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Contracts Let for Court House
What the Contracts CallFor.

Ill special session Wednesday and
Thursday for the purpose of
placing contracts for the heating
plant and furniture for the court
house. AS mentioned in The Rob-
esonian Thursday, the contract
for the heating plant was award
ed to B. Mackenzie, of Green's
boro, the contract price being
81, 204.05. On Thursday after
noon, after spending much time
in carefully considering the bids
made for furniture, contracts
were awarded as. follows: q.
To the Grand Rapids Mfg Co.
of Grand Rapids, Mich, for OPP
era chairs for the court room and
gallery at So. As per chair. The
space has not been exactly figur-
ed, but it is estimated that it
will take about 600 chairs. To
the Parker Gardner Co., of
Charlotte, for So window shades
at $54. As; four dozen cuspidor
mats at SO per dozen; cork car
pets at $1.05 per square
yard, put down. To the Art
Metal Construction Co., of Balti-
more, Md, for metal furniture
for record rooms, or vaults, in
offices of clerk of the court and
register of deeds. In this con-
tract it is provided that all the
metal furniture now in use is to
be moved to the new court house
and repolished and all broken or
missing pieces to be supplied.
The amount of new furniture to
be added will be approximately
double the amount now on hand.
The contract price for this work
is 81, 200.
To the Everett Waddy Co., of
Richmond, Va, the contract was
awarded for all the wood furni-
ture, exclusive of the opera
chairs, for 81, 800. This furni-
ture is to be of the best quarter
sawed oak and is to be set up
ready for use at the above-nam-
ed price. This contract calls for
the following pieces of furni-
ture:
County commissioners room
one 8-foot table, 7 revolving
chairs, 5 cuspidors, shook hat
rack; register of deeds-60x5z
double fat-top desk, 72-inch ia
BILE, 2 revolving chairs, A arm
chairs, 6 cuspidors, 2 4-hook ha-
racks, 8-inch double standing
desk, 2 bookkeeper's stools; clerl
of court same as registers of
fee; road supervisors-72-incl
table, a revolving chairs, 6 arm
chairs, 2 cuspidors, l Shook ha
rack; treasurer's office-revolv
ing chair, 4 arm chairs, 60-incl
table, hat rack, 2 cuspidors
stool; sheriff's office-60-incl
roller top desk, l revolving chair
: A arm chairs, 60-inch table,
cuspidors, hat rack; consultation
room Second ioor)-60-inch ia
BILE, 6 arm chairs, 2 cuspidors
grand jury room-20 revolvin!
chairs with metal jury bases, &C
, inch table, 10 cuspidors; ladie
. room-48-inch table, 2 rockers
J 2 arm chairs, one hat rack wit
! mirror, l leather upholstere
! couch; two jury rooms -72-inch t.
t BILE, "a arm chairs, IL cuspidors,
Shook hat racks;main court ROOF
Judges desk and stand, jur
box, witness stand on rollers
5 judges leather upholstered chail
: witness chair with iron base, ]
:. jury chairs with iron bases, {
J. arm chairs for inside of bar,
f; revolving chair for clerk, 60-inc
r special fiat top desk for clerk,
: 72-inch tables, 48 cuspidors.
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y Administrators Notice.

Having qu 5seeRk2a as 44r /: -ator of
the estate OF oAh +. Shaw, deceased,
late CT RobesG2Eeuacl, North Carolina,
this is to notify all persons having
claims against tie ese&t4 If said de-
ceased to exhibit them to thu undersign-
ed at Lunbei Bridge, =. =, on or be
fore the 18th day oi June. 1909, CT tn;
notice will be pI. ale! III - g, t. -
covery. All persons indebted to said
tastatc- will please make Immediate pay
me{{fnt. J..
This 10Th day of June, 1903.
:. 4, J. L. SHAW,
Administrator of A. L. Shaw, decd.
D. T; Shaw, Attorney.
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For Commissioner.

To the Democratic Voters of Robson
County: -,
- ! hereby announce myself cam
didate for reelection to the Office. of
County Commissioner, subject to the
aetionOf the Democratic Primary. -
This June 4th, 1908.
6-4-3m* C. A OIvER
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For Register of needs.

l hereby announce myself a candidate
for the office of Register of Deeds for
Robeson county, subject to the action
of the Democratic primaries.
49,. III. JOHN NJ. MCNAIR.
cliff
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For County Commissioner.

/ To the Democratic Voters of Robson
County:
Subject to the action of the Demo
cratic Primary, and at the request of
number of friends | hereby announce
myself candidate for reelection to the
office of County Commissioner.
! This June Is, 1909.
] 6-15-tf A. L. BULLOCK.
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For County Commissioner.

To the Democratic Voters of Robson
- County,,
At the urgent request of number of
my Democratic friends and after corr~
sideratier 'bf the matter / hereby an
neunce myself d candidate for re-eiec-
ton TO the office of County Commission
en-, subject to the action of the Demo
cratic Primary.
This'June Is, 1908.
6-15-tf J. w. CARTER.
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For Register of Deeds.

hereby announce myself a candidate
for the Office of Register of Deeds of Rob-
eson county, subject to the action of the
Democratic primaries, date of which is
to be named by the executive committee.
Yours truly,
4-I6-f NELL. A. CARTER.
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For County Commissioners.

To the Democratic Voters of Robson
County:
After consideration of the matter
and at the request of number of Dem
Ocratic friends, | hereby announce my
self candidate for reelection to the
office of County Commissioner, subject
to the action of the Democratic Prima-
ry.
This June Is, 1908.
6-l5-tf A. R. MCEACHERN.
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For Register of Deeds.

To the Democrats of Robson County:
take this method TO announce NV
self candidate for the office of Register
OF Deeds, subject to the ACTON OF the
Democratic primary.
, g.. Respectfully,
4-2o-t w. y. THOMPSON.
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For County Commissioner.

10 the DeTsocratic Voters of Robson
:. CountY;.
At the Urgent request of number of
Democrats 7 hereby announce myself
candidate fin reelection to the Office of
County Commissioner, subject to the
action of the Democratic Primary.
This June Is, 1903.
6-l5-tf d. S. ALDERMAN.
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For Register of Deeds

| hereby announce myself candidate
for the office of Register Of Deeds for
Robeson County, subject to the action
OF the Democratic primaries
Il, 1-Z6-tI }. f. PURCELL.
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Cures dizzy spells, tired feelings,
stomach and liver troubles, keeps
you we'll all summer. That's what
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea
will do. Try it and you will al
ways buy it. IS cents, Tea or Tab
let's. J. D. Mcmillan & Son.
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To t:1c Democratic Voters of Rob
ec,o:a t-Cu ~.

After many assurances o. c,r iiai sup
port, both by letter ard in person,
have decided to ask The honcr Of repra-
senting the people OF our county in the
Senate OF the next General Assembly,
subject to the approval CT Democratic
| primary.
June %, 1903.
6-22-tf. GEO. B. MCLEOB.
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What to do With Teething
Babies and How to Destroy
Grasshoppers Other News
Items.
Correspondence of The Robesonian
have just come from a stroll
through the corn fields with my
father and he certainly has corn
to be proud of. He has a piece
that caps the climax" it's
average heighth being 8 feet, and
it is 4:inches in circumference.
Mr.. Mclean has always been a
successful corn grower.
Mr.. J. E. Afford has some of
the finest watermelons one will
find anywhere. Mr.. Van" will
have some callers long bout the
Fourth. ..:. -.
We are exceedingly proud to
report good crops over in this
locality. If the price of water
melons will just stay good now
1--WE" will be in right good
heart. "
Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Jones, of
Dover, have moved to Rob eson
and will reside in the Misses AL
ford's old home. Their little son
has been right sick.
In looking over some papers
the other day | found a funny
story which l will relate here:
A father sent to a paper to be in
formed what is best to do for a
baby who is teething, and a far
mer sent for information as how
to destroy grasshoppers out of
the fruit orchard. The man with
the sick baby got this informa-
ton: If you are unfortunate
enough to be bothered by. these
little pests the best way to get
rid of them is to set fire to them
while the astonished farmer was
informed that the best way tt
get clear Of his grasshopperE
was to give them a warm bath
every night and rub their gum:
with bone-set-the mistake being
made by getting the initials mix
ed.
An icecream supper was giyel
by Miss Blanche McCallum il
honor of Miss Annie Mcleod
who has made a flying trip in thi
section. She returns home Fri
day.
Miss Mary Mclean and MI
Tom Mcqueen took supper wit
US Sunday night.
! Mr.. Claud Stanton, of Clio, wa
over in this vicinity Sunday.
We are extremely sorry
, hear of the serious illness of Mrs
Sarah McCormac. Her daugf
ter-in-law, Mrs. pete" McCol
:, mac, has also been very i'll, bU
= was better on last hearing.
Mrs. F. D.. Henderson is Visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. [
A. Mclean, this week.
Mr.. Archie Smith came owe
: thit way one day last week.
The sacrement will be admir-
= tstered at Hill Side Sunday aftel
noon.
4 Mr.. John Baker has been lii
RI SCI1IlS Ill. oCNOIC OIOhIICO0 OIL
was not any better at last hea
= ing. We hope he will be able
be up again before long, r.
In spite of a cold snap we he
d in the spring we have an abou1
:, dance of fruit, some of US, al
s we are expecting a good crop (
he grapes this fall. -.. s..
m Mrs. J. R. Henderson has be-
L on the sick list, but is much be
ter.
lg The farmers are busy with t
X laying by Of their corn, so will
d. have to be busy with laying
VS. my very trying pen.
I'd Alfordsville, N. C. June ]
r. 1903
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For Register OF Deeds.

To My Fellow Citizens of Robson Coun-
tg:
At the solicitation of my friends, 1
take this method to announce myself
candidate for the office of Register of
Deeds, subject TO the action Of the DEM
ocratic primary.
Yours truly,
4-9tf THOMAS n. HIGLEY.
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For Register of Deeds.

I hereby announce myself a candidate
for the office of Register of Deeds for
Robson county, subject to the action of
the Democratic primaries.
Respectfully,
4-3o-f john MCCALIUM.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-06-22
ALBERTUS, THE HANDCUFF
KING.
Will Play a Week. Engagement
atthe Opera House Beginning
the 29th nst.-Astonished the
Natives in WILMINGTON

Natives in Wilmington.
Albertus, the Handcuff
King" will play a weeks en-
gagement atthe Lumbertonopera
house beginning on the evening
of the 29th inst. He recently
held the boards at the Crystal
Palace in Wilmington and The
Evening Dispatch of the 10th
gave the following write-up of
one of his performances:
"Albertus, the Handcuff King,
reached the acme of his wonder
full tests at the Crystal Palace
last night, when he made his es-
cape from an insane cot" In
the presence on the stage of six
or eight sturdy seamen from the
steamer Dunkirk, Capt. Robert
Green and several other citizens,
Albertus was strapped to the cot.
There were innumerable straps,
covering every part Of his body,
every limb and even his neck,
and the powerful seamen huckled
the straps to the straining point.
Yet Albertus, while the large au-
dience looked on and marveled,
made his escape. This supreme
test, which on account Of its in
tense, straining nature, is never
given but once an evening, was
greeted by thunderous applause.
He then did other remarkable
feats, including the strait-jacket
escape.
AS his feature act tonight he
will escape from one Of the large
laundry baskets of the City
Laundry, which basket will b.
locked on the outside by a com
mittee. Other big feats will be
given during his engagement a
the Crystal, which is proving 81
popular that the theatre is pack
ed to the doors at each exhibition
In fact, banner business in tn
history of the theatre is now be
ing done, and the clever manager
Marx Nathan, is naturally de
lighted.
This morning Albertus tried
akeoneofhissensational escape
from a cell in the jail, and wa
only prevented by Sheriff Cowar
naturally not wanting the ia
made a plaything. He was
: ready for the test and accompa
MED by Manager Nathan, Capt
Bob Green, Jailer Ed Capps an
others went to the big prison
Sheriff CoWan said nay. He wa
good natured about it, bu
couldn't see any one escape fro1
| the jail while he is at the helm
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-06-22

Since prohibition is to go into
effect throughout the State on the
LIST of next January, the charter
ing of a new corporation to do a
wine, liquor, cigar and tobacco
business is rather remarkable.
Such a corporation, the Eagle Sa-
loon Co., Winston-Salem, was
granted a charter Tuesday.
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Early Melons.

Mr.. J. T. Pitman, Of Wishart's
township, sold four nice we'll
matured watermelons here Fri
day to Mr.. C. B. Redmond for
30cts. each. These are perhaps
the earliest home-raised melons
ever marketed in Robson. Mr..
Pitman planted his water melons
on his tobacco bed and kept can
vas over them during February
and in this way had melon vines
when other people were planting.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-06-22

A summary of the condition of
State, private and savings banks
doing business in North Carolina,
lust issued by the Corporation
Commission, shows that the ag-
gregate of resources is $40, $50, 1863
and the total on deposit Subject
to check and otherwise foots< up
S31, 225, 216. Some Of the MOST
notable items of resources arest
Time loans and discounts out
standing $31, 602, 324; banking
houses and furniture 81, 1923, All;
North Carolina State bonds
1922, 189. There are 297 of the
three classes Of banks named in
cllded in the summary by the
Commission all the banks in the
State except Tie national banks.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-06-22

Secretary of war Taft resigned
Friday, his resignation to take
effect June Both, and Luke +.
Wright, of Tennessee, will be APP
pointed to succeed him.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-06-22

Tying her bonnet under her chin,
She tied her raven ringlets in;
Then to the store she went with
glee,
For HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea. ]. d. Mcmillan 4 Son,
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Congressman John Sharp Will
liams, of Mississippi, has resign
ed the minority leadership of the
House of Representatives to take
effect December l next. In a
letter announcing his resignation
he states that he thinks whoever
is going to be speaker Of the
House or leader of the minority
ought to have the training of the
last session of this Congress. II
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-06-22

Mr.. James A. Johnson, of St.
Pauls, is in town today on bust
ness.
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Special Coaches to Charlotte tc
!. the State Convention.

Ion account of the Democratic
State convention in Charlotte on
the oath the Seaboard will pro-
vide extra coaches on trains num-
Der As, due at Lumberton at 1926
a. M, and number 80, due at
$50 p. M, on Tuesday, the 23d.
These trains will be run through
to Charlotte, ard in addition to
these, extra coaches will be pro-
vided or all trains from Hamlet
to Charlotte on the night of the
23d and the morning ef the oath.
Those who have not made ar
rangements for accommodations
in Charlotte will find it to their
advantage to go on the morning
of the 23d, if they can do so.
Following a series Of crimes
attributed to socalled BLACK
Hand" societies in the Italian
quarter Of New Orleans, one of
the worst tragedies yet connected
with that section took place We'd
nesday when three Italians were
shot to death. According to, the
police, these men were killed as
a result of an attempt to eXtort
money from a wealthy Italian
| wine merchant.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-06-22

Mrs. Lula Sanderlin, Of Clark
ton, died suddenly Friday morn
ing at Council, where she was
with a NARROWING party. The
remains were inferred at Clark
ton Saturday.
The 21st annual tournament of
the North Carolina Firemen's
Association was held in Whining
ton last week, closing Friday.
The association will meet next
year at Asheville. -.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-06-22

The ball players Of the town
have organized and have been
practising much during the last
week. An effort is being made
to organize a county league,
which is expected to be perfect
ed soon.
Murdoch, two-months-old in
FAINT of Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Nc
Kenzie, died at their home in
Ovieda, Fla, last Monday and
the remains We're brought tc
Maxton, Mr.. McKenzie's ole
home, and were buried there
Wednesday. Mr.. and Mrs
Mckenzie and their little
two-year-old daughter, Ka
tie May, came with the corpse
!, and are here now at the
home of Mr.. McKenzie's parents
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. G. Mckenzie
where they will spend a few
weeks before returning to Flor
ida.
Representative A. A. Wiley
Of Alabama, who served in Cub
. as General Lawton's chief G
staff and Civil Governor of tn
eastern province, and a membe
:, of the last four Congresses, die
at hotel at Hot Springs, Va
e Wednesday. He was about
Ii years old.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-06-22

Gov. Glenn issued his procla-
nation Friday announcing the re-
suit of the prohibition election,
and at his office on that day cere-
monies which lasted two hours
were held in commemoration of
the prMhibition victory. A ban
ner was awarded to Buncombe
county for giving the greatest
actual majority, $3.50, and one to
Yancey, whish gave the largest
percentage Of votes for prohibi-
| ton.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-06-22

S or 6 doses 1865" will cure
any case Of CHILLs and FEVER.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-06-22

.oc''s 900 INzWLVssL .sKedo e
sAe"TT:S, Ell !:ecs s. s1.aNid
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Mr.. G. T. Cox was in Rowland
yesterday on a visit to home
folks.
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Woman's Missionary Union O
Fayetteville Presbytery.

The annual meeting of the
Woman's Missionary Union of
Fayetteville Presbytery was held
in the Presbyterian church at
Fayetteville last week, the meet
ing converting Monday evening
and closing Wednesday evening.
The Union was we'll attended
and much interest was manifest
ed in the work. Addresses were
delivered by Rev. George Atkin-
son, of Monroe; Rev. C. N. Cald-
we'll, missionary from China;
Rev. O. L. McCutchen, a mis-
sionary from Korea, and others.
Wednesdays sessions were de-
voted to home mission work.
The Union will meet next yeal
in Carthage. The only change
made in the officers of the Unior
was the election Of Miss Eloise
McGill, who lives near Fayette
vile, secretary, to succeed Mrs
Frank Mcmillan, of Red Springs
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Robson Superior Court.


A special term of Robson Su-
perior Court for the trial Of Grim
inal cases has been ordered for
one week, beginning July Is,
which is the week following the
regular one weeks term of Grim
inal court which begins on July
6. Judged. Long, of Statesville,
will preside at Their ocular term,
and Judge Biggs, of Durham,
will preside at the special term
The county commissioners asked
for the special term to relieve
the congested condition of thejail
which has been crowded for tWC
months or more. It has "a in
mates now, and there are enough
cases out on bond to occupy thu
time of the court for one week
A Runaway Marriage.
Miss Julia Pitman and Mr.. w
H. Hare were married here
Friday afternoon about 4 o'cloc
:. in Mr.. A. Weinstein's store
Squire John H. Mcneil pei
forming the ceremony, Mis-
Pitman is a daughter of Mr.. an
6 Mrs. J. L. Pitman, who live a
the National Cotton Mills. M
:, Haire is foreman of the trest
:. force on the Seaboard betWee
Rockingham and Wilmington
The couple drove into town abol
t. 3 O'Clock and the lady got out
j. Mr.. Wenstein's store and pu
chased some dress goods, viii
=, VI. Hare got the license al
the Squire. It was runaWa
VI Mr.. G.. 7. Cox was in RoWlal
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-06-22

uTSJ Vi IdSL W6Gh anu IL - lcdIGu
that he has fever His mother,
Mrs. Claudia Henderson, of Hick-
DRY, arrived Saturday night to be
with him.
Charlotte Observer, Goth;
Mrs. r. E. Sentelle and fami-
ly arrived in the city yesterday
from Lumberton to join Prot
Sentelle, who has been attend.
ing the sessions Of the North
Carolina Teachers Assembly
Together they left last evening
for Professor Sentelle's old home
near Waynesville, where the!
will spend some time with rela
tives. Professor Sentelle is su
perintendent Of the Lumbertol
graded schools and one of tn
most prominent of the younI
educators Of the State"
Forty years ago, in 1861
Coroner G. E. Rancho was post
master in Lumberton and tn
salary was then the princely SUI
of $50 the year. 1t is now 81, 9OC
Then theman who carried the ma
to and from the trains received$e
ayear-$20 more than the pos
master. In those days ther
were only three mails a wee
from Wilmington and three fro
the west, and there was a tt
weekly mail to and from Fayett
vile by stage.
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4-2o-tf
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-01
Selling the Farm.

So many farmers in middle life are
selling out and retiring that a word
of caution seems necessary. The
chief reasons for this great movement
seems to be a scarcity of suitable
farm labor, the lack of a son who has
n liking for agriculture a longing
for llvelier life on the part of the
farmer or his wife and family or just
common laziness. or course, there
are reasons which would seem to JUS
tify The farmer in parting with his
land, but even though he may be
tired of milking cows, plowing, reap
ing, sowing, in short, tired of farm
Ing as an occupation, he should be
very careful lest he make mistake
In parting with his farm to retire to
In his home town, says Practical
Farming. The man who said that
success seldom comes to a man after
middle life IL he has failed at some
thing else gave us some advice which
the would-be retired farmer should
consider. AS a matter of fact, we
seldom hear of a farmer retiring who
has been successful. He doesn't want
to sell his land; is happier there than
he could be elsewhere; is more inde-
pendent and contented than he could
ever hope to be in some city or town
and, as he has been successful is
looked up to and respected in his
community. Every section of the
country and every small stown can lay
claim to a few financial and agricul-
tural wrecks who have sold their
farms after middle life, expecting to
live lives of ease the remainder of
their days. This dissipation of the
hard earnings and savings of 25 years
or more is often a sure road to the
poorhouse. To retire means capital:
to conduct a mercantile business
needs capital and skill with salts
fed patronage. Ii is the sincere hope
OF the Practical Farmer that those
who are contemplating this step will
read this article and act upon its
advice. II any of our readers are dis
satisfied with farm life for any cause,
1t would be better to give the farm
in trust to some reliable party who
will take good care of it and them as
long as they live. Farm values are
sure to increase, and farm produce,
meats, grains, foodstuffs and the like
must advance with the increase in
population.