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The Meeker herald., 1917-01-27
Desserts For Children

Here Is n formula for delicious and
quickly made little sponge cakes: SLIT
together one and a half cupfuls of
-four. two teaspoonfuls Of baking pow.
der. q cupful Of sugar and a pinch Of
salt. Into u cup break two eggs and I'LL
the cup with milk. Pour the milk and
Eggs Into the dry ingredients. beat five
minutes. Bake ten minutes In patty
pans These cakes may be broken
open. covered with berries and served
with cream. With fresh or canned
peaches they also make tine dessert.
A baked custard that Is very good
il made as follows: Mix three eggs.
three tablespoonfuls of sugar and
pinch OF salt Add pint Of milk and
bake In cups till set and Drowned on
top. Serve warm In the cups In which
1t was baked.
II the family Is tired of canned fruit
use some Of the canned peaches for
the following pudding: Drain the juice
from pint of peaches. place the
peaches In n baking dish. and to the
juice add two beaten eggs. a cupful OF
milk. half cupful OF flour sifted with
half a teaspoonful Of baking powder
and pinch OF salt. Beat well, pour
over peaches and bake to rich brown
Serve with sweetened milk or cream.
The Meeker herald., 1917-01-27
MYSTERY Of STEEL.
Our Modern Civilization 10 Based on .
Freak Of Mature.

Our Modern CIVILIZATION 10 BASED on
Freak Of Nature.
II It were not for one tiny. erratic
break In natures orderly progression
We should never have had the ma
chinery that has brought about mod
ern civilization. For we should not
have had steel. 1t is true we should
have had iron. but pure iron Is almost
useless 1t is only when small guam
tity Of carbon Is added to 1t that 1t
becomes hard enough to take cutting
edge. Then 1t Is called STEEL
WHY steel hardens Is an unsolved
problem. The Scientific American re-
produces some extracts from an ad-
dress before the British Institute Of
Mechanical Engineers. delivered by
Professor Arnold. who has for many
years been Investigating the chemical
and mechanical relations between iron.
carbon and other metals. and Sir Rob
ert Hadfield's experiments that called
attention to this ''break" in the order
of nature which alone makes steel pos
sible.
Nickel and cobalt are no closely re.
lated to iron in their properties and in
their position In the periodic classified
tion-atomIc weights. specific gravity.
fusing point and valence being almost
the same-that 1t might be expected
they would behave identically when
united with carbon. Not 80. however.
Sir Robert Hadfleld found that when
the "steel' made Of nickel and cobalt
was heated or hammered the carbon
came out Of the composition and was
precIpitated as graphite. II iron be.
haved this way tool steel would turn to
cast iron as soon as heated. And 1t is
on the fact that 1t does not-'a seem
ingly quite erratic departure on ma
lures. part from her orderly plan
that modern manufacture is founded
The Meeker herald., 1917-01-27
sh. Had Nothing on Him.

He says that a friend Of his called
Jones' had the misfortune to get In the
way of an automobile driven by lady
on Euclid avenue. The friend WINS TAX
en- to a hospital. hut his injuries were
not serious. 80 he was Immediately re-
moved to the police station. where his
assailunt was being held. And as soon
as Jones got there the lady started In
to impress him with the fact that the
blame for the accident was all his.
"You know. Mr.. Jones'" she said
you must have been walking very
carelessly. nm very careful driver.
have been driving q cur for seven
years."
you've got nothing on me. ma'ap."
said Jones politely. i've been walk
ing for thirty-fou year,. "-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Meeker herald., 1917-01-27
III. ch,rok,, Tribut, Stone.

There are. of course. stairs running
up the inside Of the Washington monu-
nent. but few people walk up the
stairs. OF course there are stones set
IN the wall by different states that are
well worth the climb. but at sunset
time the majority Of folk think that 1t
Is better to ride. There Is so much to
see in our capital and feet are only
feet. As the elevator crawls up one
sees the New York stone. the Ohio
stone. the Kansas stone and many 9TH
ers. One sees n blurred stone labeled
THE Cherokee Nation" Somehow that
stone depresses few people. for the
white man has done little for his In.
dun brother In return for his land. his
game. his dying race-his memorial
stone.-Margaret E. Sangster. Jr.. in
Christian Herald.
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EpIeRAMs BY PRESIDENTS.
Not Many oeathIess Sentences Have
Been Handed Down to Us.


How very few things which my Of
our presidents said can anybody recall
offhand!
WashingtQp's most frequently quoted
phrase Is. 'Sh time OF peace prepare
for war;
John Adams talked all day and wrote
diaries all night, but perhaps indie
pendence forever"-his toast for the
very Fourth OF July on which he died
IL more widely known than any other
one thought
Few die and none resign" heads
Jefferson's list of deathless sentences,
although parts Of the Declaration Of
Independence are known to millions.
The doctrine keeps Monroe's name
forever to the front. but his state pa
pers. speeches and letters. like those
Of Madison. John Quincy Adams. Nc.
kinley. Taft and many other men
long and honorably In public life. arr
devoid Of understanding to take
hold Of.
Rutherford B. Hayes gave lis one
very fine thought, HE serves his party
best who serves the country best"
Jackson was forever saying by the
eternal!' but what else?
with malice toward none" and "a
government OF the people," etc. are
LincOln's master strokes. However, his
letters and papers are full Of unique
thoughts and would afford present
day cartoonist enormous opportunities
Philadelphia Ledger.
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WHITE HOUSE LADIES.
They WlsId Considerable Ps~sr, -
Rule, .Undsr the Ress.'

They WIsId Considerable Power - .
Rule, sUndsr the Ross"
Only those who have given the sub
ject close confederation and have oeen
familiar with 1t personally can have
even a remote idea Of the power OF tho
women connected with the presidential
administration. meaning the wives OF
the president. the vice president ana
the cabinet officers. This power OF the
women first began to be marked In
President Andrew Jackson's time. and
It has continued almost undated up to
the present hour. It Is an unseen
power. 1t u not proclaimed from the
housetops.
1t takes some time for the wives Of
the cabinet ofncers to reach fair foot
ing with the wives Of the president
and vice president and among them
selves. They come from different SEC
lions of the country and mustN accus-
tom themselves to vastly different
environment, the ofdciai life of WASH,
ington. In a thousand little ways and
In as many big ways they can make or
mar. help or hurt. hasten or retard the
policy of a presidential administration.
They raised old hob in Jackson's
time by attempting to boycott the wife
of a cabinet ofncer. Mrs. Eaton. but
Old Hickory. though not ladies' man
himself. stood vaiiantly and calamity
beside Mr.. and Mrs. Eaton and de-
clared that the wives Of his other cabi-
net ofI3cers shouldn't rule his admins
tration-"No. not BY the eternal" Jack
sons favorite phrase In negativins .
neutrality-suspicious.
The Meeker herald., 1917-01-27
Good Things
With Pears

Pear Pudding.
Beat two eggs until light ana pint
of stale breadcrumbs. a pint Of diced
pears. u level tablespoonful OF butter.
one quarter cupful Of sugar. quarter
teaspoonful of cinnamon. a pinch Of
salt and cupful and half OF milk.
MIX well and bake In buttered bak-
Ing dish in hot oven until hrm.
Serve hot with lemon sauce or any 9TH
err favorite sweet sauce.
Preserved Pears.
The ingredients are: Three pounds
of pears, three cupfuls Of sugar and 8
cents worth Of ginger root. Pare and
core the pears and cut into eighths.
Add the sugar and ginger root and
heat slowly. Cook until the pears are
tender and seal while hot In sterilized
glass Jars. The Juice Of three lemons
and grated rind of one Is pleasing
addition and should be added with the
sugar.
Pear Desert.
Pare and slice six pears. Sprinkle
with few drops OF lemon Juice. Whip
three-quarters of a cupful Of thick
cream until stiff. add two tablespoon
fuls Of sugar aud one tefvpoonful Of
vanilla extract. Heap the cream on
the pears. sprinkle with third cup
full of chopped walnuts or pecans and
garnish with any berries in season.
Pear Compete.
Four good sized pears. two orsnges,
half cupful Of grated cocoanut and
some canned pineapple Juice are the
ingredients necessary for this dish.
Place alternate layers of sliced pears.
shredded oranges and cocoanut in glass
dessert dishes. Cover with pineapple
juice and top with spoonful Of whip
ped cream for each portion. Serve
with plain or sponge cake.
The Meeker herald., 1917-01-27
LOFTY AcoMA.
Strange indian Village Psrehsd High
- Up In the Air.

Strange indian Village Psrehsd High
~ Up In the Air.
Perched on the top Of great rock in
the neighborhood Of 800 feet high
stands Acoma. in New Mexico, in some
respects the strangest village In this
country. Acoma Is an Indian settle
ment Of some COO people and means
the people of the rock" Though the
founding Of the village Is lost in the
mist Of antiquity. 1t is supposed the
Acomn Indians chose this site as a
measure Of safety against the warlike
Arnches and Navajos Of their day.
Their selection was made with ad
mirable Judgment. for the walls Of the
rock are almost perpendicular.
The earliest Spanish explorers found
the tribe settled securely in their natu-
raj fortalice. Acoma has remained de-
lightfully untouched by the influences
These Indians are quite well to do In
sheep and cattle. which are pastured
on the grazing lands of the valley.
where summer villages are located and
where the minimum Of effort IL re
quired to care for the hocks and herds.
Although less than twenty miles from
a railroad. the village il comparatively
unknown.
The natives do not care for curious
visitors. They do not wish to be stared
ut and photographed. Nevertheless.
the irrepressible tourist with his cam
err occasionally scales the sleeps that
baffied the Navajo. Nowadays 1t is no
longer practicable to suppress him with
n tomahawk. SO the Acoma are philo-
sophically making the best of had
job by collecting 50 day for camera
license. The gray adobe village peers
from its eyrie over miles Of gray plain
dancing in the glare Of burning sun,
broken only by the sheer outlines Of
buttes and mesas.-ArgOnaut.
The Meeker herald., 1917-01-27
An Affair Of Weight.

1t Is one OF the absentminded Pro
fessOr FOUNDERS fads to keep himself
within certain limits Of avoirdupois.
and at stated intervals. when he does
not forget. he calls Mt the village
stores. tries the scales and notes care
fully whether he Is going over or I'M
der the permitted 22o pounds.
On one occasion he was astonished
to observe the machine register 233
pounds. Tut. tut! Dear me. this will
never dor he frowned. Then q happy
smile twinkled in his eyes us be re-
Elected: "Of course. Last week wore
no overcoat"
Removing his outer gnrment. he
threw 1t over one arm and again con-
suited the figures. Two hundred and
thirty-three pounds!
With look Of scholarly perplexity
Professor ROunder walked out into the
cold street. still carrying the overcoat
over his arm and muttering: Tut. tut!
Dear me! Then ] am gaining! This Is
very serious"
The Meeker herald., 1917-01-27
Borrowed Woes.

Some Of US never seem to learn
To take our troubles as they come.
To meet each worry In Its turn
We LOOK ahead and borrow some.
Just when the rose Is ruddiest
We grieve because 1t will not stay
Cur hands upon the thorns are pressed !:
We make tomorrow OF today.
We trade the gold Of one days Joy
For dross of doubt and discomfort
The fine gold we dull with alloy
or baser metals meanly blent.
And yet tomorrow never SLOWS
x dawn so dark or noon 30 gray
A. drawn by one whose borrowed woes
Have made tomorrow of today.
unidentified
The Meeker herald., 1917-01-27
KEEPING CUT FLOWERS.
Methods by Which the Fading Process
May Be Delayed.

May Be Delayed.
Roses, carnations and orchids have
been found to keep three times n long
II a small quantity of sugar be added
to the water. writes Mabel a. wharton
Of Oakland. Cal, to Popular Mechan-
les. A small lump Of starch has also
been found beneficial Other flowers
begin to bleed as soon as they are cut,
and the precious sap running out Of
the stem causes the cells to collapse
Immediately. To prevent this the end
Of the stem must be quickly closed.
and this Ii best done by soaring in
fame or by placing directly in hot
water.
to boil the stems Of the brilliant poin.
settias or Christmas flowers. for which
they are SO famous. The stem Is drst
stuck through large sheet Of paper to
prevent the steam from rising directly
into the flower and injuring It
Carnations and chrysanthemums will
keep almost twice n long II placed In
fresh water daily. and small piece Is
clipped from the ends Of the stems
each time. While cutting this piece OF
keep the stem under water 10 that no
air bubbles are allowed to enter the
stalk and thus retard the upward dow
Of water.
II large headed flowers, such -
chSyeantbemums or peooiss. are to<bs
sent some distance insure their arrfv-
ing in good condition by wrapping each
blossom separately In waxed paper.
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CURIOUS ORIGIN OF A LAW.
Is Was Passed In England on Account
Of Pstor Theliusson's Will.

OF FSCcf tFOuuB8ouB WILL
The ThtDLsson law. once enacted by
the British government. WAS law to
regulate the disposition OF property
by will and to prevent the excessive
accumulation Of estates. II had II Gu
rious origin.
On the 9th Of July. 1907. one rctel
Thel!sson. un English merchant OF
French birth. died In London. leaving
u certain sum to his widow and chill
drell and the reminder Of his property
then amounting to several hundred
thousand dollars. to trustees TO ac
emulate during the lives Of his chill
dren. grandchildren and great grand
children living ut the time OF his death
and the survivors of them. The nc
emulation would have been enormous
The will was contested. but was held
valid. In order. however. to prevent
such disposition of property In the
future. parliament passed what was
called the Thellusson net. or accumuln
lions net. regulating and limiting be-
quests In such way us to make great
accumulations impossible.
when REFER 4neiussoh Wst suI'
viving grandson died, In 1856. ques-
ton arose us to whether the eldest
male descendant or the male descend.
ant of the eldest son should inherit the
property. and this question was de-
citled on appeal by the house Of lords
In June. 1850. The Tbellusson will and
the legislation growing out Of 1t were
a subject Of much discussion by law
yers.-Pittsburgh Press.
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Wise Fool.


jamie Fleeman. the Scotch simple
ION. lived in Aberdeenshire and was
Known as the laird O Udny's fule."
lie was a privileged character about
the estate of Udny and dill all kinds
of odd jobs for the laird. Not infre-
nuently those who looked for a laugh
Mt his expense came OF second best.
One such asked him one day, Whose
fule are ye?" And the answer flashed
back: I'm the laird o Udny's fule
Whose fule are yee
Another met him on the road one
morning and said. We'll. Jamie. have
you heard the news?"
what news?" said Jamie.
Ten miles Of the sea Is burned
"Losh me!' said Jamie. but that
explains"
Explains whatT' said the would be
Informant
~ saw a dock Of nsh 6eein' over to
the woods ayont." said Jamie. They'll
be eaein' to big Guild, here"
The Meeker herald., 1917-01-27
To Lenothen Life Of Neektis,

A good many people who are users OF
four-in-hand ties are more or less both
cred by the ties becoming useless after
1t has been worn few times
Take the wide end Of the tie with
seam up and lay 1t fiat upon table.
Then thrust In the finger and seize the
lining. Take the silk cover in the other
hand and pull 1t over the lining. about
half Of its length. A hot iron is then
run over the lining to straighten it out
Popular Science Monthly.
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When. II. Mad. HI. Money.

Years ago gentleman settled In the
south of England and became very
popular In the neighborhood. The
county families could never discover
how he had made his money. but were
satisfied by his solemn assurance that
1t was not In trade. Nothing could ex-
coed the ordinary gravity Of his de-
meanor. which indeed caused him to
be placed on the commission Of peace.
but now and then. without any appar-
ent provocation. he would burst into
such . laugh as no one ever heard be-
fore except in one place. Where they
could have heard 1t puzzled the county
families for I've and twenty years. but
at last he was betrayed unconsciously
by his own grandchild, who. after a
visit to travelling circus. tnnocently
exclaimed. why. grandpa laughs just
like the clownr-James Payn.
The Meeker herald., 1917-01-27

Authorities differ greatly in the clas-
sifcation Of the races of mankind. Gu.
vier makes three races: Pritchard. sew.
en-; Agassiz. eight. and Pickering. elev.
en-. But the classification most COM
monty accepted is that into five races.
as made by Blumenbach. as follows:
The Caucasion. European or white
race: the Monaghan. Asiatic or yellow
race: the Ethiopian. African or black
race: the American Indian or red race:
the Malay or brown race.
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interpreting Matches.

A waterproof matchbox Is good for
emergencies. but not for smokers
daily supply. waterproof the matches
themselves by dipping them half length
In shellac varnlsh thinned with alco-
hol and laying them out separately on
a newspaper to dry. Shellac 10 better
than parafin or collodion because 1t
does not wear Oh. and 1t Is itself in.
nammable. like sealing wax. Matches
30 treated can be left In water 4 long
time without spoiling.-Outing.
The Meeker herald., 1917-01-27

In Munro's "Homeric Grammar" the
author gives curious turn to bis ex-
PLANTATION of the Greek word ''louo-
mai" which he interprets rs II wash
myself. but this is comparatively rare"
Again. Liddell and Scott In their
STANDARD Lexicon" give the meaning
Of 'gnodalon" as amy wild. dangerous
animal. from q lion to a wormr'
In Nagler's "Eunstler's LexikOn." q
book Of reference for cOnnOisseur Of
prints. we find: Pure. Simon. The
correct name Of the English carica
turist known as George Cruikshank."
Evidently some one had told the com
piler that Of the three Of that name
George was the real Simon pure"
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pail before him. gazed up In amaze
ment.
You told me to eat 1t up. and ate
it," he stated.
II didn't tell you to heat It up" roar
ed the irate foreman. II told you to
eat 1t up"
well. didn't heat It up" maintain
ed the yOungster stoutly. II ate II
cold. "-Youth's COMPANION.
The Meeker herald., 1917-01-27
Home Grown Dat. Best.

The Maine agricultural experiment
station has by its wide studies of in
heritance In oats proved the idea cur.
rent among farmers that foreign grown
seed is better than home grown to have
little basis As the Journal OF Hered.
NY notes. n variety frequently behaves
much better after it has been acclima.
TIED for year or two.
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liz chilled u new
apprentice.
"t;o dowilstnlr..
unnl e'li M my
luIn'li fur me-
ordered the FIRE
man.
The boy n typ.
icnlsynuilg Amer
icun. " IT b no
X no " led ge Of
cOckney English,
-obeyed 'tli
alacrity. He WIS
hungry.
Ten m | n Ut es
later the foreman
~ <1. r.
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OUNCE HONEY.

Four pounds sugar, three cup 4
fuls water and six ounces. Rub
) the fruit hard to remove all
J down and fuzz, then wash, cut In
halves and remove seeds and the
) stl6 seed pockets. Crate the
} ounces on coarse CRATER or put
J through a meut grinder. Put
} sugar and water over the fire.
) stir until sugar Ia dissolved, let
} boil five minutes. skin. stir in
) grated ounce and cook slowly. Z
) stirring often about thirty min (
} utes till thick like honey. Put {
} into Jars and screw on covers as
usual.
) q @ s. o q @ a o q o 8 @ o g o q q
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Noted Woman Scientist
Works In Hospitals

Since the war broke out Nine. Marie
Curie, famous with her husband as the
discoverer of the power of radium. has
been doing splendid work in French
field hospitals. She travels about in
big motorcar fitted with a complete
Y ray equipment, and her energy is
amazing. Many improvements in the
field hospitals have been made follow
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Steam Power,

The power of steam was known to
the ancients, mechanical contrivance
In which 1t was used being noted by
Hero Of Alexandria about 100 B. c..
but nothing came Of 1t. and 1t was
not till the seventeenth century that
Its power was again recognized
The Meeker herald., 1917-01-27

Christmas day is only three hours
long in the Finnish town Of Tornea,"
said a traveller. II spent last Christ
was there. At sunrise got up to see
my presents and to read my Christmas
mail and night had fallen before l got
through breakfast "-Exchange.
The Meeker herald., 1917-01-27
GOOD HOMEMADE PASTE.

Mix a pound-a quart--of four.
a dram Of boric acid. half an
) ounce Of nitric acid. a dram of
} Glove oil with two quarts of wa
} ter. Boil the same Us for starch
) and strain through cheesecloth
, into glass Jars.
This paste can be made in any
quantity. of course. by using the
} proper proportions.
The Meeker herald., 1917-01-27

The most valuable remaining produc.
Of Stradivarius. the famous seven
teenth century violin maker. is part Of
the Havemeyer collection of New York
and is known as the Earl strad." be-
cause the master dedicated it to the
earl Of Northumberland in return for
financial favors.
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Turks around the Bosporus amuse
themselves BY playing pitch and catch
with the hungry Dish hawks They
throw high in the air a lump Of raw
meat. and the hawks pounce upon the
meat before it strikes the ground and
make away with 1t to the little ooeA
The Meeker herald., 1917-01-27

There is nothing harder than get
ting out of bad habit"
"fes. there is-getting into a good
one."-Boston Transcript.
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He is dead one" is not slang. II
occurs in Longfellow's Spanish Stu
dent" The clown Chispa says. 81 have
father. too. but he Is n dead one"
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A Woman. Employment Bureau.

The federal government announces
plans to establish In indianapolis an
employment bureau for women and
girls similar to that now conducted for
men Applications will be considered
only from girls sixteen years or more
Of age This Is to provide against
abuse of the child labor laws
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ing her suggestions. Nine. Curie Ia a
native of Warsaw. Russian Poland.
but has lived In France many years
and In thoroughly French in her sym,
pathies She Is the only woman ever
appointed to a professors chair In the
Sorbonne. Sweden awarded the Nobel
prize to husband and wife about twelve
years ago. NJ. Pierre Curie was killed
In n street accident In 1907.
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PentmJam

fessimism may be defined as that
FORM OF restricted mental vision that
causes men to anticipate evils that d
not happen.-Houston Post,
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Our duty is to be useful. not accord
ing to our desires. but according to or
oowers.-Amiel
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Ravina.

Ravin0.
John. the cook has been drinking
again"
"Is she very drunkT'
..Oh. very. She says she'll never
leave us."-Washington Star.
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Cynical.

Cynical.
Some cheap people expect st. Peter
TO pass them through the peariy gates
because they once paid 80 cents for a
hfteen cent supper at 4 church social
Atlanta Journal.
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Just Like Rsiatives,
Are Belle and Barbara blood rela.
1onsy'
On. no 1t = q purely pIatonIc
Crouch they have for each other.-
Puck.
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Pare, but do not cube, young white
turnips. Boil until tender and drain.
Arrange in baking dish and pour over
It white sauce. Cover with buttered
crumbs and brown In quick oven.
The Meeker herald., 1917-01-27

Happiness has a way Of lowering
near those whose first wish II to make
others happy.
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