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The Washington herald., 1911-07-30
s.somer BOOK AEent., These.

From the Ohio state Journal
Napoleon Bonaparte was once book
agent; Jay Gould was canvasser; !;
George washington IN his youth sold
over 900 copies Of subscription book;
Gen. Grant for time earned his living
as . subscription agent; webster and
Bismarck and ex-Gov. Frank 8, Black.
ot New York. paid part Of their college
expenses through book ssency.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-30

The fight over reciprocity in the Ameri.
can Congress was as a summer sea com.
pared with the struggle in Canada.
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Hows

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Washington Herald quotes Vice
President Sherman as saying. after seeing
d baseball game the other day, -rhe new
arrangement OF the bases pleases me
nightly Well how have they arranged
the bases in Washington!
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Certain Senators fear direct defeat a
great deal more than. direct elections.
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Germany seems to have twisted tn,
British lions tall trifie too hard thi,
time. "a .ttE-
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Keeping Cool.

These are the days when man quar-
rels with his wife as to who shall an
swer the door bell
"I know. It's a question as to which
looks the worst"
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ABOUT WASHINGTON.

From the Baltimore Sun
La Toilette at last succeeded in pulling
the wool schedule over their eyes.
From the Detroit Free Press.
Next thing we know the Congressional
Record will be claiming to be regular
daily newspaper.
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"Dick-to-Dick" is~the latest chartel
member Of the Ananias Club.
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According to Boston gossip. the Com
mons there Is getting to be uncommoniy
common. AZ.
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From the Sc. Louis Republic.
Just because Congress is in session.
Washington needn't plume itself on being
a summer resort.
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nom the PHILADELPHIA Record

From the Philadelphia Record.
President Taft has given the pen with
which he signed the Canadian reciprocity
bill to Senator Penrose. To whom will
he give the pen with which he will sign
the more important bill reducing the du-
ties on the woolen clothing, fiannels, and
blankets of the American people?
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Paris complains OF being roasted in q
temperature Of between 6s and IS. Do
these Frenchmen know what heat Is?
The Washington herald., 1911-07-30

oyster Bay is no longer the home of
the short and ugly word.
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II Author Henri Bernstein keeps on
winning duels he may get Paris audiences
to accept his plays without hooting.
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from the Atlanta Georgian.

From the Atlanta Georgian. .
The Presidential job isn't looking for
the man with a dark lantern. The man
is seated directly under hundred-horse
power electric light.
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PEPPERY PARAGRAPHS.

From the Houston Chronicle.
No matter who formed the sugar trust.
they put plenty OF sand in 1t.
From the Ohio State Journal. .--'
The average girls idea of an impressive
commencement essay is to have the skirt
hang nicely ---.. ...
From the New York World. .sg
Now the House of Lords goes back sad
ly to its duty Of sabolishing its own
powers.
From the Chicago Tribupe,
The work OF inspecting the hull OF the
Maine, We trust. will not necessitate the
hiring of lawyers and the rigid cross-ex-
animation Of reluctant witnesses.
From the Onahs Zee.
The umpire who killed himself in Salt
Lake doubtless thought he heard the
crowd coming.
From the St. Paul Disgatch.
Nat Goodwin says he was henpecked.
After reading the advance sheets of his
book, 1t must be admitted he had a per
feet right to be.
From the Detroit Free Press
Canada is advertising for 10000 harvest
hands. Kansas. however, is no doubt
against reciprocity in harvest hands.
From the Birmingham Ne~s
Maryland, according to the Baltimore
Sun, is the nations strawberry patch;
Texas. however, continues to be the lead
ing strawberry blond patch.
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A Quaint Section.

There's some quaint old spots in New
York"
80 I'm told. Take me through the
American quarter"
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Got a Vacation.

Yes; my boy graduated all right"
Good! Is he helping to do the worlds
work.
No: he persuaded me to let him help
do the worlds resting for a few months" :"
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A LITTLE NONSENSE.
SH0WINa 0EF.

SHOWING OFF.
Six plunks day for board and bed
pay at my hotel
The rates are on the letter. head.
And It Ii very swell.
scorn the breakers and the strand;
1t is my sole delight 81
To seek the writing table, and
Industriously write.
When at a swell hotel I room
At six a day or more.
] love to write to people whom
barely knew before.
The Proper Time.
. There Ii talk Of the Germans bonn
harding London"
well. II they must do It, hope they
will do 1T in August. when everybody
who Is anybody is out Of town.
A Mean Man.
why don't you speak to Mr.. Mill
yuns any more?.
Jaw, he wouldn't let me shoot him in
the Leg" answered the Florodora girl.
when he knew it would gimme some fine
advertising"
Local Pride.
Yes: went to Boston"
They're proud of their public library.
I, hear
They are as proud Of that public
library as II It was winning baseball
team" 80. ~
Al. the Poet says
I feel depressed and weary,
But try to raise grin.
Some days must be dark and dreary-
The team can't always win. .
Quaint Section.
There's some quaint old spots in New
York"
80 I'm told. Take me through the
American olarterb .l- .
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From the Chicago Tritupe.
From the Omaha Zee.

From the Omaha Zee. -
The umpire who killed himself in Salt
Lake doubtless thought he heard the
crowd coming.
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A Mean Man.
Local Pride.
Al the Poet Say

A. tne POet Saye
] feel depressed and weary,
But try to raise a grin.
Some days must be dark and dreary-
The team can't always win.
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From the New York World -
Now the House of Lords goes back sad
ly to its duty Of .aboiishing its own
powers.
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Te-nssrsw--f4Anertea's First
Nswspapsr."
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From the Houston Chronicle.
No matter who formed the sugar trust,
they put plenty OF sand in It.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-30
AUTOIsTs TO
SEE BIG DAM
Large Party VIII Make Trip From
Monmouth on Friday
June 2.

MONMOUTH, May 31.--Owners of
automobiles. and especially those who
are members of the Western Illinois
Auto Club are enthusiastic over the
proposed trip to Keokuk and return.
The trip will be taken on Friday,
June @ 1t has been arranged to leave
Monmouth at a. NJ, going by way of
Kirkwood leaving there at 500 and
then to Biggsville, departing from
there at $40. Headquarters will be at
the Keokuk hotel In case of rain trip
will be postponed until Tuesday,
June sixth.
All owners of automobiles are invit-
ed to take this trip. Those participant
ing from Alexis and east will join
the others at Monmouth before leav-
ing. Those from Roseville and south
will join the crowd at Kirkwood and
those from Little York and Seaton at
Biggsville. Mr.. Whiteman will head
the procession from Biggsville, as he
is familiar with the road. A pilot car
will make the way with confetti.
The object of the trip is to enjoy
an outing and also to visit the site Of
the big power dam that is in the pro
cess of building The route is through
some of the most beautiful country
in western Illinois.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-30
WEALTH HIDDEN IN
CANS AND BOXES
Man Killed by Grocer's Special Trar
Leaves Wealth of
$500.

Hidden in tin cans and cigar boxes
around the home where he lived alone
in West Liberty, searchers have
found over $500 in currency belong
ing to John Keelan, the elderly and
eccentric man who was killed last
Thursday by being run over by the
Davenport Grocers special train on
it's return from Cedar Rapids.
Keelen, who has no relatives in
this section of the country, had liv-
ed entirely alone since the death OF
his second wife, was supposed to have
money, but so far as could even be
learned had deposited none of it ex-
cept certain sums in Davenport and
West Liberty banks. Convinced that
the popular impression that the e.
derby man was well off financially,
possessing more wealth than there
was any record of, Marshal Wiley and
others began a search of the keelen
premises with the result that the
sum stated has been unearthed. That
still more money may be found about
the house, is the belief, and the
search will not be abandoned unit,
every possible hiding place has been
/ inspected
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-30
CANNOT SHOW THEIR TEETH
Dentists a. Disadvantage In tbs Mat
ter of Advertising, Compared With
Other Professions and Businesses.

Men in every other profession and
business have the advantage of den
lists in the matter of Advertising.
said man with forceps in his hand
They can persuade good-looking
young women to wear their goods for
Photographic purposes; the dentist
cannot. The whitest, eveDest set of
false teeth ever made cannot tempt
woman to wear them and be photo
graphed with her mouth wide open.
Manufacturers of cosmetics and
artificial hair are besieged by women
who are willing to daub their faces
with paint and powder and build their
heads out with puffs and braids into
any style of architecture desired for
Photographic advertisements Meth.
err do they balk at patent wearing APP
parel The most absurd garment ever
invented can find somebody to pose in
1t before the camera. But false teeth
are universally blacklisted.
Every woman who gets photograph.
ed with her mouth spread into smile
wants people to think that the teeth
she shows are her own, and the den
list who would dare to label the pic
ture These teeth made by DR.. Plank
would lay grounds for libel suit"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-30
KATE SHELLEY DIES IN
HOSPITAL AT CARROLL
Iowa Heroine, Who Saved Hundreds
Of Lives Was In Destitute

CIrcumstance

CARROLL, Ia, May 3o.-Kate Shell
ley, Iowa's famous heroine who saved
a loaded Northwestern passenger train
from going into an open bridge near
Boone twenty years ago, is dead in a
local hospital.
There are many persons who will
recall vividly the story of how Kate
Shelley crawled on her hands and
knees across the high trestle near
Moingona hill on that fearful night
when so many lives were at stake and
how the brave little girl battled with
the elements until she had signaled
the train and averted what would
have been one of the greatest catas-
trophies in the history of the middle
west
OF late years Kate Shelley has been
living in destitute circumstances. Her
act of bravery never received the
recognition it merited.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-30
CITY NEWS.

u p. Dunn one of the laborers,
employed at the new Elk's building
site at Sixth and Blondeau, while de-
scending plank incline this morn
ing about 9 O'Clock with wheelbar-
row, slipped and fell about seven feet
to the ground, and alighting on his
chest, was badly injured He was
taken to St Josephs hospital by DR..
w NJ. Hogle, where medical attention
was given him. Dunn is stranger
here and has been in the city about
week. ssf.-, s."e -
Mrs Maude Mathews, a@colored
woman, 6ied Monday morning at her
home, 2127 Bank street, from typhoid
fever. Mrs. Mathews was Sc years old
ant came here several years ago from
Clark county, Mo-, to make her
home Those who nurvive are the
husband and three sisters, all of this
city.
Company L took part in the Decor
alton day parade today, the soldiers
making a fine appearance and adding
to the purpose of the occasion by hon
oring the dead heroes in the National
cemetery with salutes.
AT meeting of the Royal Arc
anum lodge in Hawkes. hall last even,
ing, applications of fifty prospective
members were announced. A number
of the candidates were initiated. Fol
lowing the lodge session, refresh
ments were served A membership
/ campaign will be started soon, Win
DR.. Q. l.. Sohl, captain of one team
and E. M. Majors the other.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-30
SANE FOURTH
FOR KE0KuK
City Officials VIII See That Dealers
In Fireworks and Citizens OBJ
serve the State
Law.
HELP BURMAN BREAK RECORD
PICTURES
Theatres Having Moving Pictures TO
Show catastrophes to I'M
press Minds
Rightly.

Enforcing to the letter, the section
ton to firing of anything larger than
a Ave inch cracker or the sale of any
Fourth of July articles by merchants
other than specified in the Iowa law,
the city commissioners will make
Keokuk have the sanest independence
day in her history. Mayor ]. F. Elder
in speaking of a proposed, safer and
not SO dangerous Fourth of July,
said that the law cited in the city or
dinance and the state code would be
lived up to.
For years past, the number of IA
talities in almost every city in the
land, of much or little consequence
have served to open the eyes of po-
lice and city authorities. It Is in ml-
tual yet unworded conjunction with
precautions taken in every other city
where officials have taken hold and
will prevent if possible, any accidents
that the Keokuk authorities will act
Moving Pictures to Help.
1t has been learned that the Dodge
theatre, some time next month, will
also introduce at the request of a
Chicago board having charge of sane
Fourth pursuits a picture depicting
scenes of fatalities which occur or
the day of the American eagles
screaming. 1t is probable that the
other picture houses of the city vii
help and the advisability of keeping
in the bounds of the law and firing
only those salutes in rejoicing D
/ freedom, will be used.
The state code which will be en-
forced by the Keokuk officials, fol
lows:
Sec 502S-p. What Prohibited.-N
person shall use, SELL offer for sale
or keep for sale within this stat
any toy pistol, toy revolvers, cap
containing any dynamite, blank car
ridges for toy pistols or fire cracf
ers more than five inches in lengt
and more than three-fourths of a
inch in diameter; provided caps cor
tanning dynamite may be used, KEEP
| for sale or sold when needed TO
mining purposes, or for danger sis
! nails, or for other necessary uses.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-30
Will 1t
Reduce
Your
Expenses?

WILL the Cana
W dian Reciprocity
bill do you any good ?
If you want cheaper
flour, would it be better
to keep the 113,000,-
900 bushels of wheat
we, now export or bring
in other wheat from
Canada ? If you want
cheaper meat, would it
help more to let down
the bars against Argen-
tina, where cattle is
raised, or Canada,
where cattle is not
raised? Do you wynt
to know what the Rec
iprocity bill and other
tariff changes actually
mean to you !? Read
the story beginning on
page 7O7 of Pearson's
Magazine, now on sale.
That shows just how
much the proposed
tariff changes will bene-
fit you and how much
they will benefit other
fellows who are not
exactly in need. Don't
kick about the cost of
living when it's too late.
: Congress is in session
!, now. Read this story.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-30
FIRST NIGHT WORK
GOES SMOOTHLY
Force Put to Work on the coffer-da n
Makes Good Progress and Work
Will be Rushed.

Everything moved along smoothly
with the first night shift on the Iowa
side in the upper coffer-dam. The
work is for the purpose of erecting
the power house, Work on the big
water power enterprise did not
diminish today Time is valuable to
the company and work will be pushed
as rapidly as possible all along the
line.
Chief Engineer T. E. Cal1 ,rt of the
Burlington road was in the city to-
day on business. connected with the
railroad features of the water power
as they affect the property of his
company.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-30
ADJUSTMENTS.

Some Bill, Some Musician, some Foot
Artists.
With lot Of queer wind instru-
ments, that brought out bushels of
music and created barrels of merri-
ment Scotch Mcdonald, Arthur !.
Hulls headliner at the already ia
nous Airdome, made his appearance
last night.
CARRIED in suit of Scotch tweed
the bare shanks showing and the
odd highland cap stuck jauntily on his
pate. Scotch Mcdonald attempted and
carried through phenomenal pro-
gram that has not been attempted
here before. And to say he got away
with it, doesn't say 1t half At every
turn oh the finger pipes. the cornet.
xylophone, the bagpipes and some UNI
usual jokes, while he was getting IFS
wind, Scotch Mcdonald, won big
hand
lot of breezy girls have made
their appearance here and highland
finged' hoed down. and buck ana
winged blu the lady of Lester and
Moure, has the edge on the crew OF
jiggers, cloggers and footworkers.
The comedian, man, sported out in
full dress but tramp by occupation
nevertheless, is classed in advance of
any previous boz up from the joke and
clog world. The act Is roar
When Mariola Does the Cubanola,
was put on right by Harvey last nigit.
A woman slit ng next to press
agent guched out this: II just hate
to have him sing those rag songs, !
like his sentimental singing best
Say, that's great sighed Miss Pet
ticoats. when Harvey Hull wound UP
"Mariola.''
The Twin Towers" an Edison pro
duction, is full Of interest and life OF
the French reign of terror and is one
Of the best pictures seen in recent
releases.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-30
Company | Moonlight Excursion
Thursday, June t--Another Mill
tarY Ball on the Water.

Next Thursday June /, keokuk peo-
pie can enjoy the first local moonlight
excursion of the season. Company l.
will again try their hands at entertain'
ing and they expect to outshine as
excursion promoters as they did with
their great military ball
Company l. Is composed Of fifty OF
heokuks young hustlers. When they
go into anything they go in with vim
and pleasant evening in assured all
who attend their excursion.
10 maintain national guard organ
lzation there are a good many eH
penses which are not provided for IN
the state appropriations. A fund must
De secured Tor these expenses and
Company l. is trying to keep up with
out asking for help from the city.
lhey are willing to work for what
they get and they deserve the support
of all.
The excursion will be given on the
steamer Dubuque. Those who wish
may dance to fine music furnished by
Mlller's full orchestra, and those not
caring to dance may enjoy an evening
on the water. Comfortable chairs and
spacious deck makes this boat ideal
lot an excursion that may be enjoyed
by ALL - IS
BE booster for Compay l.. Your
nelp is appreciated and Keokuk should
feel enough pride in her soldier boys
70 help them build up the banner COM
pany of the state. .s
The date is Thursday June 1 The
noat leaves at s o'clock The rights
ol admission are strictly reserved
NO intoxicating liquors allowed on the
boat. The tickets are $1.oO per couple
Extra ladies Zoe.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-30
The Main Requisite.

A pale, intellectual looking chap,
wearing eyeglasses and unshorn hair,
visited an athletic instructor not long
ago and asked questions until the
diplomatic athlete finally beoSme
weary. IF take boxing and wrest-
ling lessons from you, will it require
any particular applications" he asked.
NO" answered the instructor, "but a
little arnica will come in handy"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-30

What the railroads think of the way the
Post Office Department is run is the sub
iect OF another article. Eddie Collins, the
best run getter of the Champion Athletics.
explains how he outguesses pitchers. The
chance you take every day with drinking
water, and how you can purify your home
supply, is the subject of fourth. And
there are
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-30
PERSONALS.

Mrs. w. S. Alexander and children
will return to centerville this evening
after a pleasant visit of few days in
the city.
C. R. Spaan has returned from trip
to Omaha.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-30
Manners VS.. Mannerisn.

There's vast difference between
manners and mannerisms. For in.
stance. manners takes It's soup softly
and quietly, while mannerism gargles
it. Manners says: "Parss the buttah,
please" while mannerism bites g.
chunk out of a piece of bread and
shutters: slip me the grease, Will
you?"-Detroit Free Press.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-30
$780, $780,.
Alumni Banquet Friday.

A number of Keokuk High school
alumni have received invitations to
attend the alumni banquet which will
be given by the association of the
Fort Madison High school next Friday
evening, June second, at seven o'clock
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-30
r,rst ThInu to g.. Understood.

new social order will be effected
when we understand that life is more
than a livelihood.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-30
A Decided Difference.

The man who takes to his heels is
q coward but it is different with
mule. -Philadelphia Record,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-30
LOST.
MISCELLANEOUS.

ATTENTION. call at your house,
clean your gasoline stoves, sharp
en- your lawnmowers, shears and
knives. Charges reasonable. Bell tele-
phone 1895 Black E. H. Luke.
LEARN Automobile business. Home
lessons, $4,000 weekly job guaran
teed, $40 weekly while learning. Ro-
chester Auto school. Rochester. N. Y.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-30
LAZARUS, COME FORTH"
"SoME MOCkED.'
Where Do the Dead Good and
Bad---SIeep?
with What Body Do They
Gomez"

New York, May
Pastor Russell
preached today at
the Academy of
Music to an over
flo W / n 6 house.
Crowds were turn
ed away. The text
w q 8. "W II q N
THEY n e A r d
OF THE RESUR-
r E @ ION OF
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Read The Daily Gate City TO,
live sport news.
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-Reaa The Daily Gate City 1oc
uer week.
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FOR SALE-Good gentle driving
horse, harness and rubber tired
trap. Call A. J. Ruddick, 504 Orleans.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-30

WANTED-A furnished house IN goo6
lovcality, North side. Apply 90
Gate City.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-30

WANTED-Girls wanted at the
American Rice and Cereal Co
Steady work and good pay.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-30

Use a Daily Gate City Want AID.
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WANTED-Girlsa and boys at shoe fac
tory. Steady employment at good
wages.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-30
roR SALE.

FOR sALE-s,oso acres Of land in
Deaf Smith county, Texas. This
buy will prove to be a big money
maker. Form a syndicate and buy
it before too late. For complete par
ticulars address Box SO, Keokuk, la.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-30
. ant Column
WANTE

WANTBD-A washwoman for small
family washing. To be done at
home. Address this Office, M
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-06-27

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