VOL. XC.
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STATE COLLEGE ASKS
FOR 8500,000 (ARMORY.
Needed for Establishment of Corps for
Teainlog Army Offioers,
Lack of a suitable armory in which
military training at the Pennsylva-
nia State College, and absence of quar-
ters for storing their arms and equip-
ment has deprived the institution the
privilege of establishing an officers’
training corps, as proyided for in the
nationsl defence aot.
Msjor O. W. Bell, of the Fourteenth
cavalry, United Btates army, de
tailed at the Btate College as com-
mandant of the military department,
has reported to the board of trustees
that without these sceomodations It
is impossibie to garry on the work of
the reserve officers’ training corpse.
To provide the required armory, se
recommended by the commandant,
the committee Is planning to ask s
state appropriation of $500,000 for that
specific purpose,
Units of the officers’ reserve Lrain-
ing corps are to be established at all
of the so-called land-grant colleges in
the country, for developing trained
men who take places of command ip
volunteer forces in case of war,
The course will be elective. There
will be the regular two years of com-
pulsory drill, now required of fresh-
men and sophomores, after which the
student may enter the advanced train-
ing school for officers.
All Btate colleges qualifying for the
training corps are to have supplied
free of all cost by the war department
full and corcplete equipment, uniforms
for each branch of the service, tentage,
camp outfi?, rifles, machine guns, can-
non horses and accoutrements lor in-
fantry, artillery and cavalry. Addi-
tional instructors will also be supplied
by tbe war department, from the reg-
ular army staff.
i When State College bas the armory
needed to carry on this work, the uni-
forme of the cade's will be supplied
free by the government rather thao
by personal payment, as in the case
at present, In sdditicn to the uni
forme, thestudents eleciing advanced
work wili receive the equivalent of
subsistance, about $85, esch year,
Students completing the work io
the training corps will be eligivle to
appointment as a lieutenant, with
six months’ service in the regular
army. While serving with the regu-
1ar troops they will receive $100 a
month, with all allowance of regular
army lleutenants,
———— A A ———
Entertalament on January 11,
Thursday night of next week, Janu-
sry 11th, tue young people of the M.
E. cbuareh will give a dramatic euter-
tainment in the Grange Hall, at which
time they will present two plays.
The firet, ** A Perplexing Situation,”
isa comedy in two acts. In it the
daughters ofa prosperous, but rather
“close” business map, prove their
ability to win in a wager with their
father. Bome of the situations arising
from this wager are very amusing.
The second ** Cornelis Pickle Plaio-
tiff, ”’ a burlesque irial for ladies, will
keep the audience in a roar from start
to finish.
The admission price is 25 cents;
children, 156 cents ; reserved seats 30
centz. Entertainment begins at 8:00
o'clock,
S——————— MAY BAIS IAIN,
Fire Destroys Large Barn,
Fire of incendiary origin destroyed
the large bank barn on the R. U. Jar
cobs farm, occupied by Edward Coles
men, near Lewistown, late on Christ-
mas night, The seasson’s crops were
burned with the implements and other
property. Twenty head of cattle
and twelve head of horses were liber
ated, but one of the horses was #0 bad-
ly burned upon being set free that it
bad to be shot.
The barn bas been known as a re-
treat for hoboes for the past quarter
of a century and all knew of its exist-
ence and the rules of honor sgainst
carrying matches when resting une
der its hospitable roof, It is self evi-
dent that somebody broke ihe rule
————————— A Sp ——————
Higher Education Is Worth $19,000, Bays
College ean,
Dr. Arthur Holmes, dean of the
general faculty of the Pennsylvania
Btate College, fixes the monetary
value of a college education at from
$18,000 to $20,000. His estimate was
based on a comparison of the salaries
of college~trained men with those not
having the same advantages. Ac-
cording to Dean Holmes, the average
yearly salary of the college man Is
$1187, while $518 is the average annual
income of the nov=gollege man, a dif-
ference of more than $660 in favor of
the man with higher training, Thir-
ty years’ work will make this sdvanp-
tage worth $18,600 according to Desn
Holmes’ calculation,
1917, although youny, is old enough
to register a lot of mistakes wade ln
the writing of It,
BOAL MAUHINE GUN TROOP
TO LEAVE BORDER JAN, OTH,
—
Good News Futs Joy Tuto Mearts of Oentre
County Boys.—Uncie Sam to Lay Out
New Route for Trip Home, Letter
From Private #illtam Batley,
This, probably, will be the last let-
ter I'll write from our camp, for a few
days ago we were treated to the most
agreeable surprire, and that was that
we are to go home! The scene that
followed in camp upon receipt of this
bit of information was good to be-
hold. Every mother's son of us was
wild with joy, for we truly believed
that it was all trae, coming from a
high official source. Weare fortunate
indeed in having served six months,
for since the militia can stay for only
six mouths in one place, and the lat
Penn’a cavalry having been here that
long, it was time for a move—and that
move is home. Had we enlisted in
the fall the chances are that we would
be asked to move to Fort Bliss instead
of homeward.
There will be three installments
from the 7th Division of Penn’a to go
home, namely, the 16th and 4th in-
faptry on the first inetallment; the
Michigan and the Otlo infantries on
the second installment, and the lst
Penna Cavalry to go on the last in-
stallment, The time for our leaving
here has been set for Japuary 8th, It
has been said that the U. B, Govern-
ment, as a treat to the boye, will send
us home via New Orleans and Louisi-
ane, affording us new scevery on the
trip.
Following our arrival at Boalsburg
it will necessitate our staying there for
a month or more to be ff rmally mus-
tered out of service. After being mus.
tered out of the U. 8B, Militia, we are
thrown back to N. G. P. Militis, but
we are permitted to return home after
being mustered out of the*U, BH.
Militia,
December 26th.— Oa the 24th
December the Army Y. M. OC. A.
ailding went up in emoke., The
building was not a pretentious one,
yeverthelees it served a very useful
yjurpose for the army boye, The fire
#88 due to the lsck of protection
where the stovepipe psssed through
the floor,
Christmas day was anything but a
pleasant day, so far as the weather was
concerned. The wind blew a 60anile
gales, nding sand in sll directions
aud piling it up a foot high in many
places. Although we had it mixed
in our Christmas dinner, the Iatter
was very good. The following was
the menu:
of
MENU
Fruit Salad
Tomato Soup
Celery
Boast Turkey and Drossing
Cranberry Bauce
Candied Sweet Potatoes
Bread
Com
Butter
Pumpkin Ple
Bananas
Nuts
Coffees
Cigar
Oranges Apples
Heading the wenu card was a pholc-
graph of Lieut. Boal using the range
finder, while the back contained the
comple roster,
What we believe to be our last guard
duty on the border will be required of
us on December 27th. After that it's
get ready for the departure, which
means joy to the whole bunch.
WiLLIAM BAILEY.
Wrecks Auto In Returning Workmens,
Wilbur Henny badly wrecked his
Ford car on Ise! Tuesday afternoon at
Centre Hill, while on his way to Burn-
ham to which place he was conveying
Meeare, B®, 8B. Kreamer, Newton
Emerick, Howard Ritter and Willis
Weaver, who bave employment in the
Standard worke. Ata point near the
Bert Allen place the car skidded aud
struck a telephone pole, resulting in the
smashing of the wind shield, break-
ing the front axle, and badly dinging
the hood and fenders. Henny sustain-
ed a bad cut on the neck from the fly-
ing gluse, while Weaver who was seatl-
ed beside the driver, was badly shaken
up. The other occupants of the car
escaped unhurt, Two suit cases car-
ried on the front of the car were bad-
ly demolished,
were relieved of their anxiety when
Cleveland D. Mitterling, who ¢hanced
to pass. that way shortly after the sce
cident, carried them to their destina-
tion. The damaged car was towed to
Henney’'s workshop the following
moruiog.
————— PS ————
Students at Home Over Christmas,
Aindenis in normal and college who
were home for the Yaletide were:
Mise Ruth Smith, Miss Ida Bweet-
wood, from Bloomsburg ; Miss Mabel
Arpey, irom a pharmseceutical school
at Pitteburgh; Miss Pearl Karte,
from Hyrscure Uplversily; Hemry
Mitteplirg, William Reliab, from Penn
Biate ; James Liogle, from Berque-
bsona University ; James Keller,
from F. & M.; George Booger, from
Mercersburg ; Ralph E, Bituer, from
Cornell University,
/4 ¥ULETION weomiror A
Homan. Bible,
On December 19th, at 8:45 p. m.,
Edward E. Homan and Miss Eliz:
beth Bible, both of Centre Hall, were
united in marriage at the M, KE. par-
sonsge, Bpring Mille, by Rev, Will-
iame, the bride's pastor,
They left for a little wedding trip
on the afternoon train the next day.
I'bey will make their home in Penns
Valley, and will be found at the'r
home on a farm ahout two miles west
of Bpring Mills after April the first,
The farm belongs to the groom's
father, William H. Homan, and as
the groom has beep reared on a farm
and loves farming, it is certain that s
successful career awaits them in the
future,
Both are splendid young people and
have the congratulations and best
wishes of the community and all who
know them, ’
Heannett-Kuhue,
On December 28th at the residence
of James Bearsop, at Linden Hal!, by
the Rev. B, C, Btover, Harry R. Ben-
nett, of Tyrone, and Miss Nellie
Kuhuve, of Linden Hall, were united
in marriage jn the presence of a num-
ber of immediats friende, The ring
ceremony wee used, They were ace
companied by Mr, Bearson, of Linden
Hall, and Miss Pattersor, of Boal:
burg. After hearty congratulations
the guests pariook of a grand dinner
which Mre, Bearson knowe so well how
to prepare. The bride received many
presents,
Yerger-Dnle
Howard
1914 “nd
teams,
Thareday afternoon, Dee,
Virginia Dale, a of Mre.
Johh M., Dale. The wedding
very quiet affair, snd immediately af-
ter the ceremony Mr. and Mes, Y r=
ger left for Towns, wheres Mr, Yerger
Yerger, halfbeck on the
1915 Penn Bi: football
married at Bellefonte on
28. to Mis
to
WES
daughter
Was Bb
aking a post-graduste
[own tate Col
athlete direclor,
ege, where
Ebert-Moser
A very quiet wedding took place at
the M. E. parsonage in Spring Mille
on the evening of December
The contracting parties were Edward
B. Ebert and Mise Mary J. Moser,
both of Bpriog Mille. The M. E.
pastor, Rev. W. H., Williams, per-
formed the ceremony. Their many
friends wish them well in this their
voysge upon the ses of matrimony.
Sed.
Zessinger-Breon
On Saturday evening, December 24,
al 8 o'clock George A. Zsssinger, of
Lock Hiaven, snd Lodie A. Breop, of
Millheimn, were united in marriage by
Rev, Wm. Harr, at 88, Luke's Reform-
ed parsonage, Lock Haven, The couple
were unattended, Mr, Zessionger is
the son of the Iate Alex, Zessinger,
and is employed by the Pennsyl ania
Rallroad Co. They will in
Lock Haven,
reside
am Rickert
Harold Ream and Miss Esther
Rickert were united In marriage st
the home of the bride’s parents, Mr.
and Mre. B. F. Rickert, at rpriog
Mills, on Christmas day. Rev. A. B.
Bierly tied the nuptial knot,
————— i —————
Sang varols on Christmas Morn,
A choir of sixteen voices, represent-
ing the various local denominations,
lifted their voices in song early Christ.
mas morning while the remainder of
the population wes wrapped in slum-
ber. The awakening csme as tho
some loving band had been placed on
the slumberer and whispered * Merry
Christmas ; peace and good will,” into
the ear. The singers gathered about
an electric street light and sang the
beautiful bymuos, * Holy Night” and
“Joy to the World.” Folding their
books they | roceeded (0 the pext il-
luminstion and repeated the singing.
It all was very appropriate as well as
beautiful,
P.O. 5 of A, Elect ier
he loeal P, O. 8, of A, esmp elected
officers for the coming term at ite regu
Inr meeting last Thursday night.
Those who will cecupy the chairs for
the next six months are: C. D. Bare
tholomew, president; Robert Glae-
gow, vice president ; BR, D. Foreman,
master of forms ; D, Roea Bushman,
recording secretary ; (. A. Auman,
financial secretary ; D. W. Bradford,
tressurer ; KE. B. Ripks, trustee;
Kryder Frank, conductor ; J. E. Nol,
inepector ; Wilbur Bland, outer guard,
The ivsiallation «ill be held in the
camp's new quarters in the bank
building the isst meeting night in
January.
This year laa bit shorter than last
which will oblige each aud every one
to work » bit harder ench day to see
complish the same smoubt of work
by December 81,
DEATH,
/
The news of the death of Calvin
Horper, at Lakemont, Altoons, on
Thursday morning, December 21st,
came as a shock to his many friends in
Centre Hall, near which place be was
borp, Right in the primeof. life and
enjoying apparently splendid health,
he was taken away as a result of an
apoplectic stroke,
He was the son of William and
Kate Horper and was horn west of
Centre Hal!, February 28, 1872, being
past forty-four years of sge. Aboul
eight years ago he removed to Altooun
where he became a restsuratear sand
was successful in a business way.
He is survived by a wife snd the fol-
lowing children : Ralph, Pau!, Ruth
H.
ANOTHER SUKT OF ELBUTION,
In Which Deer Was Elected King of Centre
founty snd Bear “Also Han,” — Some
Amusing Farnilels Hetween Gebsrsl
Elgction snd This One of the Mountains,
[ By a Special Correspondent }
The year 1918 wus blessed (?) with
two elections
dent of the
OL!
i ope in which a presi-
United Btates and some
er officiale were elected at a vast
expenditure of enthusinsem and mor.
ey and great issues were at stake, the
other election was carried forward
with no less enthueinem but was won
with enormous loss of life and
od shed and hard lsbor but
ilqg at steak in this
or deer was eiccted Kiog
gud carried Centre County
with Bear
al
much bl
thiore
of Bea
by u large msrgino Prince
and Lloyd, He was a member of the
First United Brethrea church of Al]
oons ; of Lieutenant B, U, Potts post |
No. 12, Bons of Velerans ; Washing~|
ton camp No, 60, P. O. BR, of A, |
Modern Woodmen of America |
Lakemont Voluoteer Fire Depart-|
ment, The faperal services were held |
Iate home
EB. Parker,
io |
Io-§
ing bis death sl the
charge of the Rev, (,
tery.
William EB. Lytle, a lifelong resident |
of Lemont, died at the home of his
place Haturday morning, December |
23, at 1:80 o'clock, following an illness |
of three days due to paralyele, :
William L¥tle was a son of Griffith
Lytle snd
Lemont, April 9,
eighty-three
fourteen days of age.
and Susanna was born at}
1833, thus being
years, eight months and |
He was tl
eldest of a family of twely
snd a man of str
i
finrm
WOE 3
cupstion
ne ; 3
vy BH Mary BIE
0
, ULV s
1
Ws
ther elaters
8
Griffith y of Downs, Ka
Mre, Margaret Willisoe, James Ly
Liy tit ' ni
y
and Miss Belle Lytle, all of Blate Colt
lege,
Funeral services held at his
inte home on Tuesday morning, and
being In charge of Rev, L. V. Barber.
Burial io the Brauch cemetery.
were
a
Bwint die
Mire
Mre. Jaue B ablg
her i
i atl Lhe
of Danie
uotne
Callahan, atl Linden
it years,
Gaye,
was Ir
iwenly-oine
fore muarriage her pame |
Her husband
Lae son
cilia Jane Hlabig, died
IADY years sgo.
of Los
survives, as well
H
Hall, and Mre, Joseph Devinpey, of
~L Lar les
aliforuia,
brother ana
ward Biabig, of Linde:
Hwint Aungeler, {
mE OLE
one sister:
iseedavilie,
1
wer ela {
Fuoueral ser at the
howe on Monday afternoon sud burial
was made at Centre Hall, Rev, G. L.
Courtuey, of the Boalsburg
Latherasn church, of which de
Vices
paalor
the
ceased was 8 member, officiating.
Ls ster Bhuey, a son of Mr, and Mrs.
Henry Bhusy, of Pleasant Gap, died
at his home in that piace Inst Friday
morning at five o'clock, following =
week's illoess from quinsy. The
young man was aged (wenty-:lx years,
eigut months and fifieen Caye.
He was employed at the While
Rock quarries, and leaves a wife, who
was Romie Relish, aud two ohiidren-—
Mary and Kenneth ; sleo his parents
and one broither—Oiiver Bhuey.
The funeral services were conducted
in the Methodist church at Pleasant
Gap on Monday worning, Reve, Foss
and Bhuey having charge. Burial was
made in the Luiheran cemetery.
Mre. Elizabeth Zatile, an old roldier’s
widow, died at her home in the moun~
tains several miles west of Hpring
Mille, on Basturday preceding Christ-
meas, and wes buried the following
Wednesday in the mountain cemetery.
Rev. M. KE. Miller being in charge.
Ihe deceased was Eliz bosib Weaver,
dauguter of Peter Weaver, sod was ail-
most eighty-iwo years of sage. For
sume years she suflered with canoe:
aod lived alone for a long time preced-
fog her death, Three children su:~
vive,
Uredits Given on Sabseription,
The Reporter's mailing list was core
rected leet week and all credits on sut-
soription were giver, The pink labe!
this week will show your credit if you
were in the clare of payers. If there
is an error, report at once. To those
whose label carries numerals leas then
“17” we sugeest this New Your's
resolution ; “L1'Il pay the prioter a:
onos,"
ran,” Ia
this Deer and B
an ‘also order to vote in
ar elect! the voter
by paying into the
at B-llefonte and then
I deliare in lead bal-
ched | jackets,
wonsisted In
chester or
1d the
0
qualified a dollar
ain paigo fund
esting Beevers
nesily pt Blee]
careful
Rewington
Olin
iravspoits-
duff ete.
Lie 3
tenis, y Over
mountain rosd
in Cen-
fortified
tobscco and =
adieus
ly hie
campaign fund by
on left
of
3
rn
$
ny mils of rough
é trenches Y somewhere
I'he voter then
} ALB of
ry tearful
advertising
i
tis
arm,
out this election
he candidates
hay ; not one
new baby
pad and
£ fem nii
WwW Lhe woods
bef
scling
Home vol-
2's any how.
Price”
Ccatupsign, it was 8 ght to the death.
Lhe Was M 8
aly home
others
speed, Who ore
fa candidate
county 7
ers said 4 was ad man
hie, ever hesid ©
iike this Io ous
fis was '‘ Peace si suy
slogan rater & piece
price,” and sowie came
Wilh oily a illlie plece and
ine In pleces, Aud neny
sid dear-
figure
for
that
ion
LO earn
ser Lhey
in the
this De-
lection. suflrage
aol & po; iar issue, snd
Woinsu
the less
about it Deller.
However a
» were elecied but the voters
result and put
Vollng machines ;
Ue volers Lhe bene
here
¢
proud of the
blame on the
i we must give t
of the doubt
from painful
for we know
that the
not always place
was almed. The
sufirage movement we might consider
a dead iu this election, for
though the females, we know, are
assertive and jealous of their
rights, yel they seemed this time to
be even more Umid ia this election,
ibsan the males :f such 8 thing were
possible, and coustantly strived (or ie
it elrove) to elude the public gsze and
flaunted Do banpers and made no
The female campaign 8 ng
took on rather a semblance of mourn
ing snd like a dirge they cuanted,
“I didn’t raise my boy to be a candi
date. V'
A etrapge paradox in this section
was the fack that while many soup
houses were eslatiishied la the moun-
tains yet the “full dinver pail” was
everywhere in evidence. From the
no se of the voling machines it seems
to us very much as If the cid issue of
“16 to 1” was being revived, (16 bal-
lots to a candidate) but when the vo.
ters would return to camp in the even-
ing it seems rather as if the propor.
tion were advancing in competition
with leather, aud the result would of-
ten: tesch 16 to 0, painfully olter, or
peruaps it wight reach 116 to 1. It
must be said that both Deer ard
Bear were 100 per cont, candidates
and fought gamely to the bitter end.
Che former, ** He kept us out of war,"
win elected, and the latier, * Whis.
ke 3 100 per cent, (tru'y)" is certain.
ly entitied to scoond piso, The ree
su't was nol close and the outcome
war at no tse io doubt, The east
dl’ not cut much of a figure in this
election | aud tive west, strangely not
much eitber, but it was centre and
north that decided the election. Pare
ty lines were nol sharply drawn sud
((Cbutinoed On Lomas page.
experience
vollng eecliines do
ithe ballot wheie il
jesus
very
a eChes,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS
Happiness, peace, spd joy-—-may
they be yours throughout the year
1917,
Charles H. Fmull, of Rebersburg,
wes named mercantile appraiser by
the county commissioners,
Mr. and Mre. John Kresmer spent
several days over the Christmas ses
son wilh the former’s parents in Read-
ing.
Caries Homao, of Cleveland,
Ohlo, was a guest ut the H, G.
Strohmelier bome over the Christmas
BOBRBOD.
The ersslons of Farmer's week at
Hiate College were sttended by a num-
ber of progreseive farmers about Cen-
tre Hall,
Two bome talent plage, by good
smstenr sctore, in the Grapge hall,
PLureday evening, January 1... Go
see thet,
Mr. and Mire, L. Bmith and
daughter Louise epent Christmas
wilh Mrs. Smith's parents at State
College.
T.
Mre. Emms Breon and daughter,
Miss Besse Breop, of Biste College,
were guests of relatives in Centre Hall
on Christmas day,
A. F. Rote, of Epring Mille, was &
bueiness caller ot this office one day
last week, He reported sutoing good
on the packsd suow.
J. T. Noll, the Pleasant Gap con-
tractor and paper hanger, was in town
one day last week. Work in bis line
hae been unusually good,
By the way, how is that three day-
id New Yea:'s rescvlution coming on?
Does it give promises of developing io-
to a healthy youngster, or has it
“decline ?
December pretty oold,
with a fine sleighing. The
1 rosde were well beaten down by
automobiles, makiog travel rather
piessaul ju either car or sleigh,
aversged
lot of
§ nit
Willie A. Magee, of Wenonah,
New Jersey, joined his family at the
E. M. Huyett home, for a few days at
the Cnristmasstide, nll retnroniog home
oun Wednesday morning of isst week.
Mre. Cleveland Musser, of nesr
Woodward, had the good fortune to
raise 8 flock of sixty turkeye, fifty-iwo
of which were sold at an average
price of $3.60 each, or a total of $187.
Mr. snd Mre. C. W. Pennington and
two daughters ; W., J. Bmith and Mre,
¥. 0. Bairfoot, spent Christmas day
with Mre. Penuvington’s and Mr.
Smith's mother, Mre. Mary Smith, at
Beliefonte,
Mre. Wallace White, of Axemann,
is caring for her sister-ip-law, Mrs,
Samuel Gingerich, above Centre Hall,
Mre. Giogesica is steadily improving
in bealth (and is looking forward to
complete recovery.
J.B. Rowe, who has been in West
Virgiuia for the past six months, was
home for a week over the hoiidaye.
He recently completed the erection of
a stone crushing plant having a caps-
city of a thoussud tous per day.
The Christmas entértsinments beld
in the Reformed snd Lutheran
churches were a credit to the children
ss well as to those in charge. Besuti-
ful programs were rendered at both
churches, there being big audiences on
both cceasions,
There was sure a drop in coal In
Miilhelm Isst week, when * Pete”
Shires, Lhe drayman, upset his wagon
loaded with the anthracite fuel into a
creek. The coal man was also dump-
ed into the water, and thuiroughly
wetted from head to fool, ™ Pele” was
immediately recovered, and pext
morning the coal was spoveled from
the bed of Eik creek,
As has been his custom fur several
years, Harry W. Potter sent hie father,
J. T. Potter, at Christmas time, a tep-
pound salmon, caught in Puget Begod,
Washington state. The fish has a
delicious taste and is far superior to
the canned article. The writer grate-
fully acknowledges the receipt of sev-
eral cuts of this particular fish, a gift
from young Mr. Potter.
“Mra. W. J. Finkle, of Buflalo, New
York, epeot the psst week with her
brojber, D. M. MoCool, at Spring
Mille, Mr. Finkle, who fs a native of
Mifflin connty, was unable to scoom-
pany his wife ap the trip owing to the
volume of business which the Wash
burn-Crosby Company, with which
concern Mr. Finkle has been connect-
ed for the past three years; has on Ite
:
Medal brand. There are
plants, one located al each
lowing polote : Buflalo, N,
neapolié, Mion.; and
Mr, Fiusle le a miller
jvisat, and he states ninety
loads of flour sre mauufactared in
mill every twentysfour hours,
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