys are doing finely. and although they
are all new men, they make a good show
ing.
Jos. c. Robinson, the ranchman Of
Whitewater, Butler county. was one OF
the best pleased men in Wichita yester-
Gay. For the past month he has been
staying at the Wichita hospital with his
wife, who came here TO have an opera
ton performed, which was successfully
done about three weeks ago. and Mrs
Robinson has sufficiently recovered to re-
turn home yesterday.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-18
BRAVE MEN FAIL

Victims to stomach liver and kidney
troubles as well as women, and all feel
the results in loss of appetite, poisons in
the blood, backache, nervousness. head
ache and tired, listless, rundown feeling.
But there's no need to feel like that
Listen 10 j. w. Gardner, Idavi3e, Ind.
He says: Electric Bftters are just the
thing for man when he is all run down,
and don't care whether he lives or dies
1t did more to give ME new strength and
good appetite than anything I could take.
can now ear anything and have new
lease on life.' Only so cents bottle at
G. Behring's drug store. Every bottle
guaranteed
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-18
Sold by All Druggists, Wholesale and Retail.


deducdng the expense of battling, haul
ing and shipping there is only about a
dollar per ton left. Straw contains only
a very small amount Of digestible food
and it is therefore not very valuable for
stock, but it serves an ideal purpose as
an absorbent in the stable, and not only
this, but it adds its own value as a fer
tilizer besides. grow only from so TO 60
acres of wheat a year and it is my plan
not to sell a bill of straw, but touse as
much as possible for bedding and the re-
mainder in the way described
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-18
WARRANTY DEEDS.

FURNISHED by the Wlcnlta Abstract an
| Land Company. H. NJ. Dubois. Abstract
or, Court House. Phone 2Sa.l
WARRANTY DEEDS.
H. w. Royse to Jos. Mohler Jordan.
southwest quarter section 1888
west ...-.---...-.-.-.. ...-.-...-.-..-.. $1oV
Union City Town co. to James Har-
per, q acres north of railroad and
west OF continuation of west line
Colorado avenue Colwich in south
east quarter section 1922 west. so
L. c. Hamilton ct al to Susan NJ.
Giltner, lots /, and Douglas
avenue, Blackwelder's subdivision 60
Alice E. Connor TO Hugh Mcclure.
southeast quarter section 6-293
east ................. ...-.-....-......-. go
Howard P. Eells TO Robert Mcclure,
west half northeast quarter sec
ton 3-27-1 east MISREPRESENTATION.
Miller and ]. B. Dobbin to Newton
Young, south half southwest quar-
ter section 1928 west ..... 10
z. H. Stevens to John C. Hammers.
mers. lots Il and 43 Lee avenue,
Tracy & Byers addition to Col
wien ..--...... .-....-.--...... ~
Geo. E. Hammers to Zachary H
Stevens, west half northwest quar-
ter section 30-29-1 west .......... 30
]. L. Peterson ct al, trustees, to
John c. and Jos. c. Hammers, %
$50, commencing 421 west northeast
corner west half northeast quarter
section 1922 west ......... Is
William NJ Havener to Sarah Bauer
lots 2, and Ash street, Park
Place addition .................. 20
Anna an John r. Brown to W. z.
Davis, lots and Usage street,
West Wichita ................... r5
Daniel w Bliss TO Ellen Bliss. sx20
rods commencing 30 feet east and
Sc rods north southwest corner of
section 1922 west ................ 30
Mary Le!ndecker TO Joseph Landl-
vehr, southwest quarter section q.
5sx5s rods in southeast corner south
east corner southeast quarter sec
ton 1882 west; northeast quarter
northeast quarter section 5-27-2 W 800
Elias L. Canadian ct al to Grace
Miller, northwest quarter section
20-25-1 east ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 27s
Sarah x. and ]. c. Rob5 y Theopbe-
lus Jacques. lots 107 70 rs odd
Strong avenue. Logan addition. 80
F and L. Il HenriOn 10 Joseph c.
Hammers, northeast quarter sec
ton a2-Z'-l west .---.----.-..-.-.-.-. 300
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-18
IS GETTING DANGEROUS
Something Should be Done With Old
Will Ruins.

The ruins Of the old City Mills on East
Dougas avenue are becoming dangerous.
The hard wind Sunday blew a piece of
sheet iron off the top OF the building big
enough 10 have killed man If it had
happened to hit any one. An unusually
hard wind would probably tumble the
old walls over, and if some one is hurt
the city viii have another damage suit
on hand
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-18
| IS c0FEEE AGREE WITH Ynu2

II not drink Grain-O-mate from pure
f.u : adv writes. 'Tae first time
1ai Grain-O ! did not Ike II. bat sfts~
foE ne week hochiES wou q IN
~ go back 70 coffee" Ii .our-
..s .-tuS the system The chi .6rar
A d freely with crea- baneHt
-ice~.Cs substance 4 pure
se t-eas-Ge toda5 tom ; Z
.W ae directions in making
caNe Ge iCiuGS and
beverage fer Cd ard
A.l c ana &c.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-18
LOCAL RAILROAD CHANGES
Gene BaIiing Made Chief Bill Clerk
of Santa Fe

Gene Balling. formerly bill clerk Of the
Rock Island, has taken the position OF
chief Dill clerk for the Santa Fe. Assist
ant cashier DICK Markell of the Rock Is
land is promoted TO bill clerk. and A. J.
App esate IS made assistant cashier.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-18
WORKING NIGHT ANDD,y

The busiest and m!ghtiest little thing
that ever was made is DR.. Kings New
Life Pits. Every pill is a sugar-coated
giobule Of health. that changes weakness
into strength, listlessneSs into energy.
bra-n-fag into mental power. They re
wonderful in building up the health. Only
&c per box. Sold by G. Gehring.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-18
WHEN TRAVELLING

Whether on pleasure bent or business.
take on every trip a bottle Of Syrup of
Figs, as it acts most pleasantly and eff
fectually on the kidneys, liver and bow
els. preventing fevers. headaches, and
other forms Of sickness. For sale in So
cent bottles by all leading druggists.
Manufactured by the California Fig
Syrup Co. only.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-18

Philadelphia young woman who is employed in
her fathers cafe, suffered from severe form of dyspep
sa caused by irregular meals She grew worse until
everything she ate made her vomit. She afraid to
go away from home, not knowing what moment she
would be sick She commenced taking Ripans Tabules
last August and writes They certainly have
helped me- l have only been sick four times since
commenced taking them"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-18
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound


That the utmost reliance
can be placed upon this
great medicine is feSfi-
fled 10 by am army of
grateful women WHO have
been helped by IT,
Mrss PENk5aRsss who has
fkse greatest AND most
successful experience i'm
fire world to qualify fer
will advise y0U free of
Charge Her address is
lynn, Mass. Write to hers
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-18
Card of Thanks.

The family, father, mother, sister and
husband of Elizabeth Hibarger Lee wish
to extend their very sincere thanks TO
friends for kindness and sympathy shown
in her sickness and death.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-18
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
THE FAD OF THE HOUR

The FAD OF THE HOUR
Such, indeed, from a theatrical stand
point, is the famous play of "Quo Walls"
which is a drama tization of the equally
famous novel of the same name, from
the pen of the celebrated Polish author,
Henryk Sienkewicz. No play or novel of
the present century has ever created the
furore and universal attention that "Quo
Vadis" has done. People who have never
before been on the inside of a theater
now throng in great numbers to witness
this beautiful and thrilling drama 1t is
in itself a strikingly powerful sermon,
but told in such a manner that appeals
to the feelings and senses Of its auditors
with resistless force. It may be likened
in its tone and purity of sentiment to
the justly celebrated Passion Play. 1t is
unqueStionably this element of the play
which so strongly appeals to the public
and which has caused its enormous sue
cess. In its teachings the church has
welcome rival. Scholars and clergy en-
dorse 1t. The press everywhere does the
same. The greatest proof of It's merit,
however, is seen in the wonderful hold
that both the play and the novel have
taken upon the public. Parents vie with
each other in sending their children to
witness it, and the clergy Of all denom-
nations advise their congregations to see
it. 1t is play for all. without distinction
of class or creed This play will be seen
in this city at the Crawford Thursday
April 49,
One of the leading events of the week
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-18
J EpG
y lZHnH1
of Z life

This is a critical uers0d
kHs the life of every woman
and no mistakes should
be made
The one recognized and
reliable help for women
wEso are approaching and
passing through this
wonderful change is
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-18

RIPANs
al
onath mai TO adj
Chemical
To
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-18

One of the leading events of the week
will be the entertainment, banquet and
ball to be given by the National Aid
association tonight at their hall, over
314 North Main street
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-18
REAL ESTATE rRANsFERs.

FURNISHED by the Wichita Abstract and
Land Company. H. III. Dubois. Abstract
or, Court House. Phone 2SS-I
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-18
WHEAT IN SEDGWICK COUNTY

guaranteed.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-12-07
PACIFIC OCEAN salPqIEG.
The Startling Rapidly OF its Growth
Pointed Out.

As an illustration Of the rapid ty
with which Pacific ocean shipping ~
and as Congress wDl ln alb
probability pass the shipping bill this
winter, Ar. Irving ~. SCOTS figures
may prove Interesting 10 Hawaiian
readers. he said: Since june u this
year vessels aggregating 2JO,OOy tons in
tended for use ON the Pacific haze been
contracted FOR and during the year
ending June 80 vessels were finished
or contracted Tor aggregaung 3J0.yJy
tons, Among these were seventy -siX
steamers Of which ten are Of 1900
tons each. Hill rs having tw0 monster
steamers Of $4,000 tons loaded displalo-
mont built, the Paelnc Mail uHo OF ls-
300 tons displacement and there are ON
the ways I'M this city CSau Francisco
Two steamers ~ lG 500 tons loaded dis
placement for the American Hawai- au
steamers of 5000 tons each built cap
tain Dollar has largo steamer on tbr
ways and the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company rs building a fast steamer 90
.un betwenn san Francisco and See
ittl."
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-12-07
SAILED FROM HONOLULU.

Tuesday, December T.
stmr. Kiuau. PARKER, Tor lilo and
way ports.
stn.r. Dlaudine. for KahuluI 3pd way
ports.
Stnr. Lehua, Bennett, Tor M1lokai
ports ana Lahaina.
Stmr AlKana.a, Petersen, for Ma
giliwill, hAnamaulu. islsele kOiOa,
AhukIni, hauapepe. Maxwell ana
HA1nIea.
Wednesday. December g.
y. a. o. 5. ;. Doric. smith FOR the
Orient.
Stnr. Maui. Sachs, for Paauhau and
PRpalOa.
stmr waialeale. Greene, for Ahukini
and Kappa
Stmr. NOeau. Wyman, for Ndwiliwili
Stmr. Iwalani, Gregory. for Lahaina.
Honokaa and * ukuihaele, at 10 "A. IN.
Stmr. Mauna LOa, Simerson, for La
hama, Maalaea, Kona and Kau. at ~
noon.
Stmr. Kaiulani. for Eukaiau, Ookala
and Hamakua ports.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-12-07
NOTICE 10 CORPORATIONS.

lE cuNFDRWrrY WITH SECTION
ligf ~ ua civil Laws ~ 1897 all cor
1urtuDus are hereby notified 81 make
rr aad accurate exhibit % the
Hags N rhstr AFFAIR." for the yenr end
up Darsmber 81 1900. such exhibit 10
Hn flet IN the office Of the trelsu er on
0r' before The 3Ift day o. January. 1901
Biguks Tor CHS purpose will be fur
Hliilied upon application At the treasur-
~ 1ffias
pan f.tllure % any corporation 20
Drpasut tAe exhibit within the time re-
fnr'd fhe treasurer viii. either him
aeif 8r By one or more commissioners
fDpolatei BY him. call for the produc-
r.0a ~ The books and papers OF the
corporation and examine its officers
tourhins u Affairs under oath.
THEO. F. LANSING,
Treasurer. Territory Of Hawaii.
Tressnrsr's Once. December 5. 1900.
2235-3tF-Dec Z. "a. 81.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-12-07
NOTICE OF FORE
CLOSURE.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
provisions Of a certain mortgage made
by John A. Butterfield, of Honolulu,
Island of oahu, to Levers & Cooke, of
said Honolulu, dated October Sd. 1898.
recorded in Liber 1s2, page ISL, notice
Is hereby given that the mortgage in
tends to foreclose the same for con-
dition broken, to wit: Non-payment
of both interest and principal when
due.
Notice is likewise given that after
the expiration of three weeks from the
date of this notice, the property con-
veyed by said mortgage will be adver-
tised for sale at public auction, at the
auction rooms Of James F. Morgan, in
Honolulu. on Saturday, the 29th day
of December, 1900, at IL noon of said
day.
Further particulars can be had of
=. l.. Weaver.
Dated Honolulu, November 80, 1900.
LEVERS & COOKE,
Mortgages.