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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-06-15
FLOR DE ESTUFA

Ia augusta que me vence, otra Sc
ria ipobre angel til suerte Ell este
mundo No despiertes Suena, sue
ma siempre l
f inchnandose sobre la cuna, 81
gui6 hablando cada instante mas
apagado Ell timbre de Su vocecita
siempre dulce siempre carilosa:
u 5Quien habia de decirme que el
beso rechazado la otra noche iba a
ser para ii Pues tomato, que para Il
10 guardo, Es ell mejor que recibi-
ras EN- toda tn vida Como que con
81 va un alma noble que Sc escapa de
un coraz6n honrado Angel Dios to
salve
Y al besarlo cay6 muerta sobre la
cuna
Volvi6 a reinar el silencio EN- aque-
la estancia
A la porterfa de la casa de Hor-
tensia llegaba en- aquel momento IN
muchacho portador de m Sobre que
contenia quinientas pesetas. Esper6
en- vano bastante tempo, Y, por fin,
march6se sin descubrir el nombre de
de la persona que 10 habia mandado
Ell nino despert6 y qued6 sor.
prendido. POGO despues jugaba son
riente con los bucles de la infcliz
Hortensia.
7 el sol del ano nuevo iluminaba
ell cuadro
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-06-15
DE TODAS Parties

Las manifeStaciOnes hechas por ell
gobierno italiano confirman que la es-
cuadra itaiana del Mar Rojo solo bonn
bardeo el campamentO turco sin dlrl-
cir sus tiros nj sobre Hodeida nj con
ira los editicios arsenales pertenecien-
tes la Sociedad del ferrocarril En-
Tripoli sigue dandose instruction mi
litar los arabes que Sc presentan a las
autoridades italianas, para incorporar-
les una vez instruidOs los cuerpOs de
policia las tropas que proceden de
Eritrea.
Los perSistentes temporaleS Ell Portu-
gal con luvias verdaderamente torrencia
les cauSaron graviSimos danos en- muy ex-
tensas comarcaS que Sc inundaron COM
pletamente, Las Was ferreas sufrie-
ron grandes deSperfectos. FL Tajo y
todos los rios del pals tuvieron grandes
crecidas. poniendo en apurada situacion
las pobacioneS riberenas. especielmen-
te "A las del Duero.
FL ConSejo del EStado noruego al ocu-
parse de Sus presupueStos para el ano
econ6mico de l9l2-13 consigui6 la can
tidad de I'm million de coronaS como sub
venci6n para una Inca noruega de va
pores directos para America
DeSde el primero de Enero de este ano
ha sdo puesto EN- vigor el nuevo c6digo
civil srizo. Fra de todo punto necesa-
rio establecer una sola ley para los can
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-06-15
Comiendo, bebiendo
y gastando

Ell cuerpo humane pudiera comparar-
Sc con una maquina industrial, cuyo
mejor peor funcionamiento depende de
la cantidad caidad del combustible
que Sc lie suministre. En- la maquina
humana, ell combuStible esta constitufdo
por las sustanciaS alimenticias que eS
necesario administrarle continuamente
Este consume de materias no es igual
para todo hombre, variaci6n que Sc de-
be a determinadas circunstancias cue
distinguen a cada naturaleza. No obs
tante. puedese eStablecer un termino me-
dio tomando como tipo para un calculo
aproximado de consume, realizado por
un individuo en- regular equihbrio de sa-
lud
En- cincuenta amos, un individuo vie
ne a conSumir la respectable cantidad dc
1890 kil6gramos de pan, masa enorme
para cuyo trasporte habria que emplear
la attraction de un locom6vil de gran po-
tencia. ~
FL consume de carne en- eSe mismC
periodic de tempo, llega 9.lO0 kil6
gramos, que equivalen aproximadamen-
te a un rebano compuesto de Is vacas, c
cerdoS Y u ovejas carneros.
La cantidad de aqua y otros liqui-
dos que ell hombre ingiere diariamente
puede calcularse en- dos litros y medic
10 que al cabo de cincuenta amos da un
total de 45.125 htros. ESta masa liqui-
da llenaria un estanque de cinco me-
troS de longitud por tres de anchura Y
de profundidad, en- el que podrian ba-
narse comodamente un tempo diez o
doce personals.
FL vicio del tabaco esta tan arraigado
en- la mayoria de los hombres, que la
cifra de consume de este articulo es mas
considerable de 10 que suee suponerSe.
Durante su vida. un fumador convierte
en- humo la cantidad de tabaco suficien-
te para llenar una GAIA cilindrica de dos
metros medic de altura por metro Y
medic de diametro
En- la indumentaria gaStamoS tambi6n
una importante cantidad Con el pa
no empleado para confeccionar los ira
ies usados por una persona de la clast
media, en- cincuenta amos. Sc podria ha
Ger una capa de veinte metros de vue
10. Construyendo un sombrero con e
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-06-15

Manuel Machado-" Soedades Galerias otros poemas"
Juan Valera-FD Dnscursos acad6mcos' g tomos) 100
"Cuentos' 10
Juan Valera.-Poesias 70
"Darnis Cloe" 10
"Critica Lteraria' ~
Teatro ~
Terap6litca social (expuesta en- hstoria)
GA vuela pluma' (articulos literariOs
politicos) :
Florilego de poesias castellanas del sigo
XIX 6 tomos) $50
O. Maucair-"Ias Madres Sociales' (novea) 80
G. Mauclar-''El Oriente Virgen'' (novea) 80
c. Rodriguez Agecia-"Los Crep1sculos' (novea) 70
A. de Valbuena.-"P Pedro Blot" (nOvea) 5O
A. de Vabuena-" Ripos utramarinos' (criticas) 70
r. Rabeais.- Gargant1a' (Prmera version caste
llano con escrito crftico-biografco del autor rs
j. Dicenta- ''Traperas' so
c. de la guerra de Africa del 1882 so
j. Alemany. Panchatantra cinco series Gle cuentos
(traducci6n del sanscrito) 70
s. Ianza-" La Rendici0n de Santiago so
NJ Carretero-"E triunfo de la vida' %
T Verdes Montenegro-|De mi campo" propaganda
socialista) oU
Obras de Eusebio Blasco a 70 centavos una:
"Los de mi tempo"
"Cosas de Francia' &| IS
"Alta Chulerfa'
"Espanoles y Franceses"
sSoledades" @s
dolores Patrios'' 4
- "Cuentos nueyos" 4.au.A 1 j
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-06-15
ASCENDIDO

Don Fernando Vallecillo, Clerk en- la
Secretaria de Puerto Rico, ha sido as
cendido a otra plaza de mas categoria
con el sueldo annual de $1,000.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-06-15

tones confederados, pues existian este
ras de acci0n basadas en- leyes extran-
jeras seg1n a que parte de la Suiza CO.
rrespondian las localidades dandose ell
caso de que Ell los cantones de La Suiza
alemana, EN- los lindantes con Francia
Italia la Influenza de cada una de di-
chas leyes tenia accion distinta La
nueva ley civil puede sin dificultad in
terpretarse para todos los cantones, sien-
do precisa igualatoria su aplicaci6n.
En- Russia la comisi0n Legislative de la
Duma dictamin6 en- favor <del proyec-
to de ley permitiendo las mujeres es-
tudiar Y ejercer la carrera de leyes CO.
mo son va admitidas en- la Medicina.
Asegurase que la tercera coEferencia
international de la Paz Ell la Haya, no
podra reunirse hasta ell 1915; sin en-
bargo el Palacio de la Paz, cuyas obras
adelantan rapidamente, podra va inau-
gurarse mediados del pr6ximo ano.
La prensa vaticana acOnseJa los ca
tolicos espanoles Sc abstengan de tomar
parte directa en- ell homenaje que Sc tri-
butte Perez Gald6s, porque a1n reco-
nociendo los meritos literarios de ,dicho
escritor, no pueden olvidarse sus tenden-
| ciaS sectarias, pudiendo, case de tomar
parte en- dicho homemade, despertar
grandes confusiones en- el eSpiritu del
cristianismo
DeSpues de las reuniones celebradaS
en- Pekin, las cualeS fueron presididas
por Sunvatsen, introdujer0nse en- ell pro
grama republican, ciertaS m0dificaciones
concernientes la familia imperial, FL
lemperador queda autorizado para con
servar este titulo durante toda su vida,
pero despojado dc toda autoridad poll
tica hereditaria; recbira t millones de
taeles" tendra su residencia en Pc
kin Las cortes tienden a una poll
tica francamente liberal. por cuanto Ia
abdicaci6n del imperio asegura la paz
y representa- una economic de muchos
mjllones
The Washington times., 1912-08-19
PLANS LION HUNT In
HEART OF LONDON
Frank Bostock Spins a Fine Yarn
for English Re-
porters.

LONDON. Aug. 19.-Frank Bostock.
the American animal trainer who Is
running a show here this summer in
connection with the White City, called
The Jungle" Is rivaling Oscar Ham,
merstein In the art of being his own
best press agent.
The latest story he has been confiding
to the ears of unsuspecting London re-
porters Is to the effect that he Is con-
templating the organization Of a real
lion hunt in the heart OF London.
To this end. he says. he is planning to
turn the stadium az the White City into
desert, with a jungle and caves and
forests. The lions will be turned loose
In the jungle. The lions he has here
and in Manchester, he says, he will
allow to be shot at so much head. His
manager, taking his principals cue with
a remarkable access of volubility, says:
1--WE are continually being asked by
gentlemen to let them 60 into the lions
cage This led US to try to see If we
could not provide them with an oppor-
tunity of meeting real forest bred lions
under conditions something like those
in which they live when at home. We
have plenty Of lions, and those willing
To nav for the privilege and willing to
do so at their own risk could stalk and
shoot"
The Washington times., 1912-08-19
DRASTIC STEPS TO
STAMP OUT PESTS
Millions of Dollars Now Lost by Ravages of Insects and
Diseases on Plants and Fruits Can
Be Saved.

year and is adding to the loss at the
rate of $4,000 a year.
The alfalfa leaf weevil has recently
been introduced from abroad, and there
is danger that It will spread its ravages
all through the great alfalfa regions OF
the Mississippi valley and the Pacific
coast. The elm-bark beetle and the
chestnut blight are types of foreign
pests which have come in here and are
working havoc.
Fear Bro~n-Tail Moth.
The danger which led to the first at
tempt to get this legislation is sill In
existence: that is, the likelihood of the
establishment throughout the United
States Of the gypsy and brown-tail
moths with nursery stock imported
from Europe. In the last few years
such infested material has been carried
to no less than twenty-three States.
In spite of the apparent need for this
legislation, importing nurserymen and
through them the National Association
of Nurserymen have in the past fought
against 1t. The legislative committee
of the National Association of Nursery
men, however, has recently accepted the
bill as desirable and acceptable to theii
interests.
The Washington times., 1912-08-19
PONTOON BUILDING
BROUGHT UP TO DATE
Lyman H. Howe Entertains Large
Crowd At the Columbia
Theater.

Boy Scouts who were present at the
Columbia Theater last night to see
Lyman II. Howe's travel festival were
we'll repaid, for the films showing Cul-
yer Military Academy and the drills
and poptoon building by the cadets were
the feature of one Of the best set OF
pictures over seen In Washington. The
theater was comfortably filled, and from
the applause both old and young felt
we'll repaid for the trip down town.
Next to the Culver pictures those OF
deepest interest were the views of
quaint Holland, which were presented
In a pleasing manner. Comedy and
freaks of various kinds served as re.
taxation sitter one or two dramatic
views.
The trolley ride along the American
side Of the Niagara gorge contrastcd
with winter scenes in Switzerland The
historic halls of the palace of Foun-
tainebleau, and the scenes in Born, o
We're another decided contrast
Mr.. Howe knows the value of acces-
sories and the various properties" OF
the evening were properly handled. For
the third festival of the present series
next Sunday night there will be an en-
tirely new program, including a visit
to the famous French palace of Yer
sailles.
The Washington times., 1912-08-19
NATIONAL SOCIETY
ISSUES RULES FOR
AVOIDING DISEASE
Pure Air and Water Requi-
site for Good
Health.

The Association for the Prevention of
Tuberculosis has just issued one-syl-
liable compilation of rules for health.
Primarily, the rules are to be used in
connection with a campaign against the
white plague, but they cover simple pre-
csutionary measures against all dis
cases. The list will shortly be printed
on cards and distributed through tene-
ment districts.
The Health Rules are as follows:
Good air-Avoid badly ventilated, bad
ly lighted, dusty, dirty, overheated or
damp rooms.
Avoid house dust-Breathing dust not
ably house dust. often causes disease.
. Have no tackled down carpets and mat
tings. Have loose pieces or rugs, and
hair broom for your floors and keep
lower sashes closed while sweeping or
busting. Open upper sashes, If possible.
Never sweep rooms with "a broom that
raises dust
Pure Water.
Pure water-Drink pure water. Avoid
water from shallow and unprotected
wells, and from ponds and streams. II
In doubt boil the water. Avoid public
drinking cups.
Safe NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. typhoid fever,
and other diseases are often caused by
drinking raw milk and raw cream. Get
milk properly pasteurized, or home pas
teurize It, or simply scald II. All cream,
including that used for ice cream and
butter, should be properly pasteurized to
be safe.
Keep clean-Take, bath or sponge
daily, and a warm bath, followed by a
cold splash, plunge, or shower, once or
twice a week or oftener Use soap free
ly. Wash your hands before handling
food. Don't put fingers, money, paper,
or PENCILS in your mouth. Don't bite
your fingernails. Clean your teeth
morning and evening.
Food-Don't eat raw food that was
exposed to flies or dust, or touched by
unclean hands. Fruit or vegetables sc
exposed should first be rinsed or washed
thoroughly. Chew your food well.
Sleep-Get enough sleep. Sleep witt
windows open, or better still, outdoors.
Heads Up.
Heads up-Sit and stand erect. Prac.
tice deep breathing. Breathe through
your nose.
Exercise-Take plenty Of outdoor exer.
else, but avoid excess in athletics; II
may cause heart trouble. Don't eat OIL
drink when overheated by exercise.
Liquor and tobacco-Avoid liquor and
tobacco. They are especially injurious
to the young.
Don't neglect colds-Don't neglect
we'll soon, go to doctor or dispens.
airy for treatment. Never cough. sneeze
or breathe into another's face. DOM
spit on floors and sidewalks.
Sunshine-Admit plenty of sunshine in,
to your houses and into your lives. Cul.
Will help you TO resist disease. Your
mind acts on your body.
The Washington times., 1912-08-19
WASHINGTON GIRL
AS SOLO|ST With
THE MARINE BAND
Miss Mary Sherier to Make
Long Tour With Famous
Organization.

When the United States Marine Band
leaves Washington September % to be-
gin a two months tour of the Central
Western, and Pacific states, giving con-
certs in the larger cities through which
Il passes, Washington girl will come
into her own as a soloist with the Ia
nous musicians.
At the request Of more than fft'
members of Congress from states west
of Mississippi river. 1t was decided that
the Marine Band should make long
Pacific trip. Fifty players will go. But
to make the concerts doubly attractive
a splendid soprano voice was obtained.
The singer will be Miss Mary Sherier,
of Euclid street northwest. She is a
clerk in the Treasury Department. AMI
the leading soloist of the Foundry
Methodist Episcopal Church choir.
Last winter when THE College
Widow" was presented by a number Of
amateurs at the Columbia Theater, Miss
Sherier made q hit by her splendid
singing. Hundreds of persons who heard
her sing predicted that with the proper
study and development she would some
day become one Of Americas greatest
singers.
She has every quality necessary, to
become vocal star. Her voice is clear
and strong. She kncws music. She
loves music, and is ambitious.
w. L. Radcliffe, of the Radcliffe En-
tertainrent Bureau. of this city, pre-
diets that within the next few years
Miss Sherier will be a great singer
"She hat every quality necessary. Hei
| voice Is strong, clear, and sweet. She
| has the ambition, too. and the chance
| that soon will come to her to show
that she has a wonderful future" sait
Mr.. Radcliffe today
| Miss Sherier was for awhile with tn.
Manhattan Opera Company. where hel
! singing was a bright feature. He
many friends in Washington will b,
/ happy to learn that she has been Sc
| lected az the soloist for the Marin
Band, and will watch her work Will
! great interest.
The Washington times., 1912-08-19
Busy Week in Store
For Newport Society

NEWPORT. R. l., Aug. l9.-The busi-
est social season in twenty years and
not one foolish, entertainment in the
lot. This is Newport society's boast.
Foolish" is the word applied by New
ports social purists to freak entertain
ments and ultra hilarious affairs, such
as the all-night mask ball and Sunday
morning parade of last season.
The substitution of the alcohol rub
for the goodnight nip and the morning
cocktail is another reform that has
spread throughout the entire colony.
The masseurs have never had a more
profitable season here.
This week will be the climax of this
record season. The tennis and polo
tournaments begin today, continuing
through the week, and this evening Mrs.
Stuyvesant Fish gives her $50, 600 ball.
Tuesday will be given up largely to
outdoor sports. Wednesday Mrs. Van
derbilt gives a dance at the Breakers,
ard on Thursday comes Mrs. r., T.
Wilson's brilliant ball for Miss Beatrice
Whitehouse. Friday night Mrs. Van
derbIlt heads the list with her three
ring" costume ball and vaudeville show
and on Saturday night Mrs. Pembroke
Jones is giving a dance and fete. Be-
sides these stellar events will be proba-
bly, fifty pretentious affairs by the So
Cial lesser lights.
The Washington times., 1912-08-19
UnioniStS to Attend
HagerstoWn Meeting

Eight delegates from labor unions in
the District left this morning for Ha-
gerstown, Md, to attend the eighth
annual convention of the Maryland
and District of Columbia Federation
Of Labor.
The delegates are P. ]. Ryan and
James Thompson, Plate Printers
Union, No. 2; Michael A. Foley and
John NJ Barkley, Carpenters and Join
ers, No. 1872; Fred Koehler and d. Fred
Merryman. Plumbers Union. No. b;
John A. Mcdonald. Building Trades
Mechanics Council; L. A. Sterne,
Stereotypers.
P. j. Ryan expects to make a fight
for a strong resolution seeking ex-
tension of the pending Federal COM
pensation act' to those who acquire
occupat'onal diseases while in the
employ of the Government.
The Washington times., 1912-08-19
RULER Of HAREM
COMES TO STUDY
AMERICAN WOMEN
African Potentate Praises
; Beauties and May Take
Ohe Along Home.

Wall Suleiman ben Nasor, ruler of
Darel Salem, in East Africa by ap-
pointment OF Kaiser Wilhelm, and es-
pecially fond of globe-trotting. is on his
way to Washington. He is bringing
with him, not tales of adventure from
his own romantic land, nor philosophi-
cal comparisons on the government of
his country and that in the United
States. That is not Wall Suleiman ben
Nasor's business over here. He comes,
according to his own statement, to see
our "lovely American girls" and al
though the attractions in his harem
are too numerous to keep him in this
country any great length of time, he
is unstinted in the praise he accords
Americas fair ones.
II have travelled far" said the Afri-
can magnate. Five times ! have Wis
your beautiful American women. And
] determined to see the country and
the customs that originated so utterly
delightful product"
Like Their Freedom.
More than the beauty Of your women.
which their dress suggestively reveals" 4"
the Wall said It as though there were
nothing improper either in the dress
or in his remark-'T am impressed with
the dress itself and with the freedom
of q woman's manner. Here I see none
of that hide-and- seek game that is sup
posed to be the feminine attitude in
every country"
Does the Wall suleiman like the
| American dress? Listen at this:
What a contrast between your wo-
| men and ours. Not SO much in other
| respects as in the dress they wear. In
Africa l see them in full white trousers,
with a white shawl covering every out
line Of the figure not already deformed
! and blotted out by other wrappings
and drapings.
But here I open my eyes and see
the crowds Of women on your great
| broad streets, and behold the artistic.
ally fascinating eye. the carefully dec.
+, GRATED cheek, white and pink like q
pomegranate, while every grace and at
| traction of the female form is plainly II
evidence-every little movement open tc
the admiring gaze"
| Of Arabic escent.
The Wall is about five feet high, with
the sharp features characteristic OF hi
Arabic descent His skin is dark anc
clear and his raven hair is slightly
very slightly, streaked with white. Hi
possessions include plantations in Oar
lel-Salaam. in Zanzibar, in Panganni ant
in Arabia. His principal crops ar
tropical fruits. like cocoanuts. and ban
anas, rubber. hemp. coffee, tobacco
vanilla, cloves, and other smaller crops
"I see your big country. which ma!
become very interesting some time:
observe your lovely ladies. And then
return home by way OF Japan and In
dia. Do I take with me a pearl of tn
harem? ! know not 1t shall be as Al
And the Wall suleiman ben Naso
The Washington times., 1912-08-19
NEWLYWEDS WAIT
ALL NIGHT In CAR
Baltimore Couple Married at Mid
night by Awakened
Pastor.

BALTIMORE. Md, Aug. 19.-To rouse
a snoring clerk at Midnight a parson
half an hour later, and then to spend
their wedding night in a tiny railway
station was the lot of Walter H. Glib
bons and his eighteen-year-old bride.
who was Ada V. Laumann. The couple
went to Ellicott City from Baltimore
and got the deputy court clerk, william
N. Mahon. to leave his bed and go to
the courthouse, where the marriage
license was issued.
With .he aid of a colored barber, who
volunteered to help them thcy located
and aroused the Rev. S. NJ. Engle, who
performed the ceremony.
Then the couple proceeded to the elec-
trio railway station where they waited
until dawn for a car to carry them to
Baltimore
The Washington times., 1912-08-19
TWO ARE DROWNED IN
BOATING ACCIDENTS
Ten Others Have Narrow Es'
capes in Delaware River
on Sunday.

WILMINGTON, Del, Aug. 1.-TWO
drownings and ten narrow escapes was
the toll paid through boating accidents
In the Delaware river in this vicinity
Sunday. Thrown into the river opposite
Salem. N. j., with eight others about 7
o clock last night, when a small rowboat
in which they were riding was swamped
by the excessive load, Joseph Wagner.
twenty-one, Of this city. was drowned.
his brothers. John and Charles, and
six other companions being rescued.
Late in the afternoon a small boat
was overturned at Chester by the swell
from the steamer Brandywine, of the
Wilson line. and Francis Sinton. aged
twenty-seven years, was drowned. Will
liam Webb and Frank Geraun were
rescued
The Washington times., 1912-08-19
GOODNESS GRACIOUS,
|. WHAT A JOB THESE
WOMEN HAVE TAKEN
w. G. 7. u. Starts Campaign
Against Silk Stockings
and Smoking.

CHICAGO. Aug. 1s.--Members Of the
women's Christian Temperance Union
in Chicago have planned a campaign
against modern tendencies" that will
make the boldest hold her breath. The
objects Of this crusade are to put stop
to:
Smoking circles.
"Nipping In the afternoons in
shady restaurant retreats.
Mixed bathing at the beaches-"a
nasty French habit"
Flirting on the streets-"most
dangerous OF all pastimes."
The wearing of tight dresses-'in-
furious and disgraceful."
Peek-a- boo waists--"a brazen dis
regard of common decency.''
Low shoes and silk stockings-"the
willful lure Of men,"
Short skrts-"immodest."
Large hats-"ridiculous."
Rouge, powder, and the eyebrow
backing brush.
The crusade is to begin at once. II
is the capitalization of the ideas OF
many sections Of the country into one
vigorous battlefield in what Mr.. Stead
was once pleased to call THE Wicked
est City In America
The Washington times., 1912-08-19
Expert GVes Ne0uS on
American Women

III determined to see the country
and customs that could produce
so utterly delightful q product
as your beautiful American
women"
"The beauty Of your women Il
suggestiveIy revealed by their
dress.o
"The courage Of your women i'm
presses me. They are the eter-
nal feminine, brayely and
frankly stripped Of subterfuge
and cOncealment'
@By their dress, every grace and
attraction OF the female form Is
made plainly evident"
"In Africa the figure is deformed
and blotted out by wrappings
and drapery."
"Do l take with me q pearl to the
harem3 know not. 1t shall be
as Allah wishes."-Wali Sulei.
man ben Nasor.