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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-06-21

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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-06-21

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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-06-21

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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-06-21

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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-06-21

Sc rceioen rncrcaaoias y frusos depos'to por eu
ccios lie TaYisa muy m6dicos.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-18
The Infinitixe Shit

I We hear Of split bottles in these con-
viviaI days. split differences In business
diekers. and are stiH occasionally de-
lighted with a revival OF Squire Ped
ants learned ailocution concerning split
infnitives. The first two splits relate to
things strictly concrete. but the third Is
q kind Of barren abstraction. the alleged
difference between the disputants being
somewhat fufnitesimal--at least as 10 its
value to the Anglo-Szxon language.
Are We 10 be forever befuddled. or 20
forever be confused, or everlastingly 20
be left in state OF bewilderment OF 10
be annoyed eternaIly by this discussion? -?
Why not settle on z fixed form Of express
sion, or at least compromise on a basis
OF free translation leaving the choice
Of formulas to the universal reader?
Is II not true. anyway. that the pune
tilious Observance OF the generally correct
rule prohibiting the splitting OF iuhnitives
sometimes Introduces misleading ex-
preston? For example: I viii ask you
kindly TO return this note with your
answer" In this case the person ad-
dressed IS presumably the one who is
expected 20 act kindly" Yet, on the
face OF the request. one Is dramatically
barred from assuming that the writer
Is not saying kindly in his own behalf.
20 give polite form 10 his closing words.
Perhaps the very fact that the inani-
tive verb has this delicate duty on It's
hands explains the cause OF the inter
ninable dispute as TO its precise function.
If this is true. We submit that the inhni-
tive hair-splitter is without a cause, and
should forever hereafter hold his peace
Il may be pertinent here 70 add a brief
comment on the exsspe-ating controversy
between normal college authorities over
the question whether ve should say
somebody else's' or ~sonsa aody's else. ."
The comment IS this: that somebody
else" and anybody else" are exactly
equivalent 70 the hyphensted or united
phrases. "somebOdy-else" or anybody
else" =" which would naturally justify the
use OF the possessive sign after else d"
Moreover. the smooth and rational ex-
preston Is somebody else's. no matter
what auybody's else idea Of euphoay
may be-
The Washington herald., 1909-05-18
smaIIest Freneh Conseript.

COTespo1dence Of the London IeleSnpb.
There are. as everybody knows who
has seen a French line regiment. some
extremely small soldiers in the French
army Beyond doubt. however. the most
diminutive conscript who ever drew an
uniucky number from the Urn IS Julien
Touchard. 2 young man born al NAMES.
IN the department OF Orne. on July 19.
ISSS. This cOnscript, who is IN his twenty
first year. has only attained a height or
three feet two inches. and weighs ex-
actIy forty pounds. on April I. when.
along with his -c0nscripts. he ap-
pears before the council Of revision for
Us district Julien VIII appear clad in the
short stockings and beised oTe-alis 81 an
infant. Of which he presents the physical
aspect. Though the military authorities
are 70 enroll every available man. il Is
hardly likely that Julien ToucharG viii
be required TO shoulder rife. The
youngest Of a family Of I'VE children,
Julien developed normally until he was
vaccinated, at the age OF seven. after
which his growth entirely ceased
The Washington herald., 1909-05-18
wATTERsONs PREDICTIONS.
Democratic Success in 1910 Not En-
tireIy Improbable.
From tie LOuisTiIls cOurier-J0urzal.


From the LOuisEills Cnrgisr,J0urnal.
Henry wattsrsOn Il slready rrzsicsing DsnoGzsc
Success II lsZ L Is IN ths interest q TIE peopie
that President TAT veto the taTif bl bu. II Is n
the interest q the Democratic parry that be sign IL
Because On this Issue the Demoerals eaa vsu- Le.
the people once realize that the Republieaa pledges
Of revision were ytecust promises. and since the
pocy of p-otectin Is p.ck7ockct policy. TIE Demo
c7ats VII Be ezabie5 70 make q grand campaign
With the eighth connaDdTasnt ss the pTiacal Al
isSle Houston Tex Chr01 ie
Nay. nay. old man; not 50 fast. IS
predicting" nothing. Nor has he ,ers
any word about 1872 That IS away !.
Three Years sometimes become a seHesd-
ton IN American politics WEat The
Courier-Journal did say was ia Che
Democrats have living chance to carry
the next national House OF Rc5resenta-
tives At Washington the Republicans
are nearly as badly OF. altogether as split
among themselves and all at sea- IS the
Democrats seem 10 be over the country at
large Whether the Democrats are able
10 pull themselves together by 1912. and.
upon a united iff-for-revenue-onIy IS
sue, whether they can win a Presidential
battle, remains 70 be seen. There are
fcTces within the Democratic fold tugging
the other way. Il is too early 10 specu-
lste- But. as matters are going az Wash
irgtons it looks tht IN the general cleo
tions Of next year, 1910. We may be able
70 pick Of enough OF the Republican can
didates for reelection, seristinl, 70 make
a Democratic majority n the Sixty-frst
Congress.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-18

haps every fifth or tenth or twentieth
year. AS a nation, We could combins
periodic sentiment with almost incessan;
business
The suggestion. however. involves OBJ
vious em5arrassments to the living, upon
whom must devolve the sppOrticnmens
Of whatever exsltstion Of name Or preser-
vasion IN memory a holiday may imply.
Such a hne discrimination could be. in
deed. & most delicate task for our Ma
tional Legislature. for you cannot find g
member Of Congress who Is not. at least
in his own estimation. CD ilIustriOus ex-
ample TO plurality OF his constituents.
Il is distinctly an instance OF the en-
forced presence Of the personal equation
and of the inevitable absence OF the his
torical perspective
The Washington herald., 1909-05-18
CITIES as ADVERTISERS.

Municipalities Following Example
Set by Enterpri-InE Merchants.
Fr0n tie Duluth Herald
Not only private business. bat the bust
ness OF making cities. finds profit in ad-
vertising.
II manufacture produces something
that ne knows the people need. he doesn't
sit back and wait for the people TO ind
out that ne has made it. He advertises
Il broadcast. and the more he advertises
providing his article IS good and his ad-
vertising JudiciousIy done. the larger his
returns
It's exactly the same way with city
which has many advantages. It's people
know that It IS a good place for the IN
vestment OF capital and for selection as
a home. but people in other places don't
know It unless the city sGvertises the
facts
For instance, Pawtucket. r Z. puts an
advertising device on every piece OF first
class mail that goes out Of its post-offce.
Greensboro. y c, provides an envelope
with a patent opener marked "Puu for
Greensboro" The Springfield (AIass }
board % trade has awarded a prize OF
go for a plan for the press agenting OF
the city which involves an expenditure
Of $500 a year.
Knoxville. Tenn. has commercial club
which VIII spend $1,000 this year adver-
tising the opportunities OF that city IN
the newspapers and periodicals Of the
North as well as OF the South. Last year
Spokane. Wash. spent go in advertis-
ing, and this year Il VIII use as much IN
the same way. Spokane has developed a
system Of advertising the city that has
produced large results. East Providence.
R J. found that il was slipping back
ward a little, and that West Providence
was outstrippiag T. So East Providence
offered a ten-ye2r exemption OF manu-
factuTes from taxation and IS adverris-
ing Il widely. san Francisco, New Haven.
New Orleans. Shreveport, Memphis. ST
Paul. Minneapolis. kansas City, and Des
AIoines are conducting systematic adver-
tising campaigns
These cities have founG out what the
merchant and manufacture found ont
long ago. Having a coed article for sale
Is only a start. The people must be made
aware that you have Il. and that Il IS
good, or your buyers VIII be limited 20
those who Just happen 10 pass yogr shop
window. So The merchant and msnufac-
tIrer advertise and regard II as an in
vestment netting large returns.
The store that doesn't advertise grows
cobwebs over its door.
The town that doesn't advertise stands
a good show OF accumUlating a similar
crop
When the hustling cities q the country
are engaging IN widespread campaigns 20
advertise their advantages and thereby
% tempt new capital and new residents.
those cities that do not advertise are al
loving custom 10 20 by their doors 10 the
yeTtise
The Washington herald., 1909-05-18
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
As Developed During the Course OF
Tarih Debate.


TsriR Debate.
From ths Rictnoud TimesDisrarch.
OF ~ Democrats in the House. 100 have
spoken or voted for high protection IN the
interests Of some small class in their
home districts Such action being mani
festly out OF tune with the spirit OF thelr
party doctrines and party platforms. theiT
sdversaries have prodded them into at
teupts 10 explain T. Their dsferses
have taken various lines. the most con-
mon % which may be set down thus.
I. That this viii be q protection coun-
try for the next few years. and that
Democrats should have their faIr share OF
the swag.
? That the particular tax which they
favor. unlike similar taxes emanatins
from Republicans. viii lay no burder
upon the consumer.
3 That the particular tax which they
favor. unlike similar taxes which they
have mathematics as "robber protec-
tor" IS purely a revenue tax.
/ That. though their last party plat
form seemed to declare specifically against
the particular tax which they favor. il
really did not mean that. but something
else.
The struggle OF Democratic Represent
atives against the charge CT spostasy had
hitherto rested on propositions about Ike
these But the Senate debate on Wednes-
day carried the lines much farther fo--
ward. The PAYNE biil had cut the Ding
ley rate on lumber from 3 20 s. q thou
sand feet. keeping certain grades on the
dutiable ast az al only through TIE ~
sisteuce of Democrats from lumber DIS
tricts. Senator Simmons. Of North Caro-
Ina, q member OF the committee which
reported the platform resolutions Al the
last Democratic convention. demands
that the tariff on lumber be put back 10
s.. The debate thus precipitafsd elicit
ed two brand-new hypotheses from
Democratic Senator's:
5 That q platform prepared '91y q few
Western men" hse 10 hight 70 single out
a certain tRZ a7C eypect 20 bind Demo
Gratis to opPoss a.
That platforms are written and
brought IN az night. when everybody is
tired. and nobody cares a1~rhing about
them
This last thought emanated from Sen
ator Bacon. OF Georgia Il seems TO leave
down ali the bars.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-18
NO MORE GOLDEN SPIKES.
Completion o. mother Transconti-
nentaf Railroad.
Frn Ls,is's Weekly

Fro-n Lesiis's Weekly.
Without any golden spike. without the
presence Of any Of the principal officers OF
the company. the last rail on the Pacific
Coast extension OF the Chicago, MTlwau-
kee and St Paul Railway. nOw known as
the chicago. Milwaukee and Puget Sound
RaIvar. was laid to = point Two miles
east OF 8IiSsoula. Mon. Just before the
; o'clock whistles blew or March 81
last There was no celebration OF any
kind. and the only speech was the remark
OF the contractor 10 the foreman: 'Bill.
that's 4 good job The length OF the ex-
tension yust completed, from the Missouri
River 10 Seattle and Tacoma. is a trife
over !. 100 miles. and brings the total nile
age Of the Chicago, Milwaukee and ST.
Paul Railway up 10 s.0o0 miles. The COM
pietion OF the new trauscO1tinental line
creates a worlds record for rapidlty Of
railway construction. The first skoveifuI
OF earth on the new line was turned April
j. 1895. No Pacific Coast line OF any
railway. and no Inc OF equal length cross
Ing three mountain ranges has ever been
constructed within the short period of
three years During this period 65.0GaG90
~-'o.N - +1-0l "a mace g. nav DC~-i 80
waited. $4,000 yards Of tunnel driven, -
miles Of bridges erected. and 20o000 tons
Of S-poUnd rails laid, al a total cost OF
Ss5.ooo.o30 The ballasting Of the new
transconti1elta line viii be completed
about JGf e ], 1879. and regular freight and
local passenger service VIII be estab-
lished thereafter The new line. as far
West as the city OF Butte Mont. has
been in regular operation since Septem-
Der. lsN
The Washington herald., 1909-05-18
Scholarship Among aFrats..

FrOC1 the RocseSteF Union ard Advertise.
We find IN the St. Louis GIobe-Dem0-
crat some interesting facts IN regard 20
the fraternity men and athletes Of the
University Of Missouri The statement IS
taken from reports made by members OF
the faculty and must therefore be re-
liable Il appears that the athletes are
below the average in scholarship. but
they are not so low as the Greek letter
fraternity students. The latter take few
stIdies-the curriculum being elective
and DO not do good work IL those. they
do take. This refers. OF course. to the
average fraternity man. The fraternity
men," We are told. number $50. and they
carry an average OF Isl hours in school
work. or, IN other words. the frat man
has fewer subjects in school and makes
lower grades IN his studies than the uni
versfty athletes, whose hours or daily
training keep them always. on the ragged
edge OF ineligibility on account of in
ferior scholarship" Whether any rels-
tionship exists between frateruities and
scholarship the professors 60 not attempt
TO determine In the case OF the I-ni-
versity Of Missouri the facts seem to in
dicate that such relationship does exist
The Washington herald., 1909-05-18
VIII the Retailer Be the Cost,

Assuming that the people. the great
body OF consumers. are taking a deep
and burning interest in all that IS
transpiring at Washington. the warnings
ard prophecies now given out by Gov
Johnson. James J. HiH. and others seem
10 be abundantly warranted Certainly
the Republican party is inviting an over
throw IN the Congressional elections next
year
But IS the assumption itself that the
people are aroused ever the tariff war
rsnted? Is it truee The consumers ought
&c be taking a deep and burning interest
IN the spectacle at the Capitol. for their
welfare IS deeply Involved in it, but are
they? often We are novel 10 doubt Il.
Frankly speaking. evidence IS lacking Of a
great public demand for honest tariff re
vision. People are aroused in spots
Iowa. for example. is sad 10 be literally
ca IRE Tor tariff reduction-but taking
the country as a whole. II is manifesting
marked unconcern. an obvious indiner-
enee. respecting legislation vitaIly affect
Ing IL We do not undertake 10 explain
II. we simply call attention 10 the fact. or
what seems % rs a fact.
A consistent and persistent advocate Of
revision downward. this paper Is en-
stantly hearing from the interests-the
selfish interests-by way of protest or
eefense; but from the consumer. the
payer OF the tax. rarely a word He ap-
pareutly is submissive. acquieseent. long
sufIering. and reconciIed 10 his fate.
Does any rational being really believe
that the Republican party. through the
Congress which il controls. would dare
disregard ifs pledges. as It is proposing
70 disregard them. by raising tariff taxes
instead Ct lowering them. & the people
OF the country. the millions Of consumers,
we're actually aroused as they ought to
be- No; the spectacle at the Capitol
would be quite different thing.
There Is one phase Of this extraordinary
tariff development. however, that In
presses Us as likely 70 produce a poten-
tiai factor II poIitics-ths attempt In
Congress 70 shift from the trusts TO the
retailers the responsibility for prevail
ing high prices for the commodities
Of Hte- VIII the business men OF the
country. the retailers. large and small.
who have been the Dainstsy Of the party
in recent years. meekiy accept that ar-
raignment? VIII they submit % being
put n the role OF public oppressors. that
the trusts. under the protection OF an IN
iquitous tarf law. may wax the greater
snd stronger We do not believe It.
The retailer viii not in our opin-
ion, willingly become the goat. And II
he, unlike the consumer, be not subnis-
siye. aoquiescent. long-sufering. and rec
oucilsd. then something may come 10
PASS politically such as Gov. johnson and
Afr. Hill predict.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-18
Franrh Rfrfh Rate

PsT4s correspondent Io1si0n Telegraph
Has the French birth rate taken a turn
upward al last2 For the first time for
very many years the last statistics show
a considerable increase. These cover the
first six months Of ls0S, as haIf-yearlv
returns are now made Compared with
the first half OF 1907. the corresponding
period OF last year denotes a remarkable
improvement IN the first six months OF
1907 the death rate showed an excess over
the birth rate. u that proportion con-
tinuei the French people must neces-
ssrily Gle out But the corresponding
period Of 1908 has turned the tables. II
those six months births exceeded deaths
by I,e66. The difference IS due not only
10 the fact that the death rate was
lowered from 5000 to $4,000. but also 70
q net increase Of births. which rose from
$1,000 to 41l,c5o. SociolOgists who have
long raised the alarm Of depopulatlon re-
joice and cry that the tide has turned at
last
The Washington herald., 1909-05-18
An Old StOry Ever New.

The cd controversy as TO tie actual
authorship OF the so-csIled works Of
Shakespeare never seems 20 wear out
For years and years II has been raging.
No sooner Is ore theory exploded than
another one crOps eut-and always the
people apparently believe finally that II
must have been Shakespeare. after aIl
who wrote the plays and poems. and that
II if were not Shakespeare. It could not
have been Francis Bacon. anyway.
Golfers OF recent date carried a most
interesting and mildly instructive article
on the subject. seeking 70 fasten re-
sponsibIiity for the works on Bacon. and
the attempt 70 set up the contention was
made through the alleged discovery Of
hidden oipher-by far the most popular
means employed IN the past This new
cipher possesses the merit Of being ex-
tremely mysterious and hard to untangle
Try as one viii TO follow the instructions
laid down. It Is hard TO reach the con
clusions Indicated. A Connecticut con-
temporary gave It up after three or four
days OF careful consideration, managing
10 get the right answers IN only about
% per cent Of the examples submitted for
inspection The New York Sun takes It
in hand and manages TO prove that Sir
Francis Bacon was not the man who
wrote Shakespeare's plays by the au-
thority OF this new cipher. but that Theo-
dore Roosevelt undoubtedly ground them
outl
The real truth appears TO Us 70 be
that while the authorship Of the works
may be in doubt, it is pretty safe
70 assume that Shakespeare was the
guilty man. in the light Of all the evi-
dence obtainabIe, II he has never been
indispUtably connected with them. The
great objection 70 crediting Shakespeare
with the works is because he was such a
quiet. unostentstious man. with habits
very. much OF the ordinary kind. ap-
parently. That a man could be that
sort, and stiil have produced those Won
dereul things. seems inconceivabIe in
the ordinary mind Surely the au-
thor OF Hamlet" must have been some
variety Of freak or an eccentric person.
How could q man sound the great depths
Of human nature 50 unerringly as Shakes
peare did and stin be the Shakespeare
history has taught Us to know per-
sOnally7 That must be the eternal ques-
ton that keeps the Shakespeare wrangle
always going and YET never getting any
where.
This last cipher VIII. in ali probability.
90 the way Of ali others Men will read
il and some viii wonder But It viii be
forgotten in a day or so. and Shakespeare
VIII still be Shakespeare.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-18

Il has been said so often that Aneri-
cans take their pleasures sadly that the
belief has come TO be unconscsousIy ac-
Eeeptez that We have too few HOLIDAYS IN
this land Of freedom-and OF Industry.
But repetition does not make fact. and
the announcement that Chicago enjoys q
respite from its hustle during the eQuiva-
lent OF eighty-nine DAYS in the year. or
an approximate total Of 3 per cent Of
the twelve months. viii be a surprise 10
many readers This total is made I'd Of
Sundays. nine anniversaries. election
days. and twenty-six half-Saturdays
The enumeration comes as a shock TO
|the Chicago realization Of the sound II
|sordid proverb that time is money.
Tie Wisconsin legislature comes to the
rslief OF such situation with propo-
|sition 10 celebrate tia birthdays Of our
1nations heroes every other year. The
pending bin proposes, for example to
honor the natal day OF Lincoln in odd
|nuEsbered years and that Of washington
II tie even-numbered years.
Wisconsin IS by far too conservative.
The suggestion that * makes is suscep-
|tibis Of indefinite development Il leads
,osically to an expansion Of the national
|Nalhalia that VIII not interfere with the
'economic utility OF time The plan i'm
plies the possibility OF the most delicate
adjustment of hero worship 70 cold ap-
'pFa.ssment Of the honor due the view
; less shades OF the departed great A
chronological grsdation OF the most dis
Einguished ranks Of the spirit world IS
nade practicable TIE multiplication Of
.-esenoniaI reverence could be made not
sncoasistent with persistence in unemo-
Iionsl economic progress. a birthday
tezid be observed lot annually. but per
The Washington herald., 1909-05-18
Nnm. for ..Trin Cities.,

Ffuu - Int snzpoiis NcE,.
The Twin Cities" Of Annnesota-st.
Paul and .dinneapolis-are talking about
uniting. and 6 bin to that end has been
introduced IN the legislature The runors
Of a possible wedding between these tv-a
old-time rivals and traditional enemies
have aroused much comment in the
papers throughout the country. The first
70 suggest a name for the consolidated
municipalities is the Cleveland Leader.
which offers ''Min1epaul" as preferable
70 "PaulopoIis''
The Washington herald., 1909-05-18
Dwellings Under Ground.

Fron the Indianapolis News
One Of the strangest OF capital cities IS
that OF the troglodytes. OF Matmatas, the
cave dwellers Of Tunisia. Africa It con-
tains about 1900 inhabitants, and the prin-
ciple Of its architecture is 10 dig into the
earth rather than to build upon IL These
troglodytes are TO be found between the
town Of Gabes, on the Tunisisn coast, and
the sand hills Of the Sahara. The cOun-
try is a high, rocky plateau, barren. sun
baked, and swept by the simeon. When
a Matmata wants a neT dwelling he
chooses his spot. traces q circle. and then
digs until ne has reached the desired
depth, which varies. according 10 the
number Of stories he requires.