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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-06-11

order houses. The smaller comm
were thus deprived Of 1t, suffered
to coast and from border to border.
A fact not generally known is that
hundreds Of concerns throughout the
country which now are doing business
through the regular trade channels are
awaiting only a parcels post law to
unloose literature, already prepared
in many instances, which would pro.
ject them into the mall order field, and
this does not take into account the
hundreds and perhaps thousands OF
entirely new mail order concerns
which inevitably would spring into ex.
istence under such friendly auspices.
The two Chicago institutions re.
ferred to, already occupying immense
buildings, found themselves cramped
for room. One Of them expended not
less than 81, 000, 900. and probably more,
for new home. The other lately has
secured new location and also will
expend ateleast $1,000,000 for an Inn
mense new building.
Anyone who will reflect even casual
ly on the subject must become Inn
pressed that the influence of the mail
order business Is toward the central-
ization OF wealth, and how enormous
q. part 1t is playing In this direction
will be understood from a second
glance at the figures which have been
given above.
It is due to himself that every patron
Of the mall order house should inquire
honestly of himself what the final out
come is to be II the mail order bust
ness shall continue to make the great
strides which have marked It's prog
ress during the last half decade.
It Is useless to repeat the well worn
argument Of the mail order concerns
that they are selling goods enough
more cheaply. than the merchants in
the regular channels Of trade to leave
their customers more money than
ever to devote to home enterprises,
and institutions. The fallacy OF this
statement has been proved over and
over again by actual and minute COM,
PARSONS OF goods, as to their quality!
oAU PAASOo.sS = q AoAuL0 ~ Audlly dUQ
dndisputably by q simpler and more.
direct method It Is necessary only to
ask the reliable business men of any
of the smaller communities to show
the evidence from their books and ac-
counts of the harm the mall order
habit is doing their communities.
4 It is truth as old as the hills and
as certain as the rising and setting OF
the sun that no country or section of
q country can prosper unless the peo-
pie as a whole shall be prosy erouS.
Such general prosperity as may exist
cannot be retained IL the institutions
Of the already larger and wealth q
communities are to CONTINUE to 30
built UP by contributions that should
be spent at home from the thousands
of smaller communities
The need of the country, 4 dcsper-
ate need upon which the welfare Of
the individual depends, Is for the
upbuilding and continued progress Of
the smaller communities, SO that the
wealth Of the country may be distrib-
uted over the entire country, and not
congested and controlled in large
amounts in comparative few centera
of population.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-06-11
Windstorm Causes DAMAGE,

Rome, Tex, June 5.--Four churches
and one schoolhouse were blown from
their foundations by heavy wind
storm here early Tuesday. The public
school building was lifted from it's
foundations. Much lumber was scat
tered all over the town and several
box cars were blown off their track.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-06-11
Edna NAV Married in ENGLAND.

London, June 5.-Edna May, the
American actress, was married Tues
day morning at the registry office at
Windsor to Oscar Lewiston, son of
Adolph Lewisohn of New York, in the
presence of a few relatives and in
innate friends. The honeymoon will
be passed in a motoring tour on the
continent
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-06-11
Wise David.

Wife-"Why do you always sit at
the piano, David? You know you
can't play MOTEL" David-.'Ne Neither
can anyone else. while am heraln
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-06-11
Rem,arkable Rescue.

That truth is stranger than fiction,
has once more been demonstrated in the
little town of Fedora, Tenn, the resi-
dence Of G. v. Pepper. He writes: 81
was in bed, entirely disabled with hem
orrhages of the lungs and throat. Doc
tors failed to help me, and all hope had
fled when | began taking DR.. Kings
New Discovery. The instant relief
came. The coughing soon ceased; the
bleeding diminished rapidly, and in
three weeks was able to go to work. .
Guaranteed cure for coughs and colds,
Soc. and 81. 90, at P. A. Clemmer's drug
store. Trial bottle free. II
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-06-11

getting along pretty we'll" While the
increasing flow Of golden millions from
their source in the land of the coun.
try to the already great centers OF
money and population has held back
the growth of the smaller communi.
ties. 1t has not yet occasioned a great
disaster. The test will come with the
first pinch of hard times" condi.
ton which no country ever has been
able to escape at recurring intervals.
When this time arrives those com.
munities will best stand the test which
have best conserved and husbanded
their resources.
JOHN S. POTTS.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-06-11
Grain Elevator Burned.

& Gainesville, Tex, June 5.-The grain
elevator, owned by the Cameron Mill
ing company, was destroyed by fire
Tuesday Loss. 100000; insurance,
$4,000.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-06-11

Regulates the bowels, promotes easy
natural movements, cures constipation
Doan's Regulets. Ask your druggist
for them. Is cents box.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-06-11

"Doan's Ointment cured me of eczema
that had annoyed me a long time. The
cure was permanent. Hon. S. W..
Matthews, Commissioner Labor Stats
tics, Augusta, Me.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-06-11
CA sToRTA.
Bears the 1lha Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature =, m1HZNlzzx

Impure blood runs you down makes
you an easy victim for organic Diseases,
Burdock Blood Bitters pdrifes the blood
cures the cause builds you up.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-06-11

KOd0i Dyspepsia Cure
Dinests what YOU eat.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-06-11

Man Behind
number millions which
Weret thus deprived Of itsuher dnoy
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-05
Danger to Consular Service.

There is doubt in my mind" said
an official of the state department,
apropos of a recent examination of
candidates for consulships, whether
the best consuls will be secured, ulti-
mately, by the entrance of these
young men into the service, as perma.
nent members Of it. No matter how
desirable they may be, personally, l
cannot help feeling that with long
service abroad, unless in countries
positively iepulsive, they will become
denationalized. un-Americanized and
willing expatriates. Thei: only sight
Il this country will be during brief
md infrequent vacations, and imper-
ceptibly thei. individual interests will
become bound up with those of foreign
countries. ] may not take the right
view @: it, and my fears appear not to
worry m3 superiors, but that's the
way feel about it. and l can't help it
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-05
Names That Are Suggestive.

When the Seattle high school base
bail nine was in Washington recently
it had as one Of its players a young
man named Ten Million.
Civil Service Commissioner Greene
in commenting on the unusual appella.
ton, recalled an instance of a queer
cognomen that had come under his
observation, somewhat in the same
class with D-Cady Herrick, unsuccess.
full candidate for the governorship Of
New York against the late Gov Hig-
gins, and w. J. MCGEE of the Smith.
soniar institution. But while in the
case of these gentlemen the initials
are not really such since they begin
no word and are authorizations for
nothing whatever, in the instance cited
by Commissioner Greene the initial
had meaning. making the whole
name a parental admonition.
Il remember that years ago knew
a good woman who followed what
used to be the humble occupation OF
monthly nurse" said the commission.
err This Mrs. Quick was full ci
wise saws and modern instances, and
used to lose no opportunity to give
good advice. Her only son she bur-
dened with name which never let
him forget his duty to the business
world. She named him John B.
Quick.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-05
CAPITAL Is SHABBY
DlsREPUTAeLE SURROUNDING
OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Many Blocks Along Pennsylvania Ave.
nue., the Great Artery Of the
City, Are Lined with
Wretched Hoveis.

The national capital has for years
been content with the magnificence of
its public buildings and has endured
shabby dwellings and business houses
as one of the inevitable conditions of
life. Even the filthy and disreputable
surroundings of the great marble build
ing itself have been tolerated, though
disgrace to decency and a menace to
safety and health.
But at last Washington is waking
up from its Rip Van Wrinkle sleep and
heroic efforts are being made to get
the lawmakers to realize their duty to
the people not only of the District, but
of the entire United States. There is
demand for laws which will clean
out, burn out or drown out the rows Of
squalid novels which almost hem in
the great building on the hill, while
the main OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ave-
nue-must be looked after and puri.
Ted.
1t would be a difficult undertaking
to depict the miserably wretched con-
uASAOA Va QAoAo Wu1Cu CAlSL 1Ol SSNSl al
blocks on Pennsylvania avenue-the
chief boast Of the city-extending from
historic Georgetown to the Eastern
Branch bridge. For several blocks at
the foot Of the capitol this world-re.
nowned avenue is lined with low sa-
looms, cheap boarding houses, shoes.
half-soled-while-you-wait shops, shoot
ing galleries, Chinese restaurants,
laundries, junk shops. secondhand
stores and cheap lunch rooms.
Perhaps in no city could be found a
prominent street or avenue of more
disreputable surroundings than this
washington Bowery." Instead Of
growing better and more reputable in
recent years it has grown steadily
worse, though under the strongest pos
sible police protection. Many of the
buildings are unsanitary and unsafe,
but the owners decline to tear down
and rebuild or to sell at any reason
able price, for the rents are Away s
good and house is seldom vacant.
On the Bowery can always be found,
day and night, an ever changing pan
Drama Of human nature. Men of all
conditions mingle promiscuously to-
gether. Well dressed men and i'll.
dressed ones. men of intelligence and
stupid ones. old and young. foreigners.
and natives, all mix up in a general
tumble, and, of course, there is no
scarcity of the other sex. The color
line is not rigidly drawn and every
one is a good fellow so long as his
money holds out. be he White man,
negro or Chinese.
A higher moral tone of the popula.
lion may be found in the southwestern
and southeastern sections which sur.
round the capitol. but in many in.
stances the buildings occupied as
homes are just about as shabby and
disreputable and with not the least
hope of being improved so long as
tenants can be found. Worse still,
and burning disgrace to the city of
Washington, is the fact that several of
the really respectable-looking resi-.
dences are disreputable resorts, but 80
we'll managed that the police have been
unable to close them. At any rate,
these houses have existed for years
and there has been no interference.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-05
PRESCRIPTIONS IN LATIN.
The Public Should Have Them Trans.
lated by the Druggists.

What virtue is there in the secrecy
with which the doctor hedges about
his profession?
professional etiquette" occupies a
prominent place in the curriculum Of
every medical school, and when strict
ly analysed professional etiquette"
seems to mean doing what is best for
the doctor. individually and COL
lectively."
Among the things that lis best for
the doctor" is the writing of his pre-.
scriptions in Latin, and thus keeping
the public in ignorance not only Of
what it is taking for its ills. but fore.
ing call upon the doctor each time
prescription is needed.
In plain and unmistakable English
the writing of prescriptions in Latin
makes business for the doctors.
Let US say that you have the ague
You had it last year and the year be-
fore. Each time you have visited the
doctor and he has prescribed for you
in Latin. You. have never known
what he has given you for the disease,
and so each time you are forced to go
to him again and give him an oppor-
tunity to repeat his prescription-in
Latin, and his fee-in dollars.
If you ask the doctor why he uses
Latin in writing his prescriptions, why
he writes aqua" when he means wa.
ter, he will give you technical dis
sertation on the purity of the Latin
language, and the fact that all words
are derived from it, etc. 1t will be a
dissertation that you may not be able
to answer, but it will hardly convince
you.
1t would be good thing for the pub
lie to devise little code of ethics of
it's own; ethics that will be "a good
thing for the public individually and
collectively"
Let US apply one of the rules of this
code of ethics to you, the individual.
You call in the physician when you
have the ague, the grippe, or any Of
the other ills to which human flesh is
heir, and which you may have again
some day. The doctor prescribes-in
Latin, and you take this, to you, mean
ingless scribble to the druggist to
have 1t compounded. Right here is
where you come in, If you are wise.
Say to the druggist that you want a
translation of that prescription. 1t is
your privilege to know what you are
taking. While the doctors code Of
ethics may not recognize this right it
Is yours just the same.
With the translated prescription in
your possession you have two distinct
advantages. You know what you are
taking, and should you wish to call
some other doctor at some time you
will be able to tell him what drugs you
have been putting into your system,
and also If you should have the same
disease again you can save yourself
a visit to the doctor, and his fee, by
taking this translated prescription to
the druggist once more and having It
Yefjl!ed
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-05
Her Bad Break.

"Well," said she, Il bought Noah's
Ark to-day as birthday gift for the
Green's little boy"
What on earth were you thinking
of" demanded her husband. Didn't
you know they're vegitarians?"
"Of course, but what of that?"
why that boy is morally certain
to put some of those animals in his
mouth, and even swallow them, per-
haps!"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-05
Always Kicking.

"Ostend," remarked the visitor, "as
your father is quite prominent man
I suppose he makes a great many af-
ter-dinner speeches?"
"Oh, no" replied Ostend; pa makes
Ill his speeches before dinner"
Before dinner?"s
Eyes, that is when he begins to find
fault with the cooking
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-05
PATENTS.
List Of Patents Issued Last Week to

List Of Patents Issued Last Week to
Northwestern Inventors.
Reported by Lothrop & Johnson
patent lawyers, Oil Pioneer Press
building, st. Paul. Mimi: George c.
Andrews, Minneapolis, Mimi. boiler;
Charles j. Bender, Fergus Falls, MIMI
bung; Gottlieb w. Froelich, St. Paul
Mimi, washing machine; Isaac L.
Ross, Bowbells, N. D., feed box; Will.
lam G. Vague, Brooks, Mimi, snow.
pillow; John H. White, Ronneby, Mimi,
spark-arrester; Dennis Donahue, Sioux
City, S. D.. ice-washer.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-05
The Value Of Time.

"Ee sure you're right. and then go
ahead" said the man who likes to
quote.
Yes" answered the energetic citi-
zen. But try not to waste too much
time making sure. OF you're liable, to
he like the man who studied his time
table so long that he missed his
train"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-05
Waste Not, Want Not.

The Friead-Bear up, Mr.. Meanly:
you'll get over it. You'll marry again.
Mr.. Meanly-I shall have to. I've
got couple of hundred visiting cards
with Mrs. Meanly" on them, and I'm
not going to have EN- wasted.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-05
Force of Professional Habit.

Force Of Professional Habit.
What did that young man of Su.
sans do when her father took her
away from him?"
That lawyer chap?"
YES"
HE told the old man he might pre-
vent his going to court, but he would
Immediately proceed to Sue"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-05
Finish Assured.

"John," said Mrs. Stubb, dropping
her paper. Il am so glad"
Glad of what, Maria" asked Mr..
Stub in surprise.
why, of the suffrage victory. There
are nineteen women in the Finnish
diet"
Nineteen women in the Finnish
diet! HIM! can see its finish"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-05
Tricks in Every Trade.

eyes. he is the craftiest upholsterer
IN town."
I'm what way?"
"Why, he reads all the marriage no.
tees i'll the papers,"
, Does"
Yes; and then goes around to the
brides parents and asks them if they
want the payior sofa upholstered"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-05

A man can go to the devil, and back
out If he doesn't like it. but woman
who goes to the devil is compelled to
stay.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-05
All Needed.

South Water Street Merchant--ls.x
there some mistake about this oyear1
What can that small dealer possibly
want of 100 dozen lemons?
City Salesman-He runs fywit
stand near the West side ball psyh.
and the Cubs and Gil
Merchant see.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-05
A Misooynist.

"N1e father" said Mrs. Murphy, "al-
ways gifts up whin lady enthers the
room.''
1.-The ould man is too suspicious"
Mr.. Murphy grunted. II niver seen
the woman yit that 'ud be name enough
to hit We whin We was sittin' down."
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-05
II Cures While You Walk.

Aliens Foot-Ease is Il certain cure for
hot. sweating. Gallons. and swollen. aching
accept any substitute. Trial package FREE.
Address Allen $. Umsted. lie Roy, n. y.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-05

About the toughest thing that can
happen to man is to go contrary to
his wife's judgment, and then make a
failure.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-05
Unappreciative.

Unappreeiative.
Young Man-Your sister sings a
great deal, does she not?
Small Tommy - Not when I'm
around.
Young Man-Why, how is that?
Small Tommy-Because it's me up
the back alley when she begins.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-05

Manchuria a Good Customer.
Manchuria last year purchased $12.-
100000 worth of goods from the Unit
ed States.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-05
Unkind.

$50 she's about to be married again.
Do YOU know who is the lucky MANI"
Yes; the dead one."
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-05

The last person to enter heaven will
be the one whose religion has all been
in the first person singular.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-05

WE PAY TOP PRICES FOR CREAM.
Cash every day. Write for prices and tags
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-05

II is easy to talk of love for our fell
lows. but the test comes when we find
the particular fellow in need of our
love.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-05
CoNcoRp1A COLLEGE.

Collegiate. Academic. Normal. Business,
ladies' Seminary, Elocution. Music. illus
trated catalogue free on application. Adj
dress. Prof. r. Bogstad, Moorhead, MINI.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-05

1t is just as well to put off till to-
morrow the regrets we have for yes
terday.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-05

The long look within ourselves will
cure lis of lot of impotence with
other folks
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-05

Mrs. Wfnslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teetnK. softens the gums reduces in.
1Amnation allays pain. wind collie Csc bottle
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-05
No+h;no sIo,., Aho,,+ ui,

Nothing Slow About Him.
Biggs-I understand Borrows is
slow pay. How about it?
Diggs-Oh, there's nothing slow
about him. He never pays at all.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-05

DR.. ). II. RiNDLAU5, (specialist),
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat,
Fargo, N. D.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-05

There are no new arguments IN
love or politics.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-05
Does Your Head Ache7

II so, get box of Krause's Headache
Capsules of Your Druggist. DC.
Norman Lichty Mfg. Co., Des Mones, la.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-05
From His Point of View.

You say that the number of the au-
tomobile that ran over you was GG66oo"
Yes"
We'll, my clients number is 9999."
That's all right. THE auto turned
upside down when il fell on me-"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-05

SHIP YOUR CREAM
70 Crescent Creamery Co.. st. Paul, Niinn
Write to-day for tags and prices.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-05

GOLD COUNTRY" CEYLON TEA
worth a dollar a n. sold for soc. Write VIM
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-05
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury.

as mercury VIII surely dektrov tic sense Of smell
IND completely deianac the whole system when
entering il through ME mucous surfaces. Such
ti"ns from reputable Physicians az the damage ihay
~, 90 Is ten fold 10 the good ynu pssihly dc.
by +. j. Cheney g. Co.. Tplrdu o. contains no mer.
cay, and Is taken internally. acting directly upon
me blood aud mucous surfaces OF th3 system. In
b"yinE Halls Calarrh Care be sure You got the
genuine. 1t is taken Internally and made in Toledo,
9ho. ny F.. ~. Cheney &tn Testimonials free.
So.d i,y Druggists. l.rice. 11c. per brttle
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-05

PHoNoGRAPH DEALERS WANTED.
Victor, Edison or Zonophone. Write w. ].
Dyer 6; Bros, 10 w. 5th ST. ST. Paul, Mimi
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-05

A really good card player lacks in
20 many other ways.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-05

SHIP CATTLE, HOGS AND SHEEP.
Highest market price guaranteed.
CARSON, WOOD & WELLER,
South St. Paul. Minnesota.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-05

Female BARRIERS in Austria.
There is special examination in
Austrian cities for female BARRIERS,
who are yearly growing more numer-
ous.