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A Day with Newton Diehi Baker.

That was a tremendous days wOrk
that Secretary Of War NEWTON
DIEiIL BAKER performed on Thurs.
day. lie visited Washington for n
short time" and repaired to the Of
fees Of the department of which he
is head. There he prepared two
statements. one declared that he did
not say what the s%tenographer says
he said about the men Of 1176: the
other manifesto asserted that some
time between now and election dizzy
there will be another Mexican border
raid rs the result of the efforts VI
enemies of the Administrations
policy toward Mexico"
Having toiled through this mass VI
work. Secretary BAKER FASTENED tn
Martinsburg, West Virginia, to make
some more political speeches. Sccrc-
tary of State ROBERT LANSING. who
alone Of the Wilson Cabinet remains
in Washington on the job, spent some
time that night patching up Secrc-
tary BAKERS tale of Il conspiracy.
The dire plot on the border did not
involve American citizens. said Mr..
LANSING. and anyway. publicity might
cause 1t to he abandoned.
This Is highly gratifying. If there
is such Il raid the Wilsonians can say
that they predicted 1t II there is not
they can say that their exposure" Of
the project killed 1t. Thus they have
overlooked only n tiny contingency,
their inability. in Ease the raid oc-
ours. to nswer the question, "Since
you knew about 1t. why did you not
prevent 1t? Did you not have the men
on the spot to head it offf"
If there Is such n plan for n lor.
der raid and ii involves no American
citizens. its might well have
the effect Of turning the tide of sen
timent against the policy which the
Administration has adopted for III,
protection OF the border" as Sccrctar,
BAKER says. Such Il raid would show
thnt the Administrations ''rolic!
for the protection Of the Dor
der"'was either Ill conceived or poorl!
carried out. or both. As no American
citizens are involved. II" political sig
~niiicance could he attached Ia thu
raid the attack would BE- simple rrooi
Of the military failure Of the Admin
iStrtion to protect the border. Sucl
military failure would reflect dis
%astrOusly and justly IN Secretar,
BAKER. who is away from his desl
making political speeches.
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Cry ~ the Ultimate Consumer.

To THE EDITOR or THE SrN-Sir: Here
is what the benign influence Of Wilson
has done for us.
At s. "A day offered to women work.
crs and 80 for farm laborcrs. working
eight hours, he is making 1t a serious
difficulty for women 10 keep house and
an impossibility for farmers to hire help.
When housekeeping and farming be-
come luxuries only TO be indulaed in by
the Idle rich. where will the rest Of us
enc in? MARTHA jon SsoN.
NEW IoRK, October -.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-Str: IL
thirteen holds good as "A hoodoo number
the Democratic national and State
tickets are due for defeat. The Demo-
cratic campaign banner strung across
State street reveals thirteen letters In
the names of four leading candidates
as follows:
For President,
WOODROW WILSON.
For Vice. President.
Tuos. II. MARSHAL.
For Governor.
SAMUEL SElRrRr.
For observation-disclosures.
THOMAS J. kRuzER.
WILLIAM Nicely,
SCHENECTADY. October 81.
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To THE EnIToR OF THE SJN-Sr: Mr..
Hughes knows whereof he speaks. \
few weeks a@n in salvador there were
seated at a table in the Gu lnterna-
cioual some Euglishmen. French and
Italian gentlemen and Il member OF
President Mclcndez's Cabinet, The sub
Ject OF conversation was diplomatic
representation in Latin America. Finally
the only American present turned To the
Silyadoraucan saying. "Wcll. Mr., -.
what la you think of tho representa-
tiv"s Washington sends to Latin
Amcrl.a'" Just about the same ms
Washington thinks wa the reply.
DAVID TALBOT.
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rous bird. He destroys browntail
and gypsy moths and haunts fruit
trees looking for bugs. Counsel for
the defence does not suggest 1t, but
perhaps HENRY 'FoRp is the cause Of
the dietary reform Of Passer domesti-
Gus. Nor does counsel try to explain
away the murder Of Cock Robin. al.
though. IL the use ere to come up
In II New York court nowadays there
would he plenty of testimony that the
confession of the defendant was oh.
tnined under the pressure Of the third
degree and that the bow and arrow
were planted on the defendant.
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BOSTON'S POLICE.
DO They Merit This Critical Condem
nation Of Theml

To THE EDITOR OF THE SCS-Sir: In
Boston the newspapers are poking fun
at the police force. This Is a sign OF sa-
gacity and health. For years the Bos-
ton police force has been a standing
Joke TO visitors of tho Hub. and when
westerners wrote the Boston papers
about the slackness of its force they
editorially noticed II,
recall the former ridiculous accou-
,rements of Boston's mounted police.
tntil about "A year & the men wore
long. stiff knee legglngs. elsewhere to
he seen only in English military mu-
seuns exhibit.ng relies OF Waterloo.
while stirrups OF the old civil war pat
tern hung cumbrously from the saddles.
The helmets worn by the men have not
been changed for thirty years, and they
are very ugly. The average Boston
policeman is fat. heavy. unalert and
most un,nilitary. lie is unacauainted
with a drill master. His uniform Is
dirty. bagry and never smart. Mounted
men are often seen reading newspapers
while riding on the busiest streets. Pa
trolnen are found in couples and groups
gossiping or talking politics upon street
corners. our new and startling code OF
w!gwagging by the traffic squad Is
worth travelling miles TO see. This bur-
lesque OF action is positively simian.
Boston needs - new police leader. a
military organizer, to put n spirit and Il
pride intO It's force, - build II up and
make i, stand for something other than
1t now is.
The New York police force is without
an equal In the whole world. and the
men or Fifth avenue compel the ad-
niratiun OF all bcho,ders. Whenever
! visit New York and view your police
In action | suncr a great humiliation
by thinking OF our Boston force and its
l~nexcusahle ugl!ness. Please come 10
our help. for there is 10 health in us
RcsruS. october -. II. Il. HALE.
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They We're Cheaper Then.

Akron correspondence Ciertdnd Piain DslI,r
a man wearing a dtamond ring knocked
at the residence % Charles WIo,land. Mil
street grocer, to-day,
Here - cents | owe you,' he said.
Wioiiand looked mystihed.
"Irs for a watermelon | sto'o from
your store eight years ago the stranger
said, ami he turned on his heel and walked
away.
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Ex-senator BOURNE has displayed
his ignorance by demanding that the
Acknowledgement produce evidence in
support of the charge that trainioads
Of negroes are being carried about the
country to vote illegally on Novem-
bcr :. All charges of Republican mis-
behavior made by this Administration
are self-proving. Evidence Is not re-
quired to sustain them. They are
manufactured with the Sanction OF
Society stamped on them. and that Is
all they need.
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A Fraction OF Humanity Woodrow
Wilson Ncglects.

".As between right and wrong" said
WOODROW WILSON. speaking In Clncin-
natl, there can le no neutrality"
and he added that:
at Is the part OF the community that
10 least vocal that needs interpreting. II
Is the man on the farm. in the factory
and down In the mine who needs our at
tentlon and needs TO be interpreted"
The man on the farm speaks
through the Grange, the Farmers Al
lance. associations and societies of
agriculturists too numerous to men,
tiOn. The man in the factory and
the man down in the mine Is ipNrd
through trade unions. labor Organiza-
lions: and the man on the farm. the
man in the factory. the man down In
the mines never speaks without com
manding respectful attention from
politicians.
But there Is one section OF the pop
ulation that Is practically i%narticulate.
II comprises a dozen millions or so OF
Americans whose condition eXcites
the pity Of philanthropists and stirs
the fears Of statesmen. 1t is the
great negro population whose status.
from whatever viewpoint it IL oh.
served. presents the gravest problems.
When Mr.. WILSON exposes his love
for humanity. his devotion To the op.
pressed. his longing to serve the un.
fortunate and downtrodden, W. are
filed with wonder that his great soul
repressed and despotically s~ubjugated
Americans of African descent.
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thereby avoiding the disruption Of dlpio-

thereby avoiding the disruption Of diplo-
matte relations. &C.
Now that Europe Is accounted for,
there's Mexico still left. Poor little
Mexico. suffering from %''ptomaine pois-
oning." As the Schoolmaster remarked
in his indianapolis address some time
ago,i 1t is the duty OF the United states
to intervene in the affairs OF Mexico
latter he saw what a fzzle his former
statements amounted to) "in the interest
Of humanity" The less said about
what he thought we should have done
and what he actually did, the better ;
still, he kept us out of war.
SYLVESTER +. SILvERBERG.
NEW YORK, October q.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SvN-Sir: II
is quite conceivable that war with any
Of the Allied Powers, nov engaged in
the present European strife, Is out Of
the question. il We base our opinion
on the existing relations between them
those Wllsonian spirits who say lilo
kept us out Of war say, with Ger
many. little taking INTO consideration
that the German Government. in its
frank desire to retain the good will M
friendship Of the United States. acceded
to the demands made upon II with
reference to the submarine question.
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is Watchful Waiting Merely Delicate
Consideration for His S%uccessorl

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir. II
is easily explained why the President
has continually Sidcst,rpcd questions
arising ont of the foreign situation and
why he has RETAINED from meeting the
Mexican problem sluarcly, He has lad
no desire To cmhalrass his successor be-
FORE whom these matters would event
ualiy come for solution. \. l."
NEW NoRh. October -.
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Some Real Shouting Corpuscles.

TO rHE EpiroE OF THE SCS-Sir' our
editorial article in this mornings SuS
entitled Truth as "a High Explosive is
a brilliant illustration Of the present
Administrators ideas Of "pitilcss Pub
lici'y" and should DE Of great assistance
to the multitude Of Americans who. We
are told by the secretary Of War do not
understand the Presidents position in
the Mexican question.
Kee1 the lich, turned on and the pro-
Americans with real Shouting" Red
Corpuscl.s In their blood will attend to
their par; on November :. ;.
NEW YoER, october -.
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Mr.. HugheS's Services 10 the Insured.

To THE EDITOR or THE SvS-Sir; VIII
you permit me as one Interested IN lie
insurance to ask a question"
Am | right in maintaining that
Charles Evans Hughes was the CHIEF
ialuisitor in the investigation of insur-
ancc which led the Insurance companies
20 Institute reforms hy which policy
holders received greater benefits under a
new regime thar under AN old one;
II such hc the case. then is II not now
time to remind every man who carries
Insurance OF the good work that was
done by Mr.. Hughes for their benefit?
FRASk ". NizETELLl,
NEW YORK, october &c.
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NEW YORK. October 81.
Familiar Tactics Of the Democratic
Campaign Managers.

r. 7IE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: The
same old gang is using the same old
system TO injure our present can
dldate's chances. II seems there is
nothing too base for them To resort to
to bolster up their fading prospects.
May they fail in their evil designs
and truth and justice prevail. Ny first
vote was for General Grant in 1865.
j. \. NAHNALKENRURG.
NEW NNMk. NrinhCr DC
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Culled From the Wilson Workers
Manual.

T. inIroH or THE SrS-Nir: How
appropriate that Mexico the sixth
sulsm Of the Wilson Workers Manual,
Tag. .. should I've bordor"i will black.
for truly the facts We took Vera Cruz {.
We evacuated Vera cruz We sent Per-
sring INTO Mexico. have meant more sor-
row and mourning for many.
Had this interesting little encyclopedia
Of m.sinformation Included Al ou;burst
entitled 'i.usi;an.a.' how much broader
and blackcr would the cncircliug band
have been? G. L. &.
49, ooMFIrip, y. J.. October -.
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The answer Is simple, on the gala
day when Mr.. Baker became Secretary of
War he marched into his Washington
office, where he found huge masses OF
flowers from admir!ng friends. Several
newspaper correspondents were present.
GOOD morning, gentlemen, Aren't the
flowers lovely" said Mr.. Baker.
They are"
aren't the lil!cs Gorgeous said NJ.
Baker. 81 am so fond Of lilies,
Aren't the roses sweet" I Just love
roses, But, oh, look at the panslcs. |
adore pans!es more than anything In
life, They are my favoritc Of all things.
That's why the Secretary Of War is
known as lansy Baker.
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Pictures OF HuGHEs and FAIRBANKS
are exhibited in the powder plants n
supervisors are distributing Hughes but
tons among the men.-The World.
Tomorrow we shall probably hear
of a powder maker who has invited
a %torchlight parade to pass through
his establishment.
The sun., 1916-10-28

The Congress 81 the Confederation
fixed the first Wednesday Of March.
1883. as the time for COM
mencing, proceeding under the said
irresentl Constitution Washington
did not take tho oath ~ Office until
April so. yet the period between
March { and April 80 was treated as
part of his term. The Constitution
provides that the President shall
hold his office during tho term of four
years. and that 'hefore he enter on
the execution of his Office he shall take
the following oath or affirmation"
Monroe in 1871 postponed taking the
oath until Monday, March -; Taylor
in 1919 followed his example. In
1877, however, Hayes took the oath
AT 1905 O'Clock on the evening Of
March 3. No authority asserts that
there was an interruption Of the ordi-
nary succession IN 1921 or in lSi9:
the precedent established by Hayes
may he followed 10y the successful
candidate Of this year The Revised
Statutes provide that:
Tho term OF four Sea-s to- which a
President and president SHAH be
elected shall. In all cases. commence on
the fourth day 81 March neN' succecdin ne
the day on which tho votes Of the
electors have been given
Assuming the continued good health
81 the person elected President. his
term will commence on SUNDAY,
March 4. Possibly Mr.. Lansing NAV
not he Secretary of State on March
4: n number OF bets were made
earlier in Mr.. Wilson's administration
that Mr.. Bryan, then the Secretary OF
State. would he the next President.
oar correspondent is wrong in his
cnptpptinp
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A report has been received here that
a German warship stopped "A Norwegiah
mail steamer which left BERGEN Mon
day for Newcastle. This is the first
action OF the kind.-Lopdoh despatch.
How surprised London must he at
Germany's moderation
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We must see that no nation goes to
war for some cause not approved 10y
the verdict Of mankind.-The Voice OF
ShddoU LdiCH.
IL the verdict to he found in the
same fling cabinet with the returns
OF the election. Of a President OF
Humanity"
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1t must always be borne in mind
that this Administration is RESPONSE
bic for the fact that there are Next
cans sufficiently well provided with
guns and ammunition to make an at
tack upon our troopers practicable.
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The commander in chief OF our
army must wonder where his Sccrc-
tary of war got hold of such an mex
haustible collection Of boomerangs.
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THE NEXT PRESIDENT.
4 Curious and Widespread MIsunder.
standing Of the Succession.

To THE EniroR or THE SvS--Si~. Am
! right In my contention that Mr..
Lansing will be the next President OF
the United states
"A March falls on Sunday. is Il
not a fact that the rex elected Prcsi-
dent will take his oath on Monday.
March 5? Therefore | believe. and
have bets. that MIR. Lansing will be
the next President Of the United states.
II YOU Will kindly answer this for me.
you will greatly obliGc. II II. T..
NEW YuRK, October -.
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to drag the Goddess Of Liberty around
in Il chariot, anyway?

The Secretary of Wal might save
himself a great deal OF trouble by issu-
ing the explanations of his statements
before he makes the statements public.
The sun., 1916-10-28

Hy the rude bridge that archci the Mood.
Their rag 10 Apriis nrreze unfuried.
Here once the embattlci horse thleves
stood
And AIRED. half shot. upon the world.
Tn" Toe long since in silence slept,
Altkc oar ragged cut thrOats slcep,
And time the ruined bridge has swept
Down the dark stream where they stole
sheep.
ON this green bank, hy this soft stream
We set TODAY "A vntive Stone
That memory may their crimes redeem,
since to the pen" they should have gone.
To ri,s churches. and to b"
Worse than the greasers anywhere,
fua must apologize Ia me!
GEoaGE Is. LOCKWOOD.
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to get every American patriot. dead
or alive.
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john MILTON didn't get 1t quite
right. Probably he meant to say:
"They also Serve Humanity who only
stand and watchfully Wait"
The sun., 1916-10-28

What the Secretary Of War intended
to say. we take II, was that some OF
the soldiers OF the Revolution were not
~ proud to fight.
The sun., 1916-10-28

The Administrators explanations
continue to fail more and more behind
its accusations.
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The Floral Decoration Of the War Depart
mrnt,

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sr: I no.
tlce that In Washington every one speak-
OF Secretary OF War Baker as Pansy Baker,
Can YOU tell me why this is2 q. *.
WASHINGTON, II. G, october 20.
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our European affairs will have to
remain neglected while Secretary Lam
SING trails Secretary BAKER.
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The Republican National Committee
ought t % do something handsome for
BAKER and DANIELS.
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London once. 4O.43 Fleet street.
Paris Office. u Rue 10 la Michodiere, on
Rue du Juatre S~eptembrc.
Washington once. Munsey Building
brooklyn Office. Room 2O2, Eagle Build
Ing. 800 W~a-N1ngton street.
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Why does President WILSON want
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The shadows deepen on the lawn.
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-31
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
DANCING At RESERVOIR
the Editor of the Telegraph;

To the Editor of the Tclegrdbh:
While our City Fathers are making
arrangements to build lighthouses
along the river and fix up the golf and
tennis grounds of the city, which are
largely patronized by out-of-town resi-
dents and nontaXpayers, why not do
something for another class of people
by erecting Il pavilion at Reservoir
park for dancing and charge a small
fee for the privilege. This city has
no summer place of this character for
amusement of it's thousands of dane
ers who would like to enjoy an even
ing's pleasure. A snug revenue could
be derived for the city from this
source, if it would be conducted prop
erly, and no doubt would be. other
cities have this amusement. why not
Harrisburg? A place of this charac-
ter would be pleasure for the work
ing people who are employed during
the day, as well as excursions to the
park. 1t would keep them out of
beer gardens and saloons, is the pre-
vailing opinion. The expense would
not be so large, and the Indebtedness
could be paid in a few years. Some
thing should be done to keep our
young people off of the streets. If
they have no place to spend their
seek pleasure elsewhere. There are
at least 10000 people in this city who
dance, and why not make provision
for their pleasure as we'll as a few
hundred who boat and play golf and
tennis.
Our council, especially Mr.. Gross,
the Park Commissioner, should be
wise enough to take notice of the pro-
ject and have a place for this sum-
mer. There is no healthier exercise
for those who are confined all day az
their labor; besides those who indulge
in the pleasure would be paying for il.
1t is not right that the taxpayer of the
city should provide amusements for
its citizens and have nonresidents re-
ceive the benefit and not pay a cent.
on this proposition, If accomplished,
all will pay a small fee.
Council get busy, and let us dance,
dance dance. DANCER.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-31
DIXIE GOES AHEAD
The Terrapin Trust
By Frederic J. Haskin

TT consists mainly of one man,
named Barbee, and a lot of sand. 1t
doesn't try to control the market or
squash competition. 1t doesn't have
to. Mr. Barbee has an absolute mono
poly, so far as he can learn, of the
production of genuine diamond-back
terrapins in captivity, for the excel
lent reason that no one else has been
able to master the secret of the busi-
ness.
A number have tried, for it is a
secret decidedly worth mastering. Mr..
Barbee hatched out 5000 little terra
pins this year. and each of them will
sell in his third year for about three
dollars. Overhead charges are al
most nothing. A few acres of sand
and marsh are the establishment, and
the livestock eats fiddler crabs and
fish which may be obtained right at
the farm. Figure the profits for your
self.
The unique and remunerative sue
cess of Mr.. Barbee is that of single
minded devotion to one object in life.
Twenty-seven years ago he was a con-
ductor on a street car line in Sa-
vannah which ran out to the Isle of
Hope. By way of speculation one day
he bought a number of terrapins from
some negroes at twenty-five cents
apiece and found that he could sell
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-31

the State. The Telegraph is in receipt
of communications relating to the
plan from Millersburg, Annville and
Carlisle, while the editor of the
Washington Observer writes that the
Board of Trade of that town has been
encouraged to take up the work there
The Observer asks for whatever help
Harrisburg is able to give in the way
OF suggestions. AS the Spring opens
and the garden germ begins to get in
its annual work the campaign here
will be developed with daily articles
bearing on the subject. Already there
is manifest locally an interest that
promises to make Harrisburg a verit-
able bower of beauty during the sunny
months to come.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-31
BY BRIGGS

them in town for a great deal more
than that. So he bought more terra
pin and presently began shipping
them. Then he retired from the street
car business and became a profess
sional terrapin broker, while operat-
ing a small restaurant on the side,
where he sold terrapin stew
For years Mr.. Barbee ate terra
pin, talked terrapin, thought terra
pin. One of his most important
thoughts was that if he could pro-
duce terrapins in captivity, his bust
ness could be expanded almost in
definitely. So he built a little shed,
lined it with the finest beach sand, led
little streams of water through it, and
placed therein a number of terrapin.
Every day he spent hours smoking
his pipe and watching his pets live
their lives just as they had in the wild
state. He found out what they ate
and when they crawled into the sand
for the winter, and when they came
out in the Spring. For a long time,
however, he could not discover a
way of Matching terrapin in cap
tivity
At this point Mr.. Barbee draws a
veil across the course of events. This
is where the secret comes in. For
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