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SCHANTOX, JANUARY 21. 1S99.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
Mnyor.TAMi:S MOIH.
Trwumrer-THOMAS It. UKOOKS.
ontroller-K. J. WIDMAYKK.
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RINSTiAND. C. 3. KOWl.Klt.
Election Day February 14.
The responsibility for the deadlock nt
llnrrlHliurg, which tics up legislation
nnd creates public suspense, Is on those
Republican members who have bolted
the caucus nominee of their party. Let
their constituents take notice.
The Martin Ballot Bill.
The new ballot law Introduced by
Senator Martin Is the Australian bal
lot, with one difference. In Australia
the numc of the candidates are grotip
il nlnlinbotlcallv under tho various
ofllccs. In tho Martin bill tho first
liaino under each ofllee is that of tho
candidate of the party which polled
the hlKhest vote at the preceding state
olortlon: tin- second name that of the
r.'inilldato or tho party which polled
Ihf si't'ond highest vote.and so on down.
This gives an arrangement more near
ly in conformity with out political sys
tem and offers a means of indentlfl
ontlon for the bunellt of voters unablo
or unwilling to read. The navlng of
space as compared with the present
blanket ballot In the same and no reas
onable objection appears to the change.
This Is tho form of ballot which com
mon sense instlnclhely recommend.
It Is what the press and n considerable
body of the penplu have been ileniunc";
lniT for yeaiv. It lias been opposed
In tho past and im doubt it will con
tinue to bo opposed by the dark-lantern
type of rooster politician, wlv
thrives on the Intricacy and obscurity
of the election machinery. This lyp'
of politician generally has the Inside
track In the state legislatures when the
pooplo In general me Indifferent; but
It is a typo that cannot prevail when
public opinion la well organized and
assertive. If the present legislature in
to pass tho Martin bill, it must be com
manded to do so by the imperious
voice of the people at large. They
must cause llexlble members to know
that they want this tiling nnd th it
nothing less will satisfy them. 11 th y
fdinll do this, ballot reform will occur
in short order If they shall remain
passive, it will fall flat as It has fallen
so many times before.
It in not necessary, in this connec
tion, to Inquire into the motive! of tho
gentleman who now stands sponsor for
tlil much-needed public Improvement.
He may be actuated less by any broad
desire for the betterment of existing
conditions than by a wish to prevent
certain factional enemies In his local
ity from repeating the ballot marine
uvers by which, in 1S9(i, one of thuiv
number was elected sheriff of Philadel
phia county over the nominee of tho so
called Martin machine. Be this ns It
may, It Is enough to know that the
present Martin bill is a good bill, which
public opinion overwhelmingly sustains
arid which It would be to the credit
and advantage of the present general
assembly to enact Into law.
department! so that ho can enforce
promptness honesty nnd efficiency In
the furnishing of army supplies. Th'.
spectacle of u commissary general de
liberately calling tho commanding gen
eral ti liar would not then bo possible
under any circumstances; nor would
It be possible for the commanding gen
eral to claim that embalmed beef had
caused the death of many of his sol
diers. A rontrnllirntlon of authority In
expert military hands would leave no
room fo,r the tossing of accusations
hither nnd yon, and would relieve from
employment and render useless In fu
ture extra-judicial commissions of In
vestigation. Tho president of the
United Ktntos, if things went wrong,
could lay his finger on the responsi
ble culprit In a minute nnd say to him,
with effective brevity: "You nro Inef
ficient nnd thereforo nre removed."
This Is n matter entirely superior to
tho question of tho army's proper size.
If tho army is to bo a disjointed, head
less thing, pulled ono way by a con
ceited civilian secretary of war nnd
pulled another way by a vainglorious
major general commanding, It had bet
ter not be Increased beyond Its present
limits nnd something could be
said In favor of Its reduction. Cir
cumstances indicate the need of a
larger regular army and especially of a
larger organized federal militia; but
llrst let congress evolve n plan of per
fecting the mechanism of the army to
the end that the bravo men who offer
to serve their country In distant climes,
facing new and unknown dangers, may
do so with the assurance that so far ns
soldiers can be well cared for they will
bo well cared for, and that so far as It
is possible- to secure system und
smoothness in the management of the
army mnehlne their lives will not bo
wasted by the frictions of their jealous
and quarrelsome- superior!..
part of tho W C. T. U. As the nr
rahgement of the scale of punishment
is left largely to tho discretion of tho
mayor of Vlnoland, who Is not In favor
of the ordlnnnce, It Is not probable
that the young people of the city will
suffer much Inconvenience.
After weeks of deliberation, tho Mont,
"oso Democrat has flnaly determined
to favor nntl-cxpanslon. The abolish
ment of party lines on the Philippine
question has been a sore puzzle to tho
Democratic rural organs, who have
been unable to find out where they
ore ut. But tho Montrose representa
tive of nil that Is sorrowful In polltlre
has evidently decided that In questions
of doubt Is is safe to bo "agln tho administration."
If the correspondents at Washing
ton cannot evolve more plausible news
than that President McKlnlcy has
censed to be an expansionist they might
better save good space.
What did those who are calling Col
onel Stone a partisan governor expect?
That ho would give all his appoint
ments to his enemies'.'
Army Reorganization,
Mow that congress has agreed to hold
sight sessions beginning next Tuesday
jntil tho question of the reorganization
jit tho regular army Is disposed of It
Is to be hoped that public opinion will
bring pressure to bear on tho represen
tatives of the people sufficient to cause
them to consider this Important subject
thoroughly and nrrange, If possible, for
a permanent correction of admitted
mill notorious evils In the existing mili
tary system.
Ordinary laymen are not supposed to
know tho details of such correction;
but recent events have taught a major
ity of them o'rtaln general truths. Ono
of these Is that an army cannot suc
cessfully be managed on tho basis of a
lot of autonomous departments re
sponsible only to the civilian who for
tho moment buppens to be secretary of
war. The average olllclnl llfo of a sec
retary of war Is four years. In many
cases, perhaps in most of them, ho en
ters office absolutely ignorant of mili
tary matters and knows very little
more about them when ho goes out.
Ho is coached by tho coterie of boot
lickers who constitute the bulk of tho
permanent force at headquarters; they
twist him nnd turn him to, suit the
various purposes of their own. If they
happen to have a grievance against
certuln line ofllcers lacking their op
portunities or Inclinations for courtier
ship, they manage things so that these
gallant officers h.ivc rough sledding; If
they have favorites to push along over
the heads of gray-haired veterans who
havo passed their lives serving their
country on the battlo lines or on the
plains, means are generally found to
accomplish these ends. ' Tho civilian
secretary who Is thus worked upon by
the powers behind his throne may be a
man of tho most upright Intentions,
but from tho nature of the office he Is
as clay In the hands of the potters;
by the time he begins to nrrlvo at a
proper comprehension of things his
term of ofllee expires and another ten
derfoot succeeds htm. The army needs
above ull things else a permanent mil
itary head, not a figurehead but ft vital
and powerful head, a general actually
commanding.
This military head should havo mili
tary control over every man wearing
tho United States military uniform,
subject, of course, to reasonable re
strictions; and especially should hi
have summary jurisdiction over tho
executive sub-departments in the war
For a man alleged to bo In tho past
tense, Senator Quay Is revealing con
siderable longevity.
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Canned Beef.
Wo cheerfully give space In another
column to an Interesting letter from
Armour & Co., the Chicago beef dress
ers, replying to recent public criticisms
of canned meats. Tho letter Is tem
perate In lone and true In ItM state
ments of fact. Nn person of sense
needs to bo told that tho canned beef
of ordinary commerce is pure, clean
and nutiitious. This Is a fact estab
lished by everyday experience; and it
is, moreover, a fact easily proved by
ii personal visit to one of tho big pack
ing houses of tho west. Tho cleanli
ness and care with which all the oper
ations In the preparation for the mar
ket of dressed or canned meats are
conducted, from the unloading of tliu
cattle, through the slaughter pens,
dressing rooms and curing or canning
departments, are truly remarkable and
beyond the comprehension of those
who have not made' a personal exam
ination. As" we understand the complaints
which have been made relative to army
meat the- do not allege that the meat
was spoiled at the packing houses, but
that it was not fit to cat when placed
before the soldieis. This need not
necessarily Imply corruption or fraud
In the purchase or furnishing of army
supplies, although of course It makes
Imperative a thorough Investigation.
Many hours1 probably intervened be
tween the taking of this meat from
the refrigerating ships und tho distri
bution of It among the soldiers at the
front. In a climate where a tempera
ture of 110 to 120 degrees In the shade
Is not unusual and where rnln altern
ates with sunshine in nstonlyhlng
rapidity It would not require a pro
longed exposure to spoil the best meat
ever packed. The wonder Is that any
of It was good after It had weathered
such conditions.
The matter should be probed fear
lessly and fully, but it Is not essential
to jui'tlce, on the contrary, It Is directly
antagonistic to it, that a great Ameri
can Industry which has become a great
public convenience as well as a great
commercial resource, should bo as
persed wildly or put under undeserved
suspicion. All that the public wants or
will stand Is fair play.
NEWS AND COMMENT
Tho commissioners of Clearfield county
having recently refused a newspaper m
that county access to tho records o their
olllco legal proceedings aru to bo Insti
tuted to test tho law on the point. The
ease at lssua will, according to the Phil
adelphia Press, probably bo the first on
that ever became necessary to determine
tha lights of citizens so far us these ap
ply to tho commlshloners' oltices. Tlio
privilege of nowspaper publishers to copy
tho mnrrluse license record for publica
tion has been twlco before tho lower
courts, and once the right to exnmlna
nnd copy tho liquor license records was
passed upon ulllrmiitlvcly by a Judge of
the common pleas court. A decision
was hIso mado by Judgo Audenrled, of
Philadelphia, that a citizen had tho right
to examlno all tho records of the comp
troller's offices with reference to tho
payment of taxo. This jurist said;
"It may now be regarded as settled law
In this country that every corporator or
citizen of u municipality has tho right,
on all proper occasions, to Inspect and
copy Its records, books and documents."
Tho Supreme court of Pennsylvania, too,
hns declared that "tho light to an ot
llcc Is not tho right of tho Incumbent to
tho place, but of tho people to the ofllee."
Finally may bo quoted tho rule laid down
by Jiiilgo Dillon In his work on "Munici
pal Corporations." viz.: "In this country
tho records, public books and by-laws of
municipal corporations nro of a public
nature, and if such corporation nIiouM
refuse to givo Inspection thereof to any
person having an Intel est therein, ' '
whether ho hud any special or prrtalo
Interest or not, a wilt of mandamus
would He to command tlm eorpoiation
to allow such inspection and copies to bo
taken."
The Xew York Sun gives some timely
information In arithmetic bearing upon
the conversion of measures under ilifl
medio system Into llcures more easily
understood by Americans. "There, are,"
bays that excellent paper, "few things
more simple than to evolvo square miles
from squaro kllometeis. A square kilo,
meter is liti-lOO of a. squaro mile. Just
multiply tho number of squaro kilometers
by tho decimal .S3 and you will havo the
oie.i in square miles. A Kiiomeier is i.-
loo of a statute mile. Simply multiply
tho total kllomettrs by S2 und you have
the distance reduced ttr"mllcs. Some of
theso results aro not exact to the inch,
because the decimals may be extended.
Hut they aro exact enough for purposes
that do not require the most minute com
pulation, and they illuslrato tho fact
that it requires ery little ligurlng to
turn other people's expressions for area
and distance Into denominations we may
better understand."
Senator MeLaurln, of South Carolina,
paid a high compliment to President Mc
kinley when lie recently said: "There
ought to bo a law that no one can be a
candidate for president of the United
States until ho has served at least ono
term In tho senate or house of repre
sentatives, In order that he may know
by experience tho troubles and tho trial"",
tho hopes and tho aspirations, tho desires
and tho difficulties of tho members of the
co-ordinate body. If President Cleveland
hadenjoyed the benefit of a concession,
nl training ho would not havo maefcs so
many enemies. His lack of experience,
his lack of sympathy, his inability to ap
pieclate tho situation of the members of
congress was the rock upon which ho
was wrecked. On tho other hand a
large degree of President McKinley's
popularity Is due to the fact that he has
been through tho congressional mill and
knows how to deal with senatots and rep
resentatives, lie understands their dif
ficulties, and In trying to satisfy their
constituents he helps them as much as
ho can, and they thoroughly appreclato
It. McICinley has got more friends in
congress than any president we have had
for a long time."
Kocnlg, Reubncr, Ktztuger, Btultzer,
Fnssbender and other conspicuously emi
nent authorities Investigated tor Franc-,
Germany, Austria and other Uuropcan
countries. Tests Innumerably havo been
mndo In provisioning armies under all
conditions of service In bai racks, during
muiieuveiliig In pence and uctual war.
Penal und ellemosynary Institutions havo
been availed of for theso tests find tabu
latcd tests have been for ears aillrmed
nnd renlllrmcd until their nccurucy Is
iiow known to be definitely established,
o
Tho charge of inferior nutritive value,
when applied to tunned boiled meats,
needs only Investigation for its rofuto
tlon. Long experience should bo sulllcleut
to establish their superiority, but icasons
for this superiority may bo concisely
stated. Animal life requires three tifisses
of foods nitrogenous mutter In the form
of protelds; carbo-hydrates as found In
sugar, stnrch und allied products; phoi
pliates und a few other salts. Meat 13
the chief sourco of nlticgencus matter as
used In dally food. Its chemical analysis
shows It to bo composed of water, pro
telds and a tmall percentage of mineral
matter. Tho maximum amount of matter
In meat soluble In boiling water is four
pounds In Id). Tho nutritive putt of meat
Is albumen and myosin, tho basis of
muscle. Neither of theso 's soluMo In
boiling water. Upon Immersing meat In
water at tho boiling temperature th nl
bumen congulates causing contraction
that squeezes out tho water producing a
shrinkage of 10 per cent. In1 weight. Less
than two per cent, of this shrinkage Is
duo to tho extraction of mutter soluble
In water; 28 per cent. Is water removed by
tho contraction in cooking. None of the
2 per cent, of solublo matter removed
by cooking Is nutriment. Tho Ignorant
charge, therefore, sometimes "lieurd that
meat has had ull tho mitiillon cooked
out of It Is necessarily without founda
tion. This charge Is always maliciously
or lgnorantly made. The nutrients in
meat aro Insoluble In boiling water.
o
Tho value of cannrd boiled meat ns a
nutrlont bos been fully established by
tho most extended experiments In Hu
ropo and Amcrlra; nnd It Is beyond the
possibility of dlsputo that 9S per cent, of
tho protelds of boiled beef, such n.i is p-it
In cans, is digestible and Is nsslmilateu by
the system. So tint It nmv be positively
asserted that the nutritive vitlw of tlm
funned meat known to commerce 1h ab
solutely, nt any stage of Its manufacture,
beyond tlio contlol of the manufacturer.
Un ho honest or dishonest, hi cannot
tamper with It. No process is now known
or ever has been known by which tho In
soluble nutritives can be withdrawn from
it. Scientific, limitations protect tho con
sumer oven If unscrupulous manufac
turers dcMted to lob him. Tests that
may bo counted by the hundreds provo
this. They are not mere laboratory tests;
they aro exhaustive and practical, nnd
aro conducted by scientists with closest
attention to details. ISvcry particle of
food taken Into the system and every ar
tlclo excreted Is analyzed. ThChis tests
extend for months under nil conditions.
Individuals as wtll ns. masses of peoplo
nro subjected to thein. The armies of
Europe and tho motley assembly of men
In public Institutions contribute to tho
unassallahlo accuracy of their results.
And all of this great mass of scientific
testimony proves beyond controversy mat
boiled meat, Instead of being less nutri
tious than uncooked fresh meat. Is ac
tually mi, re so, for it is now known that
GO pounds of the loriner contains as much
nutrition as luO pounds of tho latter.
In canning meat It Is necessary that it
bo partially cooked before placing It in
tlio can. This process, as has been shown,
does not remove any of the nutritive
properties. Kpii were it a commercial
usage, It would be false economy to add
uny of the water In which tho meat was
cooked to tho contents of the can. Ab
solutely no value us a nutriment would
bo obtained by so doing. The can should
contain tho maximum amount of nutri
ment with tho minimum amount of
weight, and this only can bo accom
plished by filling it with nutritious solid
meat. If the can Is tight and its con
tents properly processed, tho meat will
bo as good years afterward as tho day
it is put up. All cans aro tested for
faulty processing or for leaks, ami but
few escapo tho vigllai.co that protection
from Ih.ui'Clal loss Jornunds. And, It n.ay
bo added, that considering tho small per-
centaga ot fat in canned meats,
tho entire absence of bore, and tho well
established fact of their superiority as a
nutriment gitat Injustice Is being done
by ignorant denunciation of this neces
sary article of food.
o
Much of the recent criticism of this
class of food has unquestionably been
occasioned by its Improper and Injudi
cious use. I.nck of knowledge or of fa
ellltes in handling It as an army ration,
nre responsible for most, If not all, of
tha trouble. The British, French and
German urmlej havo used It for so many
years that they aro familiar with proper
cookiiK methods, rirmo addition of hot
water may be advantageously used In Its
preparation, and tho addition of commsn
condiments, such as salt and pepper, wiii
remedy tho insipidity that characterizes
nil boiled meats when used without them.
Armour & Co.
Chicago, 111.
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Boys' grey shirts aud drawers, sale price 17c.
Meu's heavy fleeced shirts and drawers, sale price 35c.
Men's natural wool shirts aud drawers, sale price 39c.
Men's heavy scarlet wool shirts aud drawers, sale price 59 ceuts.
Black aud white working shirts, full size, yoke backs, well made, sale price, 29c
Extra heavy ribbed working shirts, sale price, 39c.
Meu's heavy blue woolcu working socks, sale price 14c
Meu's all wool scarlet socks, sale price 14c.
Meu's and boys' wool mittens, sale price 10c.
Men's fur top kid gloves, 75c and $1.00 kinds, sale price 49c.
Men's Astrachau gloves with kid palms, 75c kind, sale price 49c.
All our 50c aud 75 men's neckwear, sale price 39c.
Men' undressed kid, fleece lined gloves, $r.oo kind, sale price 75c
All 25c neckwear, sale price, 19c.
Boys' sweaters, 75c kind, sale price 59c,
ALWAYS BUSY.
The freedom with which the Cuban
newspapers are beginning to comment
on American government In Cuba shows
that the Cuban people are "catching
on." Open criticism Is better than se
cret plotting.
Need of Women Judges.
Now draweth on dark days for the
dressmaker. In a number of cases re
cently tried before civil court Justices
women have been absolved from pay
ing their dressmakers on tho decision
that the gowns were misfits, This weel
a Jamaica-, L. I. plaintiff put on a waist
for the Judge to see for himself that
It was entirely too tight. Of course he
promptly decided that It was and tho
customer was directed to refuse pay
ment o: the $3.07 demanded.
Dress makers have good reason to
feel alarmed at this tendency to got
even, for tho average man, even if he
happens to be a Judge, is apt to render
some sturtllmr decisions as to the Ut
of feminine nttlre. All a woman needs
to do Is to state that her gown has been
made too tight and the Judge will im
mediately Incline to that opinion. Men
always bellevo In the Innermost recesses
of their hearts that women Invariably
wear ulmost everything, from shoes to
collars, several sizes too small,
As long as the pret'ent custom pre
vails of having men on the bench any
woman who can bring herself to ad
mit that her bodice Is a trido snug will
be sure of securing a verdict against
her dressmaker, Tho only safe solution
Is women Judges.
Of course tho officials at Heiiln had
nothing to do with prompting the fresh
ness of the German consul nt Samoa.
They are ns guiltless in this case ns they
were $ the case of Admiral Dledrlchu
at Manila, Hut the measure of their
regret will be taken In tho punishment
they administer.
Vlneland, N. J., now has a curfew
law, and yrwing citizens under fifteen
years of ago If found on the streets
after nine o'clock.ure liable, to fine nnd
Imprisonment. Tho passage of the or
dinunco by tho Vlncland council is said
to have been tho result of labura on
On account of the alleged dissatisfac
tion of tho administration with Grncrnl
lilies' course, some of tho olflcluls In
terested have been looking up tho laws
defining tho status of tho major-general
commanding. General JIflcs cannot bo
deposed or supplanted as commanding
general without tho formality of trial by
court martial. lie may, however, bo re
lieved from duty nnd ordered to his home
by direction of tho president, lie can
not bo ordered to duty eUewhero os
commanding general because It Is speclllc
ally provided by law that the headquar
ters of tho army shall remain In Wash
ington. General Sherman, while serving
ns commanding generul of tho army, had
trouble with Robert T. Lincoln, secretary
of war, and was ordered to St. Louis,
where the headquarters of tho army wero
established. This outcome of tho fric
tion between Secretary Lincoln and Gen
eral Sherman caused congress to enact
the law establishing army headquarters
In Washington permanently.
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Editor of The Trlbure-
Slr: A discussion has arisen regarding
meats, both canned and refrigerated, that
havo been furnished tho United States
iiovernment to supply tho army and navy
during tho late war with Spain. The ef
fect of this discussion might be product
ive of good wero cercluslons reached af
ter testimony was presented, but, as loose
generalities aro taking the place of
sworn evidence, tha trado and commerco
o. tho country aro threatened and tho
agricultural Interests, of the west, es
pecially, aro being seriously Imperiled.
Take, for Instance, tho Important article
ot canned meats, arm now rew thero are,
oven of thoso who have constantly used
them, who know anything of their actuil
nutritive value. Most of tho comment
now Indulged in discloses tho densest ig
norance as to tho sclcutlllc data upon
which their value Is besed. Theso data
aro established so thoroughly that they
aro now, and ror a loi'g tlmo havo hecn,
placed beyond tho tealm of doubt and
havo reached tho position outsldo eicn
of discussion. Careful, scientific work In
this country and exhaustive expert re
search on tho part of European govern
ments havo reunited In authoiitntlve con
clusions now known to bo axiomatic nnd
unassailable.
o
Tho United States government made a
thorough Investigation of the subject of
foods and their nutritive values during
tho years 1SD0-1S93. W. O. Atwater. pro
fessor of chemistry In tho Wesleynn
university, Mlddletown, Conn., devoted
several years In this country and In Eu
rope to this subject and the results of
his work aro published by tho department
of agriculture nt Washington, nnd aro
standard authority. With European gov
ernments the food problem has demanded
the closest attention, It hns been probed
by them until the very bottom facts havo
been laid bare. As Atwater has Investi
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110 WASHINGTON AVE.
20UL
TIE CiEIOf S, FEWER,
(FMAilEY CO,
422 l.acknwuuna Avenu
Ranges
and
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maces
I.AKOKST
ASSOHTMKNT OF
IN THE CITY.
UANGES
Plymbflmig
and Tiemininii
GMSXE1K k FORSYTH,
325 and 327
PENN AVENUE.
SOLILOQUY.
We will
Have
oo
Exhibition
the
Floest
Lime
We
Have
Ever
)howo.
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUB
When the doctor
Looks at
A man of my figure,
He says to himself,
What will do him most good
Will be
To cat less
And
Exercise more.
He knows, however,
That habits of life
When once fixed
Are seldom changed. 1
Consequently, the doctor,
In my case at least,
Contents himself
With writing a prescription
That gives me relief
Rather quickly,
While my habits remain as they
were.
Of late I have noticed
That my physician,
Instead of the long prescription, ;
Writes but two words, I
And that the remeuy 1 get
Is rather more convenient
And decidedly
More effective.
The two words are
R.I-P-A-N-S TABULES
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HENRY BELIN, JR.,
General Agent for Mil Wjromlm
District r.i:
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PlfiEGL
llltila:, lllantlnc, Sportlnsr, tsmokeleil
aud the Itepauno CuemlcX
Company's
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
tafety Fuse, Caps and Kxploliri.
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