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THERE'S NOTHING LIKE IT
FOR people who enjoy living there it noth-
ing just like a good, juicy beefsteak. And
that i where we shine. For wt pride our
elvei on furnishing our many customers
the best meat to be had in this part of the
country. If you want a Nice Roast, Veal
Cutlets, Mutton or Lamb Chops, We Are
The People. We have our own delivery
and can haw orders at your door promptly.
WORTMAN ffl GORE
BEDFORD'S MEAT MARKET
D. T. LAWTON
Wholesale and Retail Dealer In
Vehicles - and - Machinery
MEDFdRD, OREGON . f
We carry in atock the J, I. Case, Oliver and Rursel Plowi
Myers Pumps of all kinds. Sanders Dim Plowi In fact we
can furnish you with anything you want In the vehicle line or
machinery.
Call and See Us
H taaact
Rogue River Electrical Construction Company
Phone 83 1 C Street.
Tin and Sheet Iron flflfljjj,
One Door East of
; Xtmmw Grocery.
J. A. SMITH,, Medford, Oregon
jeaeaweeaeatnnawgBc
B. H. Harris
Timber Land Bought and Sold
! . Thoee having timber landt or
well to oonialt ui.
Off Ice over Jackson County National Bank
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BRICK PUD CEP1EHT WOBK
I do all kinds ol cooti-aotlng In brick and oement work. If you are
going to build and have not gotten estimates from me on material and
work you are making a mlsuke' and too are making another If yoa de
lay longer.
BRICK FOR SALE
Q. W. PR1DDY, :- Medfotd, Oregon
Standard Patterns la Medford.
J. O. Taa Dyke 4 Co bare made
arrangementa with the Standard Pat
ten Co. and will hereafter carry a
toll atook of these patter na In Med.
-ford. Tbey have discontinued the
New Idea Pattern agenoy.
When yoa are notified by the
croDer auiuorwaa wu nh
r 1 1. II M na m! th Mnm-
bar and pot them op yourself. We
jefgj g IIDUli svaiwaejvaa aaasau
wilt Co.
ws a B..W rViiioih Rfirtwl
made by The Hickory Bark Itemeny
Co., of feelcm. Ore.. ft"
youTOoegh, or money relunded. Ousr
Mteed to make friend of you. For
eale by Haskin'e Drug Store and Urst
class dealers everywhere.
ssse
CALL U8 UP
lor any eleotrlcal service you may
require. Better yet, come and
eee bow our electrlo tuppllel can
make life eaiier and pleassnter
tor you. The well known belli,
elocka, telephone!, etc., are only
a tin all part oi what eleetrlolty
can do (or you. Our supplies In
0ude many others juit as service
and juit at convenient.
losoeoeoeoeosoeoeweoeoeoeoeo
relinquishment! for tale would do
W"'MrasiJ flj
Machlaery for Sale
Wa have for sale a three stamo
Rledoo mill, one rook crusher, one 16
horse power bollr, one 12 bone
power engine, one four horse power
boiler, one three horse power engine,
ana one elgnt none power gasoline
engine. Duplex Ux8 noietner engine,
also one-fourth drill air oompreeeura
two list mould orlentae used elxty
days, .
tuoatora iron worse.
Alfalfa Seed.
Uome grown, reeleaned alfalfa seed
Grower guarantees free from dodder.
For eale la lote to aula, Bam pise aad
prate eaomiiiea.
nuaeo-iayior uo.
Jeokooavule, Oregoa.
Good pasture makes Uoodptcturee.
ADDITIONAL LOGAL.
The Deoembw number of the Dal
venlty of Oregea Bolletla, a copy of
wbleb has Jeat keeo received,, glvee a
fall dteerlptloa of the oorrocpoedoaoo
eeoreee that are now belag offered by
the University, Toe eouteae aie ar
raaged especially for t sac hers, etu
de te pieparlag for college or aalvar
slty, aoeaea'e aloba,teeebara, groans,
grange home makera. The univer
sity lateade to add additional
eouisse la gconoaiios, Political
aoleaoe, tilstoiy, English Literature,
Heebaaloal Drawing, Civil singlaeer
log Edueatloe, aad others, ae tta re
eoorote permit. The eorraapoadeaee
work baa met with a heaity reooptioa
la all parts at the state. More thaa
two hundred stud sots earolled for
the various c ogress during the past
month.
For any ol the ordinary dlaeasee of
the skin unamoesiain'a naive 11 excel
lent. It not onlv allave the Iteblng and
smsrilng but effects a care, For sale
byCbas. Strang.
Why Ulrla Leave Home," the
oBeatag at the Medford Opera Hoose
rriday evening last, waa just a little
bit the worst ever. Toe play wae
wltboat, plot or wit or Interest. The
acting wet amatuerlsb la the ex
treme, aaa It would not only drive
girls, bat bore, doge, cats evsn mice
from horns to be oompelled to 00a
tlaoally witness each peformanoee.
Geo, it was awful. "The Girt of the
Street" Monday night wae oa the
same order, bat woree. If poeelble,
fUaeirlgf WUllama have given oa
some good shows this season, aad, of
oooraa, a poor oae la bound to slip
la oooaeloaally, bat two la a row la
aaklag It pretty strong.
For sale Foar tots' Good loca
tion. W1U be worth doable la a
abort tune. For a quick eale the
Srice is only sou aeon, uesy terms,
lso three room bouse aad too lote
onlyta&O. Page A Lawtoa. l-2t-p
Married at the home of Mie.
Romeo Gilbert la Eugene on Satur
day evening at 9 o'clook, Dec 28,
Mr. Ernest Ullatrap, ut the Eugene
Kegleter, and Miss Anna Johnson,
of Drain, Rev. H. N. Mount officiat
ing. The bride la a daughter of Mr.
aad Mrs. E. A. Johnson of this
plaoe aad bad been employed in 8.
H. Frlendly'a store at Eugene for a
couple of years. The happy couple
will realde In Eusene. Drain Non
parieL The bride was a resident of
Medford In her girlhood days.
Medford now haa the moet UD-to
date abstract system In thle oounty
see jacaeon uouniy adsitboi uo.
Palm-Keidermever building. 2-tf
M. Bellinge reports the sale,
through bis -agency, of the G. W,
Simmons resldenoe on North A street
to J. F. Pelers end Ora W. Ronk,
lately of Indiana, for a consideration
of 12550.
-Johnson Is In town with a full
line of sewing machines from S3 to
wia. All makes sola and repaired,
nntl S2 per month. Tr y before yon
ouy. at. tu wood's jeweler store.
J. Thorndlke has purchased the
two lets of J. I. Eokelsoa In West
Medford tor a 'consideration of 1330.
The sale waa made by M. Bellinger.
The new S30 1000 mile ecilp books
are now oa eaie 07 toe a, tr. uo.
Tbeoe have been In demand aad the
demand aaa bona oaoplied. 61-lt
Why Swfler Press
Do roe know that Rheumatism nelns
eaa no relieved 7 it yoa doubt Wis
lost try oae application of Chamber
lain's Pain Balm. It will make rest
and sleep possible, and that certainly
meaaa a great deal to anyone afflicted
with rheumatism. For sale by Unas.
""rang. im
Dortsgfa,
er wards of 1
a la ene of the loer.
taa city a eartata atlcbaal
Motcaky wae aomtaeged far a mtaor
position oa eke word tlek vo be voted
far at toe cberter eeacUon. Seme to
qrdrlee were made of Thomas atolcahy
ae to wbo thai paraon bearing the same
mlgbt be, aa no one to tbe
aetgbbiwbood onakl cell him to mlsd.
Hee me brother. eanlafaed Tom.
wtth cheerful alacrity. "He's not ar
rived la tbe eooathry ytt, bat be tah
a skip av a WMneeday aoP H be tear
m tettne for the ssecttoa.
- The Klad He Knew.
"Waat are motor nsiisef
1 euppose the krad that get bony
wteaa tbe poUeeman Is chasing yen tar
erecting the speed Itmtl llslllinsse
Amertcaa.
i "m Intasi. Piiianegat.
A TansuMii naa enls a stery fa
C3nagaWJttne a lUi a eooana nafd In Ttae
esaae yaaaa ago aa fllnavjeatasr aoer faL
ly afna tae Oseta of taa cety were to
the ofgnrtanetlas of traarltan oMaeo
aalp, a in mag te 1 gaplawitfa,
A Boston adswlbey was taM,
weak and skkiy.
His arms vrere soft and flabbyj
He didn't have a strong muscle in his
entire body.
The physician who had attended
the f&mily for thirty years prescribed
Scoffs EmuUiotu
NOWt
To feel that boy's arm yon
would think he was apprenticed to a
blacksmith.
ALL DRUGGISTS! BOc. AND SI.OO.
A
11 LITTLE OP
It la aaaooaoed Uat Nat Uoodola
la writlag ble awmoln for aa Eaet
era publishing bouse. Presumably
bead Illumined asbestos will be need
for bladlag.
vea If the PsclBo ooaet la aa help
Use agalaet forelga lnvasloa aa Col
ossi Woodbury, aotlag oommaader of
tbe De pa meat of the Columbia, U. H.
A., says It Is, be has ao boslnass to
be advertlalog its belpleeaaaaa, haa
hat
New Ycrk ooatraotora were beaded
the Jolt of their Uvea wbea Mayor
MoUMlaa disapproved tbe letting of
a daa ooatraot becaoae the pries waa
12,000,000 too high. What's a little
thing like that betwli trleadif asked
tbe disappointed.
The U. S. Government repoits UU
us that tbe standing timber of Ore
goa loontalns 800,000,000 feet, aad
that the soppy now allowing for
grewth, at pieseat rate of oon sump
loo, will last 150 yean. The wood
shed we are osatemplatlag building,
poaslbly nsxt summer, sssms to as
an assured feet.
A prominent Broadway restaurant
la New York bee Introduced tae
practice of permitting women to
smoke la Its dialaa ruoma, Ae New
York womea have for years been per
mitted to get drank In pnblo restau
rants, the additional freedom is not
so great a enaossslon to vloe aa
mlgbt at first be suspected,
Tbe Rochester Denoorat and
Chronicle aotee that IS yean ego to
day "enrprlae. waa szprssssd that
high prloee for good poultry were
maintained, la view of lta abnadaaoe.
Tarkeya sold tor 9 to 10 eeats, ohlok
ene at 8 eeata per pound, geeee 5
shillings each, aad docks so oeati per
pair. Thoee were daya la tbe very
darkest period of the Civil war, aad
they called thoee "high" prioes.
Dnrlag tbe calendar year 1907 there
wen bnilt In tbe United. 8tatea 1056
vessels of 602.508 tons register, aa
lnoreaae of more thaa 25 per cent In
tonnage over the record for 1900,
Moat of this building waa done on
the Great Lakes, and aome of the
crafts have already found their way
around the Horn Into rofltable
trades 00 the Paclflo Coast, The
Lake bnlt boats are lees dssinbls for
deep-sea tnfflo than those built ex
pressly for that purpose, but until
tbe Government permits onr ship
owners to bay the best we can get for
tbe money, we shall be obliged to
worry along with 25 per oeot annual
Increase to our home built fleet
There are those who see awful por
tents In the signs of tbe times, to
whom the world, aad perhaps especi
ally thia Nation, seems going along
tbe paths of oovetousneas, luxury,
profllgaoy and dissipation to Irre
trievable ruin, aad wbo bitterly la
meat the passing away of tbe good
old days of eoberaese, Industry aad
thrift. Yet 129 yean ago today, la
the time of tbe primitive aad sturdy
virtues of oar aaoeetore, eo judio-
tona aa obaereraa George Washington
wrote to his Mead Benjamin Harrl
: If I wae called apoa to draw a
pasture of the tiaeso aad of atea, from
what I have asea aad heard aad la
part kaow, I should la oae word aay
IdiiBisa. diss! pari oa aad ex
tiaiagaace seeass to have laid bold
of most of them; that spsoolatlon.
peoulatioa aad aa lasattshle tblnt
tor rickss sssms to have got the bet
ter of every other ooaatdaratloa aad
almost every order at men. I need
not repeat to you that I am alarmed
aad wish to see aay ktooaryuMa rous
ed. George Washington . was the
rlobest men la Amertoa, la ble day,
Hie aetata when be died waa the
greatest la America. Ua left some
reoord also aa a tax-dodger. Better
aot apotheosize even George Wash
lngtoa though he was a pntty good
man for ble day. New York Tribune.
It Does the Business.
Mr. E. E. Chamberlain, of Clinton.
Maine, sari ol Bucklln Arnica Balve.
"It does the businees: I have used it
for piles and It cured them. Applied it
to an old core and It healed It without
leaving a scar behind." 200 at Cbae.
Strang's drug store.
u iv &j mnrw uw nw awioni.
(75 to 1150 an sore. Good land ana
An - j . a
water. Eeav terma. Inoulre of
tt. Pierce A Son. 51-2t
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EVERYBODY
m
m
jjl IN Finding Good Things for the Table, and a
9 great many people are finding that our Store is the
W
$ Grocery Headquarters
FOR the City of Medford, and also for the sur
rounding country. Our stock is complete, freBh
and many new customers are coming our way every
day. If you want the best at prices which tell,
come and see us. All we ask is a chance to make
good. . -
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St
ALLEN & REAGAN
Successor to Roberts Reasjtan VtVi
Ashland Tldlaga:
A picked foot ball squad from Ash
land, vUlted Grants Pass Msa Year's
day wbeie tbey met tbe looal team of
that plaoe la a ao score game. Jodg
lag from the aooouat of tome of the
players, tbe strongest feature of tbe
oonteet was tbe saooessful exeoatlon
of a new play wblob baa later been
termed "tbe sabmailne fade-away'
This pay Is said to be an altogether
new wrinkle In foot ball It can only
be safely Spoiled off when the ; water
Is sutBMeutly deep enough to enable
a player to duck dear out of sight.
The Oregon California Btage Co.
which recently put on a stage line to
connect with tbe Weed rail oad ter
minus at Bray In addition to Its
Pokagama servloe will bow have com
petition on the latte route, a new
atage line backed by tne Klamath Lake
R. K. going on next week, and It la
rumored that there will be a cut In
ratee over It to Kamatb Falls. A new
time card will go Into effect on the
Klamath Lake R. K. next (Sunday
whenby trains leave Thrall at 4 p. m.
dally Instead of 8 a. m. making
close connection with 8. P, trains 15
and 16, and patting mail 'at Klam
ath Falls many hours earlier.
The State Normal Board baa dstig.
aated Prof. Clyde A. Payne, of tbe
deputmeat of toleooe, aa acting
president of the Southern Oregoa
State Normal SohooL tor the remain
dor of tbe school year, to HU tbe
vacancy caused by the resignation of
President & F. Mulaey, waloh sook
effect aa Jaaaary 1st, Prof. Payee
bee been busy slaee reoetvlag tbe
aotlSatatloa oa Moaday preparlag to
take, over the relae of school govern-
The eslbetioa sssms to have
given eminent aatlafaotloa la both
student aad faculty circles, aad It
la believed oa ell sides that the wel
fare of thia Important state laatitu
Uoa wlU be well looked aftrer by tbe
new aotlag president, Prof. iPayae
la a native son of OegonJ1 He is one
of the younger memben of too fao
ulty In point at age though bis as
parleaoe la the work of the Normal
la ezeeeded by only one or two other
present memben of tbe taoolty. He
le possessed of on usual executive
blllty, le fall of entbasloem In aay
work be undsrtakee, and la popular
aot onlv with tbe faoolty and student
body, but also the public -
Jacksonville Post:
M. Murphy died at WlldervlUe,
Josephine oounty, Christmas day.
He was a native of Itelend, having
been bora there la the year 1818. .tie
oame to Kogoe River Valley la lSts,
where he had slaee resided, mining
moat of tbe time.
Another law parte sr of Abraham
Llaoola died leoently la Missouri.
This tea very aad thing. If the en
ormous death rate et Lmoola'e part
em keeps np It will be bat flfty or
sixty yean nntll all of them will have
passed away. Statistics show that
776 of them have alreedv joined tbe
angel oboma aad the live ones an
besoming aa coerce aa tbe body eer
vaate of the deoeaeed O. Washington,
tbe man wbo made Truth famous.
Aaron Barn e burg of Creeoent Oltv,
California, at one time a olaok smith
of onr town, but now a contractor
and builder of Creeoent City, la
visiting old ttxe frlende. lie or ootid
tbe plains In tbe year of 1800 la 00m
pany with Ulriohe, Millers, Forrye
and Bameoarge, tbe late Fred Berne
burg being captain of tbe train whlob
piloted about 50 wagons from Iowa to
Jaokeon oountv, landing at ths Eegle
mills. Staid then nntll tbe spring
of 1800 and arrived ben la tbe fell of
the tame yoer. It took elx moo toe
to make tbe trip by ox teams. Now
daye It takes elx days to make tbe
same trip.
The Gold Hill Canal Co. baa bad
a force of msa st work relaforelog
their oaaal rook, along Its eatlie
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viv
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length. This aew Improvement will
greatly strengthen the walla of the
oaaal aad will ao doubt nave the
company much annoyanoe dnrlng tbe
freeaeta of the coming spring.
Monday afternoon the residence of
8opk W. H. Mo Williams, of tbe
Hraden mine, oanght flia aad naa
burned to the ground before the
flemee bad been notloed by aay oae.
Tbe building stood aome distance
from tbe mine and bad It been notic
ed probably ao aid oonld nave been
given. Mrs. MoWllliama waa visiting
with frleads in Jaoksoaville, aad It la
supposed that tbe die orlglneted from
a amoulderiog flre in ene of the
stoves. Tbe building and its 000
tente wen entirely deetroyed. Mr.
aad Mrs. MoWUlams are bat reoeot
arrivals from Montaaa.
Tbe mining outlook for tbe vicin
ity of Gold U1U was nsvsr more
promising than at the present time.
On nearly every train men arrive
from all sections of the country to
look over aome of tbe properties that
are oa the market here. Praotloally
all of tot larger quartz properties an
being worked and all tbe placer
minea now bave an abnndanoe of wa
ter, Two new atemp mills bave bean
built within the past year and many
other steps of advancement bave
been taken. The preliminary work
of installing the big electrlo shovsl,
on Kanee oieek, has been ocmpleted
and Its Installation Is delayed only
oa sbooont of the non-arrival of the
msohlosry. The boom la tbe Nsva
da country la over end now the ' eyes
of tbe mining world will tarn now to
a country where more praotloal mm
lng, end leee wlld-cattiug, can aad
will be done. It la belag demonitrat
ed every day that the ledges of
Southern Uregoa nave depth, a fact
that la gensrally disputed by mining
wbo are naacqaatated with the
oonntry, aad lta formation, aad whoa
thia la generally known moaey will
be mora readily asennd for working
tbe ledgee that era aow laytag Idle.
For the outward appearaaoss we pre-
busy year among the mlaee la
the vtclnlty of Qotd Hill. 1 , ,
T7!- THE FUR'SEHL
A Sea Annual With Heart, Liver aad
' Kldnsye Uke a Shtsg.
At car seal fa a land animal of per
verted tastea, wao, Uvlag at sea, has
bed his paws changed into flippers
vary Uke the long black kid gtevea of
a women. Hie heart, liver and kidneys
are ssactly tbe same as those of e
these) end Just aa good to sat, bat bis
flesh, although Just like fat mutton to
look at at raak and distasteful from
kis habit of sating fan. Tbe whole
package Is put up in a parcel of thick
white fat to keep the body verm,
while from tbe skin grewe a heavy
crop tt beautiful brown fur, protected
with large Bat oil bearing hairs, mak
ing a glossy surface which elides
throngh the water wtthoat Mctka.
Perfectly feerleaa, overnowtng wtth
fan, n perfect little efhlses. mervelous
ly strong, the far seal hi tbe moat de
lightful of all wild creatures. But, al
though tbey Hve at eaa. tbe seals, be
ing heavily clothed tn fat, aktn and
hair. Sad the temperate latrtodee much
tae warm for comfort daring tbe sum
mer months. Since they onnnot abed
their garments like onrsslsiia. tbey
migrate to a subarctic climate, gather
tog in Immense moldtodee when then
an nsbcrles to support them. TbeU
radon Is flfty pounds of cod ever)
day, which for a creature tbe slat of s
Is considerable. Exchange.
Raak Foolishness.
"Wbeh attacked ov a couah or a
cold, or when your throat is sore, It Is
rang loonsnnees 10 taae any otner
medicine than Dr Kinra New Dis
covery," says C. O. Eldridge. o! F.m-
pire.us. "1 Dave used .aew Discovery
seven yesrs and 1 know it Is the bet
remedy on earth for coughs and colds,
croup, and all throat and lung troubles.
My children sre subject to croup, but
new iircovery quicaty cures every at
tack." Known the world over as the
King ol throat end lung remediee. Sold
under ruaraatee at Chu. Strang's
drug store. 50c and SI. Trial bottle
free.
vui uwwwc, mmiM uevun,.
tlve blunts at MmAlnrti llnan Knnu
Phone 606.
-Subscribe for The Mali.
MODERN TOILET PARLORS
shampoeint. MaaleurlDt. Electrlo Mseuse.
DandrnC mod otner !!,. um ol tho aeolo
cured. BUi'kbcedi end PlmpUa treated.
,ufw iMiri.p,r,uini, maao
Special attention to oui-oMeve vuitosicrs.
aaa. w. L. caaaauN.
Sulu M Bewl Meere Aaaex.
I. P. PHIPPB, D. D. S.
OSless a Adklas Sleek, sJels'.sf gtstlae
Ores suss Mosietd. Orates
G.W.STEPHENSON,
PHYSIOUN. iDBOSOM AND OrTlCIAK.
Oaoc:-BooBS, Adklas' bless. CHU proaytl
attssdet day er sigkt. 'rhooesu.
aedfera Oreiea.
wa. si. coLVia,
Meelere.
Q BO. H. DUBHAM..
Ursau fses.
COLVIO dt DURHAM
Xjatw-arexraa e
-OnVse a Madford getloaal Bask lull,
as ground floor
E.R.SEELY
PHYSICIAN ft BURGEON
Modern Kqalpracnll X Raj Labratory.
OSes la Jackson County Bank Bulsdlag.
Med lord
Oregon
A. 8. BLITON,
e. s. coaausiotran, Dreraicr or oaaooa
Homseteed sod Timber lad filiate aad
prooiejmade. TcetUuonr takes la lead 00a
OSes wits Medterd Mall Medford Otegos
FOUR ACRE WIS
0. H. Fierce & Son
have recently platted 40
acres near Medford into 4
acre tracts, at from $425 to
$600 each.
You will find no better
acreage for the money.
These tracts are just what
you want, so don't go to
sleep and let the other fellow
get his pick and you take
what is left at an advanced
price.
Team for Sale
Hatched Geldings
As strong as Elephants, as
true as Steel, will work single or
double. Since "Seeing is Be
lieving," take a look at these
horses You will buy If you want
a first class team. Call at
Laurelaeh Farm, 2 miles north
of Jacksonville, or write me at
the last named place.
John I. Hay
SouinernPaciriGTimeTaDie
EFFECTIVE DEC. 29, 1907
sstrrn aeciro
ne.B Medford lodtsi
Ks.lt - lasts
We. 14 ............ Medio rd :.7. teles
we.lt - sistft
If uabsis U sad tt will maks su steps,
sabsisU end It will he taken oB.
TREES FOR SALE
Not in the Trust
1000 First Class, Oregon Grown
Bartlett Pear Trees; also homo
grown Cherry and Apricot.
N. 8. BENNETT,
Medford. Oregon
Perrv'a .Stestli
B' o 'lie .i knwm antl
nt rfllattie weeiu sroirn.
l-c;- , s kneohns behind It the reputation
rfn riot:n vrhoei9 hiisneaai tULndtvrda aVT Lb
hi a. tint la the trade.
rris tfeMel kmmwi wm b mailed TKT.M
to VI plertxtits. It rontajns col or.l platM, trttny
WT-ivi- L-a. itral ilnptlona. itrt an-i ilimrji
f.f rlatitmar owr no TatirtJr of VeajfiaWs Kid
rtotjrcr rwu. Invaitakble to aiL Send for lb
O. Me MRRT Oa, Dfrtrott. Mlofls
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