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CENTENNIAL LODGE NO. 4 A. r.
q A. N.
Meets the second and fourth Monday
nights In the month at 1712 Curtis
Btreet. All Masons In good standing
are invited to attend.
VIM. RUSS, W. NJ.
P. J. BARNARD. Sec'y.
1882 Welton st.
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cAPToliA TEMPLE NO. ~, .. n. r.
Meets the second and fourth Wed.
nesdays In each month ct 1888 Araps-
hoe Street Members in good standing
are invited to attend.
HATTIE KING, ". P.
NARY o. STEAM, Secretary,
1882 9th Street.
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Golden Gate Temple Juvenile No. l
meets second and fourth Saturday
afternoons In each month.
ALPHA GRIGSBY, NJ. P.
CORA THOMPSON. Scribe.
2139 Curtis St.
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HOUSEHOLD OF RUTH. NO. i,

PAST GRAND MASTERS COUNCIL
NO. Iis, G. U. o. OF OF.
Meets the second Friday IN each
month at Odd Fellows Hall, Is,z Arap-
ahoe street.
WALTER SCOTT, q. 4
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HIGH MARINE LODGE

No. ~. A. F. & A. NJ. Salt Lake
Utah. meets the first and third We'd
aesday In the month.
WIN. BURGESS, w. NJ.
W. d. POWELL, Sec, Po. o. 1888.
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LILY CADET COMPANY,
U. r. X. Of ?.
Meets 1711 Curtis Street every Noo-
day evening.
JOHN CLIFTON. Capt,
HARRY SMITH. Secretary.
34SS Curtis Street
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PRIDE OF THE WEST LODGE NO.
10. X. OF P.-Castle Hail. Collins
block. Meeting nights. first ana
third Tuesdays each month. VIII
liam Byrd, c. c.; c. F. Albert, X. Of
r. and s.. Box $40. Laramie. Wyo-
ming.
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DENVER PATRlARCHY, NO. u.
month At Odd Fellows Hall. IS37 Amp
ihcs street
O. l. BURTON. w.P.R,
1t13 Ln~oin ave.
HOUSEHOLD OF RUTH, NO. u6,
6. u. o. OF o. F.
Meets the first and third Tuesdays in
each month At Odd Fellowi Hall, ISs7
Arapahoe street.
Mrs Clarence Holmes 2139 Curtis 81
Worthy Recorder.
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s. NJ. T. and q. B. F.

s. N. T. and q. B.F.
Meets the second and fourth Satur.
day afternoon al 2:3O, at 1882 Arapa.
hoe 81. All members in Rnod stand.
GEORGE MARTIN,
ALPHA GRIGSBY.
AS 1t. Paul Street.
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Lone Star Chapter No. IL. o. E. g.,
meets the first Friday in the month,
p. m, and the third Thursday In the
month. 1880 p. m, at Five Points hall.
All members In good standing invited.
MRS. LULA SMITH. r. n.
MRS. LILLE MOORE, Sec.
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FAR WEST CHAPTER NO. 6, R. A.
NJ,
Meets the second Wednesday.
w. H. FINLEY, H. P.
WIN. SPRAGUE, Secretary.
p. o. Box 164S.
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN LODGE NO. I.
A. +. 4 A. M.
Meets the first and third Monday
aights In the month at 1712 Curtis st.
c. A. FRANKLIN, w. M.
WIN. 6PRAGUE, Secretary,
p. o. Box 1S45.
The National tribune., 1907-01-31

mother, who died only few years ago,
was one of the treaty Indians of the
kaw, or Kansas, tribe, named Julie
Pappenheim. and her name appears on
the treaty between the United States
Government and that tribe of Indians
made when they took up their new
reservation in Indian Territory. Sena-
tor Curtis and all his children hold
lands in severalty with the Kaw tribe,
because of their Indian blood.
Curtis is q Kansas product He was
born in Topeka on Jan. 25, 1860. HIS
only education he received in Topeka.
He earned his first money riding race
horses at County fairs, and later as a
hack driver in Topeka.
But when he was driving hack in
the day time Curtis was studying law
in the night. and it was thus that he
fitted himself for admission to the bar,
in 1881. Three years later. in 1884, he
was elected County Attorney on the
Republican anti-Prohibition platform
He has served IL years in Congress.
He comes to the Senate as the cor
pOration representative of one of the
strongest anti-corporation States in the
Union. His course here will be watched
with the more interest because of hia
political relations at home.
1t is probable that no man ever hal
more or stronger politica. enemies than
Curtis had, and yet he won over all,
and in the end had all for his friends,
showing how cunningly he has been
able to manipulate and harmonic con-
tending elements within his party Cur
tis is one of the best mixers in public
hIe to-day and an all around good fell
low
Colorado sends in place of Patterson
Simon Guggenheim, a Republican. He
Is one of the famous 'seven Gugge l.
helm brothers." who control the Amer
lean Smelling and Refining Company
He is worth millions, and has been
working with his money and his Sa-
voire faire for years, it is said. to make
himself Senator. He is personally
popular in Colorado, where he has been
looking after the concerns of. the smell
ter trust for years. The Colorado Leg,
islature declined to look into the meth,
DDS by which he secured election of his
supporters to the Assembly, despite di-
rect charges that he made remarkably
generous contributions to the campaign
funds of many Republican candidates
He is a business man of wide expert
ence. and one of the men whom WASH
ington expects to do some things worth
while" in the social line.
Senator Gusgenheim has severed all
connections with every business inter-
est he ever had, and declares that he
comes TO the United States Senate un-
hampered by business ties OF any kind
Senator Elkins CIV. Va) was re-elect-
ed for third term. Senator Elkins has
been known to the country for more
than 80 years He served in the 43dI
and 44th Congresses as Delegate from
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New Mexico. Speaker Cannon and Sem
ators Frye, Hale land Blackburn were
members of tho House when he was.
He declined third election to Con-
gress from New Mexico. He was a
member of the Republican National
Committee for 12i years. from 1875 to
1887, and he conducted the Blaine cam
paign in 1884. u In 1892 he was made
Secretary of Warsby President Harri-
son, serving in the Cabinet to the close
OF the Harrisono Administration. In
1884 he was elected Senator, and has
served continuously since.
Down in Texas Senator Bailey is
fighting for his'honor and his political
life, against charges as serious IS those
which sent the1 brilliant Senator Bur-
ton, of Kansas. to a felon's cell. He
has been triufhphantly reelected in
face of the charges, but must remain
in the Lone Star, State to fight it out,
having declared that unless ne IS
cleared to the satisfaction of all, he
will resign the honors just conferred
AS far as settled, the Senate will
stand as follows:
Russell A. Alger, Mich, Rep, sue
ceeded by William Alden Smith, Rep.
j. Frank Alice, Del. Rep. succeeded
by Harry A. Richardson Rep.
Augustus o. Bacon, Ga, DEM, sue
ceeds himself
Joseph w. Bailey. Tex, DEM, sue
cession in doubt.
Joseph H. Berry, Ark, Dem, sue
ceeded by Jefferson Davis. Dem.
j. S. c. Blackburn, KY. Dem, succeed
ed by Thomas II. Paynter, Dem.
Henry e. Burnham, n. H., Rep, sue
ceeds himself.
Alfred w. Benson, Kan, Rep, sue
ceeded by Charles Curtis, Rep.
Edward w. Carmack, Tenn, Dem.
succeeded by Robert L. Taylor, Dem.
William A. Clark, Mont, Dem, suc--
ceeded by Joseph NJ. Dixon, Dem.
w. Murray Crane, Mass, Rep, sue
ceeds himself.
Shelby NJ. Cullon, ILL.,, Rep, succeeds
Jonathan p. Dolliver. Iowa. Rep,
succeeds himself.
John F. Dryden, n. j., Rep, success
sion in doubt.
Fred T. Dubois, Idaho, DEM. sue
ceeded by William e. Borah, Rep.
Stephen b. Elkins. w. Va, Rep, sue
ceeds himself
Murphy J. Foster, La, Dem, sue
ceeds himself
William p. Frye, Maine. Rep, sue
ceeds himself.
Robert j. Gamble, S. D.. Rep, sue
ceeds himself
y John NJ. Gearin. Ore, Dem. succeed
ed by Jonathan Bourne, Rep.
Anselm J.. McLaurin. Miss, DEM.
succeeds himself.
Thomas S. Martin, Va, DEM, sue
ceeds himself.
Joseph II. Millard, Neb., Rep, sue
ceeded by Morris Brown, Rep.
John T. Morgan, Ala, Dem, succeeds
himself.
Knute Nelson, Mimi, Rep, succeeds
himself.
Thomas NJ. Patterson, Colo, Dem,
succeeded by Simon Guggenheim, Rep.
Furnifold NJ. Simmons, n. c., Dem.
succeeds himself
Benjamin r. Tillman. S. c., Dem,
himself.
Francis f. Warren, Wyo., Rep, sue
ceeds himself
George p. Wetmore, r. l., Rep, sue
cession in doubt.
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new BLOOD In THE SENATE.
That August Body Undergoing Some Striking Changes
CT tie Elections So Far.

haps he is not an orator; but the peo-
Pile of Kentucky loved and love him.
He Is simply the representative of the
older idea going down before the new
idea.
Senator Dubois has made a great
fight in Idaho and been defeated-br
the Mormon Church, his friends insist.
Mr.. Borah, who comes to succeed him,
is a young lawyer, credited with no
inconsiderable powers of oratory, and
with the backing of the interests that
have been opposed to the Dubois view
of politics.
Another Harvard man comes to the
National legislature in Jonathan
Bourne. He is 4 native of MasSacllu-
setts and an alumnuS of Harvard, and
incidentally has been a member of the
old law firm that has sent four of its
members to the Senate-Mitchell,
Simon, Gearin and Rournc. The firm
has been continuous, though its title
has changed
Norris Brown, who will come from
Nebraska, is one of the young men of
the new crop of Senators. He has been
IAttorney-General of Nebraska, and in
that capacity had to prosecute cases
against the railroads to collect in
creased taxes levied against them by
the State. He may be called product
of the Bryan regime, for while he is a
Repu blican, yet he comes as the rep
resentative of the radical, anti-corpor-
alton Republicanism whose beginnings
in Nebraska dated from the rise of
Bryan to influence. He was nominated
by the State Republican convention last
Summer over Senator ]. III. Millard.
whom he will succeed.
The fiery young Hotspur of the Ten
nessee mountains, Carnack. goes down
before "Fiddling Bob Tavlor" He is
one of the Taylor brothers who once
ran against each other for Governor of
Tennessee. Carmack can talk most
eloquently, and for his kind of 4 logi-
clan, most 'convincingly. for his party.
He used to slosh around in the House
while a member there. and got the
reputation for being fearless, when 1t
was simply sheer audacity. for his
bump of reverence is lacking, and he
would tackle the Recording Angel ami
fo~ce him to prove that he had his rec
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satisfied with him. Mr.. Shonts retained
his Presidency of the Glover Leaf Rail-
road, which the President did not alto
gether approve. Furthermore. Mr..
Shonts's idea of digging the canal SEEM
ed to be life OF ease in Washington
for the Commission Chairman, with
plenty of society for his wife and
daughters. Mrs. Shonts and the two
Misses Shonts returned from Europe a
few months ago with a great flourish,
and apparently some of the family was
responsible for the story that President
Roosevelt had wanted them to come to
Washington for a Winter of social gayc-
ties. Those who know President Roose-
welt are well aware that that sort OF
advertising at his expense would be
anything but agreeable to hin.
Chairman Shonts was plainly deter
mined not to go to the Isthmus to live.
He preferred that Chief Engineer John
f. Stevens should attend to the drudg-
cry and make the dirt fly. The Chair
man could occupy the mahogany fur
nished offices in Washington to advan-
tage and keep in touch with the War
Department and the White House He
could head the organization and look
after the administration of affairs. Let
others do the construction work AS
the organization and administration
work was about completed, there SEEM
ed little more for Mr.. Shonts to do, and
accordingly his resignation came at an
opportune time. He is TO have charge
of the Ryan-Belmont interborough
roads in New York City, and will prob
ably be an acceptable man in that
place. He gives up q $4,000 salary as
Chairman, and what he receives from
the interborough organization is not
known. Presumably it is as much as he
has been getting from the Government.
Chief Engineer Stevens.
Chief Engineer Stevens will succeed
Mr.. Shonts as Chairman and head man.
Washington knows but little about him
except that he is a determined and like
wise an efficient man, and has been ap-
plying himself on the Isthmus. Wheth-
er he has the capacity to direct the
execution of the great project is un-
known here, but undoubtedly he is as
capable in that direction as Mr.. Shonts
ever was and more likely to be sue
cessful, because he has resided on the
Isthmus a long time and has compre-
hensive knowledge OF affairs connected
with the canal work.
Contractor Oliver.
1t has already been announced that
the contract for digging the canal will
be awarded to w. ]. Oliver, of Tennes-
SEE, but the partner whom he chose in
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two Democrats in the Senate who hail
from Northern States. These are Tel
Ter, of Colorado, and Nixon, of Nevada
Four States have Democratic Senators
now who will be succeeded by Republi-
cans. OF the 80 Senators who retire
March 4, at least II will be succeeded
by entirely new men. and all very young
men.
After March the youngest Senator
will be William E. Borah, of Idaho.
who is 3S years old. At present that
distinction is held by Senator Elmer J.
Burkett, of Nebraska, who is just past
50. Joseph NJ. Dixon, of Montana, is
five months older than Senator Bur-
kett. Norris Brown, who will come
from Nebraska, q only 43, and Jeffer-
son Davis, & Arkansas, is about the
same age. william Alden Smith, who
succeeds the late Senator Alger. is COM
paratively ycL-,g, and Chas. Curtis, of
Kansas, is in the same class
Speaking of Curtis, reminds me of
the fact that he is the first .Ameri-
can" to sit in the United States Senate,
though that body is long past its CEN
tury mark.
Two of the richest men in the SEN
ate, Senator Clark and Senator Alger,
retired OF their own volition. Both
could have been reelected, but both
were tired of political life and wanted
rest. The grim reaper took one befora
he found the coveted rest, and Senator
Alger went over to the silent majority
last week. Each is succeeded by a
man much his junior in years, and both
have had experience in the lower
House.
Two fine representatives of the old
South's idea of craftsmanship are re.
tired in Berry, of Arkansas, and Black
burn, of Kentucky, both Confederate
veterans. They are veterans, more
over, Blackburn being at present leader
of the Democratic minority on the Sem
ate floor Berry has only one leg-he
left the other at Corintf, Mss.
But the modern Democracy of Ar,
kansas preferred Jefferson Davis, and
he was selected to the Senate over Ber-
~ after an animated canvass. Joe"
Blackburn went down before Judge
Paynter, as his colleague, McCreary,
has recently been defeated by Gov. j.
c. W. Beckham, who was selected at the
primary in the State last Summer, and
will come to the Senate in 1909. Joe"
Blackburn is not a scholar and per-
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of fraud in connection with harbor
work at Savannah. Ga. The case was
notable one. 1t was years before the
Government could get Gaynor and
Greene back from Canada, whittier they
had fled.
Mr.. Oliver must associate himself
with independent contractors at an ear.
ly date and form a $4,000, 900 corpora
ton for the work. At least $500, ,000
must be paid in cash and $500, ,00d
more must be in the form of solvent
subscriptions and the other $4,000, 900
may be devoted to securing bond !,
If Mr.. Oliver succeeds with his plans
for digging the canal he will likely be.
come quite as famous in future genera!
tions as any other man connected with
the canal construction. He has figured
very low, his bid for the administration
OF the work having been 6.75 per cent
OF the cost of the work, whereas thd
next bid by parties having the facilities
for the undertaking and the capital to
back up their efforts was 121s per cent
by the MacArthur-Gille combina.
tion. This combination has had its rep
resentatives here ever since the bids
were opened, and they have asserted
that it would be impossible to build the
canal as cheaply as Mr.. Oliver thinks
he could do 1t. However, Mr.. Oliver Is
regarded as very shrewd and success
full contractor. He has lot of his own
money, and does not have to pay per.
centages to banks and bankers. II he
succeeds in meeting the Governments
requirements for undertaking the job
he will have about as big task on his
hands for the next eight or 10 years
that any man ever had. He will work,
of course, under the directions of Chief
Engineer Stevens, who will prepare the
estimates and the specifications for the
work. The Government will furnish q
large portion of the plant, together with
a lot of material, and will pay for the
labor. The contractor simply takes out
a percentage of the money expended as
remuneration for his own efforts and
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ing the canal contracts with Secretary
Taft. They have agreed to award the
contract. The Congress is grinding
away on big appropriation bills, authoriz-
ing the taking of many millions from
the Treasury. The Senate or House has
little quarrel occasionally, but on the
whole everybody is very busy. This
short session of three months will prob
ably appropriate close to a billion of
the peoples money. 1t takes consider
able time to vote away that amount
There has been peace around the
White House of late. The Iawgivers
are going there on frequent errands
but these are not often of great impor-
tance. There are but few good offices
now to bestow. The President likes to
keep in touch with what is going on at
the Capitol. and accordingly he Lies 10
talk with Senators and members por-
ton of every morning.
notable matter of the last few days
has been the resignation of Theodore
F. Shonts as Chairman of the Isthmian
Canal Commission His resignation has
been accepted by the President to take
effect March 4. In accepting i. tha
President bestowed a lot of pleasap-
words upon The retiring Chairmo
which was quite in contrast with 9
scoring John f. Wallace received when
he suddenly quit the job of Commission
Chairman. But. as has been pointed
out in many quarters, the President
and Secretary Taft did not want Mr..
Wallace to leave his place. While there
have been no official utterances on the
subject it is certain enough thai Mr..
Shonts's resignation was welcomed. He
certainly was not urged to stay.
MIR. Shonts disappointment.
All in all, Mr. Shonts has been a dis
appointment IN his capacity as Chair
nf l,c ct icSi IN
He did not make the right impression
in Washington. His friends have pro-
claimed his abilities and sung his
praises Secretary Taft, however, early
decided that there was something lack
ing in Mr.. ShOntS when it came to such
a titanic job as the digging of the canal
The Chairman certainly did not enjoy
the full confidence of the Secretary of
War, and there were evidences that
President Roosevelt was not altogether
The National tribune., 1907-01-31

Drum Is a resilient ring formed by the
curve, Just before the Drum tapers to a
point. This absolutely prevents the
drum collapsing In the ear. Yet these
Drums are so soft and pliable that they
cannot injure the most delicate ear pas
sage.
Remember. you ar not asked to take
any treatment" you run no risk of
using something which might leave you
worse than before its use. You are sim
ply asked to Investigate a mechanical
device. perfected after years of study. by
a deaf man. who, by his own skill and
research, now hears perfectly.
II you have any trouble with your
hearing. write Mr.. Way-tell him the
cause of your deafness and how long
you have been deaf. Address your let
ters to GEORGE P. WAY. lit Majestic
Building, Detroit. Michigan.
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ords straight, and then dispute them
till they We're brought before the Judge
ment Seat. '.F'iddling Fob" will no.
make as much stir, unless he brings
his fiddle into the Senate Chamber, but
he Will probably do as much work as
Carmacll did.
Curtis, of Kansas, who succeeds the
G.. a. i. veteran, Judge Penson, who
for Il brief period succeeded the unfor-
tunate Senator Burton. who succeeded
Senator Ingalls,. has got there by sheer
The National tribune., 1907-01-31
HARRY A. RICHARDSON.

SENATOR HARRY A. RICHARDSON.
the bidding, Anson NJ. Bangs, of New
York, formerly resident of Fayette-
vile, n. Y, will not be allowed to share
the work with him. That is because
the President and Secretary Taft have
become convinced that Mr.. Bangs is
not capable for such an undertaking.
Furthermore, they are not pleased at
the close association there has been be-
tween the Bangs and Gaynor families,
John F. Gaynor having been convicted
The National tribune., 1907-01-31

After the 4th of March next the
United States Senate will scarcely know
Itself, and will have to take day off
and get acquainted with its own. per-
sonnel. To begin with, it will have
more young blood-that is, more men
lingering about the half-century and
below il in years, than ever before in
its history.
In the second place, there will be but
The National tribune., 1907-01-31
Log Already Full.

r. E. briggs, Marietta, o., wants to
know the whereabouts of David p.
Murphy, of the 39th III. He was last
seen at the battle of Drewry's Bluff,
where he was trying to get into a hol-
low log, but could not. as the log was
already full. Any information of him
or the log viii be thankfully received
by ComTale briggs. -a
The National tribune., 1907-01-31

A TRIP ACROSS THE CONTINENT.
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THE LEE OF CHRIST.

This set consists of 25 stereoscopic
views of the life of Christ. the most
realistic set of stereoscopic views ever
produced. The great $3.50 coo painting
Of Christ's last moments on Calvary. in
Eve tableaux. together with authentic
The National tribune., 1907-01-31

A NEW SERIES OF COMICS.
This set consists of 25 new and mirth-
provoking comic scenes from life. in
Guiding sets of comic situations in fac
simile photo colors.
Price IS cents. With The National
Tribune one year 81.
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Send in the Names.

F. G. Charles. 121st Pa, Washington
Borough. Pa, thinks it would be good
idea for the comrades all over the coun-
try to send in lists of the veterans in
their neighborhood to The National
Tribune. which should publish about
column a week of them. This would be
of the greatest assistance in enabling
veterans to find their old comrades. j
The National tribune., 1907-01-31
The ISTHMIAN CANAL.
Chief Engineer Shonts's Resignation Wei.
coined He was Not Wholly Satisfac.
tory to the President and Secretary
Taft sngineer Stevens More Accept
able, -Ar. divers Bid and His Asso.
Citations.

Affairs at Washington are rapidly
converging into broad and deep but
quiet current. There is less agitation
on the surface. Perhaps the rapids
have all been passed. The shaking of
fists over the Brownsville affray has
ceased. The President has been study
The National tribune., 1907-01-31
9Th Iowa Cav.

Solon Steere, Asherville, Kan, says
that the 5th Iowa Cav. did not go with
Sherman to the sea, but was sent back
to Nashville to help take care of Hood.
The 5th Iowa Inf. was consolidated
into two companies and put into the 5th
Iowa Cav. as Cos. 1 and G.
The National tribune., 1907-01-31
On Little. Round Ton.

Hamilton Carveth, Middleville, Mich,
thinks that his regiment, the 14Oth n.
Y, with Hazlettss Battery, are entitled
to the creditio of being the first on the
crest at Little. Round Top and of hold
ing il until the end of the battle.
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relieve his own case,
Mr.. Way discovered
the principle Of THE
WAY EAR DRUMS.
To-day with a pair
OF these drums In his
ears. Mr.. Way can even
hear low whispers.
The w AY EAR
DRUMS" are made
from a peculiarly SEN
sitized material mold
ed to fit In the audi
tory canal and are en-
tirely invisible.
"a - A.