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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-07-08
CLASS PROPHECY
EiQht Famous POemS---A Volume in
VerSe---By Emily Daniel Edwards

VefSe---By Emily Daniel Edwards
Lovingly dedicated to the memory
of that illustrious body of which l
had the happiness to be member,
/ the class Of 1851
PREFACE
| In order to preserve to posterity
the daring deeds and brilliant car
eers of the class of 1915, | herein set
down in solemn rhyme as best BELTS
the dignity and standing Of such an
| organization, true chronicle of the
lives up to the present day of all
members of the clsss Of 1915.
May 25, 1910 Signed E. D. E.
THE ANCIENT sPINIsTER
It is an ancient spinister,
And she stoppeth one of three.
| With her wrinkled face and bonny
eye,
Leona, why stoppeth thou me?
She holds him with her skinny hand;
There was lass,'' said she.
Hold off unhand me, gray haired
loon,
And soon he leaves her be.
The captive man stood on one foot
Then shifted to the other,
While in his ear the spinister poured
A tale of love and lover.
Il was bonny lass" said she
Leona was my name,
With chestnut hair and rosy cheeks
| | thought to be dame.
Prince charming came in glad ar
ray
Asked me to be his bride,
But he once loved another girl
[ swallowed not my pride.'
'And then another laddie came
He was an ideal beau,
But even for my love he'd not
His pipe forego."
"For several years no suitor came,
/ A weary time, weary time;
When looking Eastward | beheld,
A man from a foreign clime.'
AT once to him my love did go
And "a to ma uoc tr1la
| Too poor was he to suit my TASTE.
Although his blood was blue"
And since that time no man has
come,
To seek me for wife;
A wrinkled spinister | became,
And shall be all my life.''
She ,narries best who sees the least,
OF all the faults Of man;
For | have seen them all too plain.
, And now | never can.
THE LITTLE HOUSEIZEEPE
The once fair Annie is faded now,
; Her hair has ali turned gray;
The little girls form is jaded now,
With care that lasts all day.
Time was when the it'll, girls eyes
were bright,
And the men did think her fair;
And that was when the cEoiced man
Kissed her and settled her there.
Now came the terrors of married
life,
The burden of house to keep;
= Is enough for any busy wife,
Along with the floors to sweep.
There's tie apple jelly and jam t,
Z make,
2 With not soul TO aid,
And the bread, pies and cakes t.
- bake,
All this without maid
On, the years are many, the year
a are long,
But Annie to duty is true
For the love Of a husband that
: 50 strong,
Is enough for whole life through
THE PSALM OF THE sUFFRAG ETTE
Tell me not in election seasons,
i Votes are naught but empt
dreams,
- For the women spoke with reason,
Suffrage is quite all it seems.
Votes are real, votes are potent,
Ia And the elections not the end;
"a Displeased voters and both bent,
- Against the officer they send.
Long did Mildred's banner wave,
- Long she stumped both near ar
far;
- - In the end our triumph gave,
- Politics its rising star.
as Equal rights for equal creatures,
Woo, az ,oo4to in the strife.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-07-08
SCOTLAND NECK, N. C., THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1915.
EsTELLE HANCOCK'S CAREER.

EsTELIE HANCOCK's CAREER.
Listen, my children, and you shall
hear
OF the adventures of cur EstelIe,
dear;
On the nineteenth of August in the
year sixteen
She chose the greatest career she
had seen.
A nurses part with trembling fear
She took her training and did it
we'll
AS she did her work in former days
Within the sound of the high school
bell,
And made the others admire her
ways.
Then she resolved Red Cross to be
And soon she set sail across the sea.
Her first care was Canadian lad,
And our Stelle grew very sad,
For she saw that his wounds were
fearfully bad.
However, the soldiers life she saved
And soon he was numbered among
the brave,
When by her side restored to life,
No wish had he but to make her his
wife:
But EstelIe said, 'You are not of
my native land,
You belong to a foreign strand,
And | cannot marry any man.
But soon she learned he was mil
lionaire,
And then she decided they would
make good pair;
In Canada they spent their honey
With never care or fret;
Then home came they to the Old
North State
Where the pair lives happy yet.
WHEN BERTHA DANCED AND SANG
THAT NIGHT.
New York sun is slowly setting
Across the hill 50 far away
Filling al the land with beauty
At the close Of this glad day.
Ard its last rays rest on Bertha
AS she before the mirror turns
Clad in garments light and airy
In her eyes clear lizht burns,
For she is going to the theatre
And in robes Of purest white
Will our Bertha sing in chorus
She will dance and sing tonight.
Allher friends ard classmates gather
Gather thick from near and far
To be present at her first night
To behold her be q star.
They have bought fer seats to sit ir
All the first row balcony,
Even now they are treading Broad
way,
Every heart is beating high,
For our Bertha sweet and airy
Clad il garments Of sparkling
white
VIII be st the cool Casino where
She'll dance and sing tonight
Ia taxi now she is seated
| Confident Of triumph she
Now she is arriving at the theatre
Where the many takes be;
t IS time 10 raise the curtain,
Footiigt1ts are on and music plays
In skips Bertha fleet and agile
AS at bali in former days;
She trilIs, she dweils, she sings s
sweetly.
Then she whirls in purest white,
For at the cool Casino our dear
Bertha stars tonight
She has made a splendid triumph,
, She's star without doubt,
All the audience on its feet,
Give long and mighty Shout,
J And our Bertha, smiling s"eetly,
Waves her white and g:aciou
hand:
There's 10 more modest maid Tia;
Bertha
IN our whole united land;
Ior,r ,r,av P-rfI,7 ever flourish
Ciao IN garments sparkling white
Sire and dance Oh dear old Broat
way
u As she danced and sang that nigh
Edn.r's s0L!LooUI.
), To prophecy or rot TO prophecy,
That is the question, whether it
81 safer to the mind to suffer
The accidents and winds Of 1lck
fortune,
Or take arms against a sea OF ci1an
And by predicting shape them,
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-11-05
TWENTY-SEVEN CHILDREN
DIE IN FIRE AT SCHOOL
Sweep st. Johns Parochial School
at Peabody, Mass.

Peabody, Mass, Oct. 30.-Fire swept
through the three-story brick building
occupied by the st. Johns parochial
school, burning or driving to death in
the panic that followed the alarm
n of the 600 boys and girls who a
few minutes before had assembled for
their daily lessons on Thursday.
Twenty bodies have been recovered
from the ruins. Twelve of these bod
les were removed from the vestibule,
where the jam of terrified little ones
had resulted in the greatest loss of
life. Many others were injured in
their flight down the stairways and a
few jumped from the windows of the
third floor.
The first alarm brought a hundred
distracted mothers to the schoolyard,
where soon they were joined by other
relatives of the pupils, until the build
ing was surrounded by a great crowd
of hysterical men and women, who
rushed the police lines in wild effort
to reach their children. The police
were powerless to stop the rush. but
what they failed to do was accom-
plished presently by the flames, which,
shooting from the windows of the
building, held back the throng.
The students, who ranged in years
from seven to thirteen, were in
charge of 16 sisters. When the fire
started the sisters marshaled their
charges. for fire drill and started
them from the building.
Suddenly there was cry Of fear
from one Of the throng 1t was taken
up by hundreds of others, and panic
ensued. The smaller children fell
under the feet of those behind them,
and soon the vestibule was so damned
with living and dead that the firemen
could not force an entrance.
The origin of the fire remained in
doubt. Michael Dunn, who lives near
the school, said he heard muff1ed
explosion.
A large percentage of the pupils
were children of foreign parentage.
In the number were many of Irish and
Italian descent.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-11-05
BRAND HEADS NEW CABINET.
Premier Will Also Act as Minister OF
FOREIGN Affairs for France.

Paris, Nov. 1.-The following OIL
cial announcement of the formation of
the new French cabinet was made
here on Friday:
IN. BRAND stated that the ministry
has been formed and would go before
the chamber as follows:
Premier and minister of foreign af-
fairs, Aristide BRAND; minister of war,
Gen. ]. S. Gallieni; minister of marine.
Admiral Lacaze; minister of finance,
Alexandra F. Ribot; minister of the
interior, l.. J. Malvy; minister of COM
merce, Etienne Clementel; minister
of public works, Marcel Sembat; min
lister of justice, Rene Viviani; colonial
minister, Emile Doumergue; minister
of public instruction and war inven
tions, Paul Painleve; minister of agri.
culture, Jules Meline; ministers OF
state, without portfolios, Charles de
Freycinet, Leon Bourgeois, Emile
Combes, Jules Guesde and Denys Co.
chin. M. Jules Cambon will be gen.
eral secretary for foreign affairs with
a seat in the cabinet
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-11-05
ELECTION RESULTS

New York-Suffrage defeated by
more than 100000; Republicans win
control of legislature; new constitu
ton apparently defeated.
Massachusetts, Republican
elected governor over Walsh, Demo
crat, by an estimated plurality of Is,
600. The entire Republican state tick
ct il elected. Woman's suffrage is de-
feated by a two-to-one vote.
Pennsylvania-Wom suffrage de-
feated by an estimated plurality OF
$4,000. Thomas B. Smith, Republican
elected mayor of Philadelphia by 100,
600.
-Ohio-Prohibition defeated accord
ing to early returns throughout the
state.
Maryland-Early results hint Wei
Ter, Republican, elected governor. Re.
suit so close Baltimore city vote may
decide election.
Mississippi-Theod G. Bubo
Democrat, was reelected governor
The legislature is Democratic.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-11-05
ARE PAID BY DRAFTS
STATE TREASURER SAYS NEW
SYSTEM IS IMPROVEMENT.
State Funds Balance Totals More
Than 100000 Better Than
last Year.

Madison.-State Treasurer Henry
Johnson found it necessary to sign his
name to nearly LOO drafts to meet
the payment of salaries to the regular
roster of state-house employees, game
wardens, state inspectors, circuit
judges and court reporters. But even
at that Mr.. Johnson said that the new
system of paying by draft was great
improvement over the old way, when
the employees lined up and spent half
day or more each waiting their turn at
the cashiers window. Under the new
system the work is cleared up without
annoyance and each department head
distributes the drafts to those under
him.
The regular pay roll on Nov in
Guided 935 drafts for $104,375.46.
These were for salaries alone, and did
not include expense claims of any
kind. Besides these there were drafts
for fifty-two oil inspectors, sixty-two
conservation wardens, twenty circuit
judges and as many court reporters,
making a total of 1889.
The condition, of the treasury at the
opening of business on Nov 1 was
more than 100000 better than on the
same date a year ago. the total bal
ance in all funds being $3,518,941S2.
as compared with $2,994,16467 in 1914,
the exact difference being $524,S77.15
in favor of the 1915 balance.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-11-05
VILLA TO ATTACK
j. 5. SOLDIERS
Gen. Funston on Way to Take
Command.
BATTLE ON At Aqua PRlETA
American Is. Wounded by Stray Bullet
Fired During Fight on Border
y. S. Custom House Fired
Upon by Mexieans.

Washington, Nov. General Fun
ston is rushing to take command of
the United States forces assembled
at Douglas, Ariz.
Information reached the government
on Monday that General Villa is pre-
pairing to attack the American troops
at that point.
General Funston is authorized to
protect American property and resist
aggression.
Douglas, Ariz., Nov. 3.-The battle
of Aqua Prieta began at 1877 o'clock
Monday afternoon, when the guns OF
the garrison at Aqua Prieta opened
upon the rapidly advancing Villa
forces. Villa has 10000 men and Cen
eral Gales has 1000.
Bullets soon began to fly across the
United States line into Douglas.
L. F. Taylor, an American, was
shot through the back by machine
gun bullet at the United States Gus
tomhouse. The machine guns were
peppering the United States custom
house at the time.
The machine gun fire on the custom
house began at $40. At least thirty
bullets sped among a throng OF SOL
diers and Mexican woman refugees
who were passing toward the concen-
tration camp on the American side.
Five minutes later a score or more
bullets flew by American soldiers. The
Americans took cover in their
trenches, taking the Mexican women
and children with them.
When the Carranza garrison opened
fire the Villa gunners returned shot
for shot, aiming apparently al the
southern salient of the Aqua Prieta
defenses
The Villa shells began to burst in
Aqua Prieta shortly before two o'clock.
A dozen houses on the west side OF
the town went to dust, and a number
were killed and wounded.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-11-05
HERMAN RIDER is DEAD.
Was Treasurer, Of Democratic Cam.
paign Committee.

Was Treasurer, of Democratic Cam.
paign Committee.
New York, Nov. 3.-Herman Ridder.
editor of the Stats Zeitung, leader of
American Germans and prominent
Democrat, died here on Monday. Mr..
Riders death was caused by an acute
attack of Brights disease, following
several months illness. Mr.. Ridder
suffered a nervous breakdown over
the American notes to Germany. Her
man Ridder, recognized as leader of
Americans of German descent and
long a political force in the United
States, was born in New York city of
German parents, March 5, 1851, and
worked his way from the humblest
circumstances to wealth and promi-
nence Mr. Ridder became a stock
holder in the New Yorker Stats
Zeitung in 1890, and was elected a
director and the treasurer and man.
ager. These Offices he filled until he
became the president. >, Mr.. Ridder
took an active part in politics as an
independent Democrat. He was treas
urer of the Democratic national com
mittee during the 1908 campaign.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-11-05
REPORT CROWN PRINCE DEAD
Stories From Italy Say Frederick
William Has Passed Away
News Believed Authentic.

Turin, Nov. 3.-Crown Prince Fred
erick William of Germany is dead. ac-
cording to a Rome dispatch to the
Gazetta del Popolo, whose correspond
ent asserts he was informed by dip
lomat accredited to the Vatican that
the news had been received by the
secretary of state in a cipher message
from the papal nuncio at Vienna, Mon
signor Scapinueli, The diplomat is
said to have refused to give further
details, but to have assured the CORE
spondent the news was authentic
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-11-05
CAPTURES BY THE AUSTRIANS
Vienna Announces the Taking Of
Places and Men in Serbia-Rus-
sian Attacks Repulsed.

Vienna, Nov. .3.-Important captures
in Serbia are announced in the fol-
lowing official statement:
"Austro-G German troops have cap
tured Kragujevatz. The Bulgarians
have taken the hills west of the Re-
sava valley. The army of General
Koevess has taken $500 men prison
ers. We have also captured 90 guns
in Serbia, as we'll as two Maxims. 30
ammunition wagons, searchlight and
As old-style guns.
Russian attacks were repulsed We
have taken prisoners 142 Russian OFF,
GERS and 10000 men, We have also
taken "A Maxims and three aero
planes"
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-11-05
PIONEER PHYSICIAN DIES
Dr.. A. G. Kellogg of Portage, Who
Came to Wisconsin 1852, Ex-
pres From ApopLexy

Portage-Dr. A. G. Kellogg, aged 70,
one of the oldest practitioners of the
state who came to Wisconsin in 1852
and settled in Dodge county, is dead
at his home here after several months
illness following stroke of apoplexy.
He was the father of Judge A. F. Kel-
ogg of Portage. lie engaged in the
practice Of medicine in Portage in
1870 and was formerly member of
The Democratic state central commit
tee. For many years he was superin-
tendent of the Portage public schools.
He is survived by the widow and three
children: Judge A. F. Kellogg, DR.. J.
R. Kellogg and Mrs. G. H. Hall.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-11-05
PLAN RELIGIOUS UNION AT u.
Building for Cooperative Activities of
Wisconsin Church Activities,
Will Be Built.

Madison.-University pastors have
Endorsed plan for union religious
center at the University of Wisconsin
to provide for not only an institution
of religious instruction, but for all
other religious activities.
"This means a building with an
auditorium for united religious gather
ings, social rooms, administrative Of
fees, rooms for religious instruction
and quarters for whatever other CO.
operative work may. consolidate and
make more effective the religious
forces at the University of Wiscon-
sin," says their letter. The cost is
estimated at 100000.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-11-05
GIRL FOUND SLAIN ON TRACK.
Miss McCaIIin of Prominent Pitts
buruh Family Beheaded.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Oct. 30.-The head
less body of Miss Sophie McCallin,
daughter of the late William c. Nc
Calm, former mayor of Pittsburgh,
was found on the Pennsylvania tracks
at Roup, a station within the city linn
it's. The body was so badly crushed
that Identification was impossible IN
til the girls absence from the office
of E. s. Morrow, city comptroller,
whose secretary she was, started an
inquiry.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-11-05
GERMANS AIM BLOW AT SUEZ
Rome Dispatch Says British Have
Flooded Region in Defense-Forts
Just Above Water.

Rome, Nov. 3.-The Austro-Germans
are preparing a new offensive against
the Suez canal, according to an Athens
dispatch to the Tribuna, which adds
that the British have made gigantic
preparations to meet such an eventu-
atty. Among other things, they have
flooded the land along the canal, leav-
ing the Notifications just standing out
of the water the defenders being sup
piled with provisions by gunboats.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-11-05
SUICIDE HITS RISK FIRMS
Preetorius' Death Makes Payable Pol
icies Totaling 100,0o0-HaIf
Goes to Widow.

ST. Louis, Nov. 3.-Life underwrit-
ers estimate that 100000 insurance
will become payable through the death
of Edward l.. Preetorius, president of
the German-American Press associa-
ton. publishers of the st. Louis Times
and the Westliche Post. who com.
mitted suicide Monday. Half of this
sum. it is said. will go to Mr.. Pree-
torius' widow. and the other halt to
the publishing company.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-11-05
Craven kniuht.

Never speak to me again. ex-
claimed the fair maid, as with flash
ing eyes she handed back to the foot
ball hero the ring he had so proudly
placed on her finger few short days
before. Il can never marry a cow
ard"
"A coward?" he stammered
Yes, a coward. | saw you with
MY own eyes at the game this after
noon. You had the ball under your
arm and ran with it the whole length
of the field instead of facing the
crowd and fighting like a man."
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-11-05
University Student at IA.

Madison.-The youngest student at
the University of Wisconsin is IA years
of age. He is Frank A. Ross, son of
Prof. E. A. Ross of the department of
sociology. He received his early pre-
paratory training at home. This in
struction lasted three hours a day.
The remainder of the time he was al
lowed to play. He spent one year in
the graded school, and entered the
university high school.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-11-05

pears to be defeated, according to
early returns. The count will be late.
Republicans Lead in Kentucky.
Louisville, Nov. 3.-Unofficial re-
turns from II out of 119 counties for
governor give Morrow (Rep.) over
Stanley (Dem.) a majority of 1908.
The same counties in 1911 for gov
ernor gave McGreary (Dem.) ma
jority of 1876 over O'Bear (Rep.).
Puchta Wins in Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, Nov. 3.-GeOrge Puchta
(Rep.) was elected mayor of Cincin.
natl by plurality of about $4,000.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-11-05
Youthful Bandits Jailed.

Marinette.-Clifford Johnson lost
his memorandum book while he was
executing a boy bandits performance
in a local store. The result was that
he now is in jail facing a serious
charge. He is but II years old and
has the distinction Of being Mari
nette's youngest bandit.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-11-05
Teachers Against Union.

Stevens Point-William Milne, su-
perintendent of the Merrill public
schools, is the new chairman Of the
executive committee of the Central
Wisconsin Teachers association,
which met here The association also
voted down an amendment which
would have subordinated the associa-
ton to the state teachers association.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-11-05
BRITISH WARSHIP is SUNK
Torpedoboat 90 in Collision at Gibrai.
tar-Two officers and Nine Men
Are Missing.

London, Nov. 3.-The British torpe.
doboat SO has been sunk at Gibraltar.
it was officially announced by the ad-
miralty. The vessel was in collision
with another ship. Two officers and
nine men are missing. The 90 carried
a crew of Is men. The sunken ship
was built in 1894. She was 140 feet
long and 10 feet in the beam. Her
speed was % knots.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-11-05
Teachers Help FIGHT Fire.

Wausau-Wausau school teachers,
nearly eighty in number, helped form
bucket brigade at Junction City
when the Hotel Voyer was afire. The
teachers were returning from meet
ing at Stevens Point, and were chang
ing cars at Junction City, when the
fire broke out.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-11-05
CUTICURA COMPILATIONS
Are Usually Fresh and Clear, Soft and
Velvety. Try One.

The Soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to soothe and heal. Thus
these supercreamy emollients promote
and maintain the natural purity and
beauty of the skin, scalp, hair and
hands under conditions which if neg.
lected might disfigure them.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. Ky,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-11-05
FOUR BUSINESS MEN KILLED.

Leading Citizens Of MarshfieId, Wis.,.
Lose Lives at Railway Crossing.
Marshfield, Wis, Nov. Am auto
mobile trip on Sunday in a new ma
chine cost the lives of four of Marsh
fields best-known business men when
the car was struck by a fast train at
depressed railroad crossing near
Unity. The dead: Peter Daul. aged
forty-seven, proprietor Eagle hotel;
Philip Adler aged sixty-five, owner
Adler opera house and director in two
banks; Robert II. Schroeder, aged
forty-three, alderman; Charles A. 9th
ems, aged forty-two, real estate man.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-11-05
Lewis Waller Dies.

Nottingham, England. Nov. 3.-Lew-
is Waller, the famous British actor
and theatrical manager, died here
on Monday afternoon, aged fifty-five
He had been i'll for several DAYS will
pneumonia.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-11-05
Fix Lumber Rate.

Washington, Nov. 1.-The inter-
state commerce commission fixed
five and one-half cents a hundred
pounds as the rate on lumber and lum-
Der products in carloads from More
house, Mo-, to Thebes. Ill.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-11-05
To Represent Wisconsin.

Oshkosh.-James II. Davidson OF
Oshkosh and A. G. Wells of Depere
are expected to represent Wisconsin
at the national rivers and harbors
congress at Washington, D. c., on Dec.
8, 9 and 10.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-11-05
Austrian Wins Nobel Prize.

Stockholm, Nov. at has been de-
cided to award the Nobel prize in
medicine for 1914 to DIR. Robert Bar
any of Vienna university for his work
IN the physiology and pathology of
the ear,