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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-07-17
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OTRAS FORMULAS

Don Guillermo Rittwagen, ACADIA de
publican un interesantlsimo ensayo crl-
tico titulado 'De filologia hispano afrl-
|cana' en- el que demuestra los profun-
dos conocimientos que ell autor posee
|acerca del asunto, el cual ha podldo es-
|tudiar detenidamente en- sus largas es-
tancias en- ell norte de Africa.
En- uno de los cap1tulos dedicados a
disquisiciones filol6gicas hispano arabl-
gas, eta an hecho que vanros a trans-
cribir porque ofrece interes.
"Una curiosidad mas de las relaclo-
mes hispano-arabigas-dice Ell autor-
es la costumbre verdaderamente origi-
nal que nos queda, de besar pies y ma
mos. como acto de cortesla, aunque solo
sea formula, pues cualquiera besa cler-
tos pies ciertas manos. Ell orlgen de
esta costumbre, q mi modesto Jlllclo, de-
| bio ser la expression de cortesla musul-
mana "b-es-slama" con que Sc saludan
! y despiden los moros, pero sin que besen
manos nj pies algunos, limitandose a
desearse la paz.
Nuestros cumplidos caballeros medioe-
| wales debieron DIR esta expression de cor
tesla, tai vez les cayera en- gracla, y SIN
Iencomendarse NADIA mas, y creyendo
que los moros eran tan finos que besa-
ban las manos, colmaron la fineza besan-
do los pies a las damas. Bien es yerdad
que para transformer "b-es-salma' en-
besa la mano, no es precise anadir mas
que una modesto silaba que aunque CO.
rrientemente negativa, da en- este caso
signiicaci6n espanola q la salutaci6n
arabe de sentido totalmente distinto''.
| A este de las formulas de saludo y
ldespedida, pueden aIadirse cosas muy
curiosas Entire los ingleses es corrlen-
te cerrar las cartas con las palabras De
usted sinceramente, Fulano', y 10 mis-
mo podrlan decir ode usted sin cera,
Fulano'. He aqui por que:
| Cuando los iugadores romanos daban
sus veredictos 10 hac1an generalmente,
en- tablillas de cera, pero en- los casos
en- que dicho veredicto era extraordi-
nariamente favorable para la persona
juzgada, por cualquier delito, Sc les per-
militia darlo "sine cera" (sin cera), es
decir, sin llenar- la formalidad de escri-
brio en- las tablillas de la citada subs
tancia Por ESQ al decir tDe usted sin
ceramente Sc quiere expresar que la
persona quien Sc dirige uno, merece
absolute confianza
Los ministries ingleses cuando escri-
ben ofcialmente acaban las cartas con
la formula: tSu obediente humilde
servidor.
Tn frances concluira su carta, aunque
vaya dirigida un pelagato, de este mo-
do: "Quedo de usted con especiales sen
timientos de la mas alta consideration
La cortesia china manda que las misi-
vas Sc terminen con estOs buenos deseos:
l"Que lie vaya bien 4 listed ell mas IA
vorecido de los cielos. Que los doses le
conserven sus honorables dientes.' -
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n indador De Ia CpOz RQja

Eli de Mayo celebro su 80. AMI
|yersario Mr.. Henri Dnnant, anclano
de cllva existencia casi no Sc acorda-
ba nadie. va, a pesar de que Ia ln1-
ciativa suya la hu1nanldad debe Ell
Conyenio de Ginebra y la asociaciom
de la Cruz Roja.
En- los calidos dlas de jumio del ano
1859, I'm viajero suizo llego a las GER
can1as de Solferino, donde acababa de
ibrarse una mortifera batalla entire
austriacos E italianos. AL yer el sintnhl-
nero de heridos moribumdos que EN-
parte yacian a1n en- ell campo de ba-
ITALIA, olvid6 ell hombre los planes que
lie habian tra1do 4 Italia y sc dedc6
con ahimco 4 recoger heridos y a AGO.
modarlos EN- las casas cuyos duenos Sc
nrestaban seme. JAMIE acto de cardad.
Todo su ser sc halo compenetrado de
repente del irresistible afan de lie
var soco1ro consuelo las desgra-
ciados victimas de la guerra. Y en- su
espdritu se hizo fuerte la idea de que
este socorro no hab1a de ser solamen-
te momentaneo, sino que hab1a de orga
nizar1o de modo que para slempre mi
tigara los horrores de la guerra. Vuel-
1 tc Slliza al cabo de muchos meses,
describe con colores viv1simos 10 que
habla visto en- los campos de batalla
| de Solferino, y dirigMndose a los mo-
narcas y a los p1eblos, suplic6 unos
| y otros de unirse cllandlo menos en-
el dmico principle" de preservar los
heridos de los rigores del derecho de
"a guerra, de declaralrlos mviolahles y
| de imponer los cuidados y la asIsten-
ia medica para amigos Y enemigos.
Despues de cuatro ai1os de inca1sa--
bic actividad, VIC Henri Dunant com
pensados sus trabajos: las potencias
firmaron ell convenio de Gimebra en- el
ano 1864. Pero no le bastaba este
| gran filamtropo la union Official de los
EStados; anhelaba organizar el socorro
voluntario en- case de guerra, y enefec
to, logro institum La association de la
Cruz Roja, que EN- nn tempo relati
vamente cort1slmo Sc ha extendido pOr
el mundo enterO.
Sin embargo, POGO falt6 para que es-
| te ap6stol de una obra tan altamemte
humamtaria, quedase relegado al olvi-
| do y. a la miseria. Enfermo, sin ami
| gos y sim recursos, sc netir0 q la vi
Liza de Heiden, EN- ell canton de Ap-
pencil, cuyos habitantes lie provefan
gratuitamente de vituallas. Por fin, I'm
amigo de Dunant sc drigi6 La en-
peratriz viuda de Russia, exponiendo-
la la situaci6n precaria de este bien-
hechor de La humanidad, Y la genero-
sa soberana lie asigno una renta annual
de 1000 FRANCOIS AL mismo tempo,
la ciudad de MOScOu lie entreg6 m do
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-07-17
Horas de Paris

CTeO en- la clencla peTO no soy Id
,natico de la ciencia. Puede que un dla
tllegue descubrir EN- los ojos apa-
rados de La. yictima la fotografla del
rostro del asesino. jHay en- este algo
de iq1sorio?
En- estos amos Sc ha descnbierto al
go que pudo haberse descubrierto ha-
&C uno dos siglos, porque para ma
da necesita del comcaEso de la elec
+ric;dad, nj de la camara oscura, nj
de!os rayos x. Sc trata de La dac-
tiloscopia, ciencia que consiste en- idem-
tificar a los individuos mediante sus
dastlograianas 8 innpresiones dlgitales
Para clio ha bastado notar que los
dibuios formados EN- la extremidad de
los dedos por las excrecencias y los
surcos de la der1nis difieren de hom-
bre hombre, pero que son slempre
I los mismos en- cada indiyiduo.
Al calificar de reciente este descu-
brimiento, peco tai vez de inexacto
En- la India, desde ha siglos, sc CO.
noce la doble propiedad de las sefla-
| les de los dedos, de no pertenecer 81
| no un solo individuo y de ser per
Imanentes durante toda SUI vida; pero
| los orientales no hab1an aprovechado
como nosotros estas observaclones pa
ra descubrir los cr1menes. La ciencla
de las hnellas digitales no debio SER
yirles sino para adivinar ell caracter
| del hombre, su vida pasada y s7l por-
Ivenir. Nosotros hemos convertible es-
ia poes1a oriental en- algo prosaico, pc
70 it'll /: Ell antropometrla.
La dactiloscopia Sc debe, en- rigor
Il I'm ingles, Francis Galton. Al mis-
mo tempo un funcionario de Las In
William Hershell, que conocia las
|viejas doctrinas de los indigenas, hizo
teNperiencias que concordaban CON la
teor1a de Galton.
| Distinguidos fisiologos franceses y
/dleIldIFeS 1IeSdTOu HldS Edfue cOucl u
Isiones identicas.
Ell principle expuesto por Galton es
lei siguiente: La diNersidad de los
|dactilo ogramas es infinita; su perma-
lnencia es absoluta'' En- efecto, la mul-
|tiplicidad de las combinaciones Y de
las relaciones de las lineas posibles es
tai, que no Sc hallan dos inldividuos
que ostenten las misrnas senales. ST
|se consldera que tenemos diez dedos
Icada uno diferente del otro en- ell mis-
mo imdividllo, desde ell punto de vista
Ide la dactiloscopia, es casi impossible
dar con dos individuos cuyos dacti-
Sc parezcan.
Desde que Sc ap4ica la dactiloscopia
no Sc han encontrado hasta hoy dos
hombres cuyas huellas digitales, nj las
ide un solo dedo, Sc asemejeHl.
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Sc ha Observable que desde ell sex
to mes de la vida ranterina, ell hom-
bre posee ell dactilograma, que con-
servara mientras viva y que solo la
plrtrefaccion, despues de la muerte ,pue
de destruir. Puede uno cortarse; aun-
que mterrumpidas por las cicatrices
las huellas srubsisten, semeJantes STEM
pre- a 81 mismas. Pueae uno queanar-
Sc: en- la nteva piel aparecen los
mismos estlgmas.
Ell dactilograma crece q medida que
sc pasa de la infancia q la edad adul-
ta; pero los dibujos no cambian. He
aqui por que Ia dactiloscopia, aplica-
da q La amtropologfa criminal, nunca
Sc equivoca. Son incOntables los ca
SOS de los criminales asi confmdidos.
"A menudo no Sc ha necesitado otno
mdi,iO para descubrir al amtor de INN
crimen. La dactloscopia ha prestado y
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ProSa Ilrica
EN- GLORIA DE MARIA GUERRERO

EN- GLORIA DE MARIA GUERRERO
D6mese el Vervo de la Prosa
y aguce sus per1odos mel6dco son,
para coronar al Vervo de la Poesia
Pontice un Emperador; :;
y celebre ell msterio del Arte
ante esta fuerte musa del Teatro Espanol
que, sin comprendida por todos -
hace sentir por todos la virtud de su voz
como traves del catolico vidrio
pasa tambien el rayo de la dvina Encarnaci6n.
.:.ss.-.ll .ss::.-~l
Mujer de los Proverbos de la Raza,
ha Ilegado por la ruta de Colon
s anunciar la palabra de un Porvenir gorioso
que duerme la voluntad de Dios;
y al retornar nimbada de laureles,
hacia el native solar de su viejo Leon,
hara saber como ell Plata -.
cin6le entrambas senes Sol,
como el Arauco indolnto hzole bando lecho
las heradicas plumas de su Condor,
como Ia Sierpe del nopal aZteca
hipnotiz6se bajo la encantadora fauta de voz,
como el Quetzal del Istmo
lie cant6, -
como la Gran Antilla enduz6le las horas
las miees de sus calaverales en- for
como ell Peru acun6 ell orc de los Incas
su buso de Reina por la gracia de Dios.
estremecerse ell mundo en- que no Sc ponia el Sol
y en- la gran noche de pupilas negras
ha aravesado aspa la Cruz de Constellation
Ella ha desatado la angustia de sus cabellos,
sobre los venos de las seyas desfallecdas de oor:
ella ha pasado diestra acarciadora z
por los lomos de las fieras d6ciles 4 su voz; ~
ella ha sacudido la t1nca de sus tragedias
sobre los Andes dantescos del yolcanico ardor;
ha remoyido paso el polvo de los Conqusadores
cuatro sgos lie pa1paran dentro de su corazon
Ensalcemos ella por dos veces
la Espana de hoy:
es la Mujer Ell Arte que 1lnen en- los siglos
y que engendran los grandes pueblos Ell su union
Ensalcemos ella al Arte fuerte bello
del ingenio espanol,
que Velazquez Goya regocija los ojos
encanta los oidos con Lope Calderon.
Ensalcemos ella la Mujer que Sc sale
del marco de la Historic aire triunfador
4 regular oyas la aventura homerica
9 a enfrentarse la muerte loca de pai6n
Ensalcemos ella a un tempo mismo -
al Arte todo alma q la Mujer toda Amor . '
.s.z:
America la ha visto pasar por ensuenos
celeste aparicon
que predice la buena ventura de la Raza
en- esta hora palida de terror
como la llamarada que va de cumbre cumbre
hasta anunciar Cltemnestra la muerte de Agamen6n
sino el aguila del Eba que, de torre torre,
anuncia las ciuades regreso del Gran Emperador.
Musa tragca: es justo que el poeta de las Indias
te rec0ja su voZ
las de estos vente pueblos las de ajustadas
como los vente n5taloe no nno coDora Aor &
que cuando Cid te abra otra vez sls puertas
te pregunte por la sangre con que nos bautiz6
tn lie responds que puede dormir tranquilo
baJO las nuestra Estrpe nuestro Dos
til sabes las que lido apaudiendo
han lido brotando garras de le6n...
JOSE SANTOS CHOCANO.
Guatemala, 1909
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MARINE
Coal Hopper Almost Ready.

The Inter Island company officials are
anxiously awaiting the completion OF
the great coal hopper erected on their
property opposite the Honolulu Iron
Works. President Kennedy stated yes
terday that he had hoped to have it
ready now. and was prodding the men
to finish the job. The president states,
however. that few people have any con-
ception of the magnitude of the work,
ssNor of the cost, . added Senator Dow
sett. The bill for the hopper will be
a tremendous one, but the company
feels that it is making an advance in
the modern handling of coal which will
be beneficial to all concerned. The
hopper is likely to be ready in about
two weeks The boiler and engine room
are completed, and will shortly be fred
for a test
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Democrats Are Satisfied.

The Democratic leaders express per-
feet satisfaction at the situation now
developing in city government affairs.
There is some dissatisfaction expressed
at the partisan manner in which the
City Attorney is acting, sitting at the
Board meetings and openly coaching
the Republican members in the scrap
under way. As the City Attorney is
supposed to be the legal adviser of the
Mayor, the fact that he does not hold
himself in an impartial attitude is Sc
verely commented on.
eve are quite satisfied at the way
the Republican majority is exposing its
hand,' said one prominent Democrat
last night. "The fact that the Repub-
licans at yesterdays meeting under
took under their socalled rules to APP
point long list of employees is some
thing that shows the Interpretation
they intend to put on those rules.
''The point we make is that the law
expressly provides that any measure
or action involving the expenditure of
city funds must be submitted to the
Mayor for his approval or veto. Ger
tainly rules that admit of the appoint
ing of many employees on salaries are
something that involves expenditure:
of money, and the fact that as yet
nothing has been submitted for the
approval of the Mayor shows that the
intention of the majority of the Super
| visors is to strip the Mayor of every
vestige OF the authority imposed in hin
! by the law. This is what we want the
public to see before the matter is taker
into the courts
eff the Supervisors by rules can vote
| salaries to officers, they can by rule:
| also 60 ahead and build city hall oil
do anything else they want without con
sulting the Mayor in any way, thu:
making him fgurehead pure and sim
pie. The Supervisors have reached oui
too far and has stultifed their every
action. The court will certainly rule
so and the validity of everything don,
so far will be denied.
| "The city win suffer for all the &C
tons so far taken.'
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intend not only to build good roads but
to keep them in repair once they are
built In this we expect to have bet
ter roads, make them last longer and
have the expense less than ever be-
fore in Oahu
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Chief Thompson's Funeral.
All. Sailings.

The freighter Mexican leaves Seattle
on January II and San Francisco Jan
uary IA for Honolulu. The Texan left
for Kahului last evening. The Alaskan
follows on January u.
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powers I have assumed, all right; If
they sustain me and 1 am right, as I
certainly think [ am, want to know
it,
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Logan presented a special committee
report regarding the lease of the City
and County offices, asking for more
time. The members were unanimous
but a new question had arisen. This
was a report that a shorter lease than
for five years might be had and also
the right to sublet any Office not re-
quired.
1t is understood that Mcclellan was
instrumental in securing these conces-
sions, although that was not mentioned.
The time asked for was granted.
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What of the Fort George7

Yesterday the bark Nuuanu left for
New York via Kaanapali. The Nuuanu
arrived at Honolulu from New York
on December IA, has discharged her
cargo, taken on sugar and sailed again.
and yet the Fort George which left
New York eleven days before the Nuu-
anu, or 1853 days ago, has not been heard
of since she was spoken last August.
Although some waterfronters say that
the Fort George probably started around
the Cape of Good Hope to come here,
there is no real reason for believing
that it was necessary for the vessel
to take that route. The Fort George
is loaded with iron and structural steel
and other heavy supplies for the Homo
lulu Iron Works. A waterfront au-
thoritv saws that the Fort George is
not of wide beam and if she gets into
the trough of the sea would likely
founder
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Clotworthy Returning.

Among the passengers aboard the
steamship Asia en- route from the Orient
to Honolulu will be H. L. Clotworthy,
who ACCOMPANIED the Atlantic feet
from San Francisco to Manila as the
representative of. the United Press. He
decided to cut loose from the fleet at
Manila, spend month in the Philip
pines gathering material for series of
articles on the Archipelago and return
to his work on the mainland Mr. Clot-
worthy will therefore miss the unusual
opportunity of witnessing some of the
scenes in Sicily, the fleet being ordered
to stop there. The Asia will arrive
here from Yokohama on January %.
Other passengers are DR.. Hamilton
Wright and wife. John s. Hord. Mrs.
7. R. Tolmans, two children and nurse
all of Manila
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Compromise Being Talked.

There is a good deal of talk about
town, among the business men, of the
necessity of forcing the warning fac
lions into some kind of a compromise
in order that the government of the
city can go on with some reasonable
degree of steadiness. 1t is also stated
that there are some members of the
board ready to get together and talk
business, now that both sides have made
their grandstand plays and satisfied
their party followings that they have
done tremendous and earnest work in
their interest.
1t is said that Fern will be approach
ed with proposition to accept the
majority choice for most of the minor
positions and take the road supervisor
ship for his nominee, Wilson. The fac
tons are agreed on the heads of the
other departments. This would drop
Tommy Cummins, but the Republicans
are said to be rather glad of an excuse
to get rid of him in this easy way.
There is a good deal of adverse com
ment on the fact that Cummins yester-
day fred Merseberg, who had aspired
to step into his shoes and who had a
strong backing among the business
men,
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No Word from Matson.

Castle G. Cooke, agents for the Mat
son Navigation Company, have receive
ed no information from Captain Matson
as to what decision he has arrived at
with regard to the new steamship for
the Honolulu San Francisco traffic. The
original plans called for combination
passenger and freight steamship, with
room for at least 125 passengers. Local
opposition to the coastwise law caused
Captain Matson to hold up his plans,
with the idea that he might build a
freighter and not a combination vessel.
A conference of representatives of Cas-
tie & Cooke, Brewer & Co., and Alex
ander & Baldwin, resulted in a cable
being forwarded recommending that
Captain Matson keep to his original
plans. Nothing definite has been re-
eeived from the Captain since.
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Transports and Wharves.

The principal cause of the transports
docking at the Channel and Oceanic
wharves lately is repair work on the
Naval wharves. While the wharves of
the Navy were Uttered with building
material, holes bling plugged up, and
soundings made to prepare specifca-
tons for bids to dredge out the slips.
the transports were sent to the Channel
wharf, which it is proposed to acquire
from the Territory and turn into a
regular transport wharf
The Naval wharves have been in a
bad condition for the past wear and
after the Atlantic and Pacific fleets
were through with them it was neces-
sary to make repairs. However. Naval
wharf No. ] has continued to be used
constantly as coal discharging wharf.
Temporary repairs have not been made
on it yet, but as soon as repairs are
finished on No. 2, No. l will receive
similar attention.
A reason why the Sheridan was dock.
ed at the Oceanic wharf this time in
stead of at the Channel wharf is be-
cause the depth outside the Channel
wharf is rapidly diminishing. Dredg-
ing must be done there in the near fu-
ture so that deep draught vessels can
dock safely.
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Mayor is Dubious.

Mayor Fern is not at all enthusiastic
regarding the compromise idea, however,
intimating that he wanted to have the
various questions at issue now 60 into
the courts for definite settlement. He
is willing to enter into a temporary COM
promise in order that the public work
may proceed, but he does not want to
compromise and leave behind him IN
settled all the points now being
wrangled over, points which may then
be brought up later.
~ want nothing more out of this
than the law allows me-. - he said. If
the courts decide that I have not the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-07
Auditor Bicknell Names Staff.

City Auditor Bicknell's announce
ment that he had selected Solomon Ma
helona as his assistant at the old salary
was received and the appointment con-
firmed on top of the Mayors refusal
to accept it or put motion in the
matter.
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GOES On At
MEETING Of THE BOARD
Fire Department Employees.

Continued From Page One.)
the stepping Of Logan into the breach
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Buffalo on the Way.

The cruiser Buffalo sailed yesterday
from San Francisco with 400 marines
for Honolulu and will arrive here about
January IA or Is. In advance of their
coming Captain W. G. Fay, in COM
mand of the marine company at Camp
Very, has been designated as quarter
master of the entire battalion. He will
assume his duties Immediately upon the
arrival of the battalion which is under
the command of Major G. C. Long, U.
s, NJ. C. The appointment as quarter
master came by cable to Captain Rees.
The old Hawaiian name for the site
occupied by the camp of the battalion,
adjoining Camp Very is 9 Ka- akukui,
or Shining Light About $4,000 may
be expended to erect the temporary
camp for the battalion.
Chief Thompson S Funeral
The captain of the Pacific Mail s. s.
Asia, which arrived in Yokohama on
the 18th instant from San Francisco.
reports that Mr.. William Thompson, an
engineer. died of dysentery on Novem-
Der oath during the voyage. The
funeral took place at the Yokohama
General Cemetery on the morning of
the 14th. The steamer was disinfected
soon after arrival in port-Japan Ga
zette, Dee. 10.
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Unanimous for Once.

This went the same old way past the
Mayor into Logan s hands.
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A petition from Palama residents
that Aud lane be lighted was referred
on motion to the committee on fire de-
partment and electric light, in spite
of Ferns protest that "There isn't
anv such a committee