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Evening journal., 1907-10-02
BENJ.F. BARTRAM
DIED TO-DAY
Had Been III for Some Time
and Confined TO His Bed
for Three Weeks
WAS A PROMINENT MASON

After an illness, the last three
weeks Of which he was confined to his
bed. Benjamin f. Bartram. aged co
years, died shortly after o'clock this
morning at the home of his sister-in-
law, Mrs. Lydia Bartram, No. sos West
Tenth street. He began to sink yes
terday afternoon and his condition
gradually grew worse until the end
this morning.
1t is a coincidence that his death
came on the day of the annual meet
ing Of the Grand Lodge of Masons. Of
which he was grand secretary. His
death caused much sorrow among his
Masonic friends today
Mr.. Bartram was one Of the best
known men in Wilmington and for
years was in the eyes of the public.
He was a prominent Mason and for
a long time was also Secretary of the
Board Of Education. In respect for
the dead man, the flag on the Masonic
Temple will hang at half mast
Born on August "a, 1S47. Mr. Bar
tram spent his early days in Brandy
at the drug business with a Mr.
Thompson at Eighth and Market
streets, the present stand Of Herbert
X. Watson, but later entered the EN- e.
ploy of the Pusey and Jones Company
where he learned the trade OF mach
mist, and reached the position Of fore
man. He remained with company for
thirty years.
In 1887 Mr.. Bartram was elected
Secretary Of the Board of Educa-
tion and served until 1889 when he
resigned because of IN health He
was reelected to the position in Jun,
1897 and held the place until the first
OF the present year when he was agair
compelled to quit on account of 81
health. He made a faithful city ON.
cial and on the occasion Of his sec.
ond retirement, the members Of tn,
Board of Education presented hin
with handsome gold headed cane.
Became a Mason in 1856.
Ii was in the year 1856 that Mr.
: Bartram became "A Mason He wa
elected a member of Lafayette Lodgl
, and his rise in the order was rapid
: Two years after becoming a Masoi
he was elected worshipful master =
! i.atayett8 Lodge and in the latte
part of the same year he was elected
, junior grand warden of the Gran,
, Lodge Ancient Free and Accepte,
Masons, and the following year wa
selected grand representative Of tn
Grand Lodge Of Cuba. He was ap
pointed grand secretary A. f. and A
NJ. on the death of William s. Haye
on May "a. 1892. and was elected Il
the position in October of that year
and has been reelected annually sine
= then.
In addition being a member Of La
( fayette Lodge, Mr.. Bartram was
= member of ST. Johns Chapter, No.
{ Royal Arch Masons and St. John
S Commandry No. l. Knights Templai
He was also a member of Delawar
Y Lodge No. 5, Ancient order Unite
= Workmen.
, The funeral will take place fror
r the late home of Mr.. Bartram in Yves
Tenth street on Friday afternoon a
= 2 o'clock and the services will be 4
charge of the knights Templar. In
terment will be made in Lower Bran
dywine cemetery near Centreville.
. Mr.. Bartram was never married an
the only near relatives who surviv
him are his sister-in-law, Mrs Lydi
i, Bartram and two nephews, Frank {
\ and Harry p. Bartram.
Evening journal., 1907-10-02
TAX COLLECTOR GATHERS
$I4I MORE THAN REQUIRED

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE. oct. 2-New CT. tie OF ce
more takes the prize for an unique city
official Just at the time when some per-
sons have been going to penitentiaries for
nlisappropriating public funds, Tax Col
lector, shearer has taken the opposite
course. He has paid into the city treas
ury sl4i over the amount charged against
him. Whether Shearer or the city will get
The An excess is now subject for
speculation.
The Finance Committee OF City Council
at the meeting Of that body last night
presented its report for the year 1903. It
showed the total assessment, the total col
iections. the percentages allowed and col
Evening journal., 1907-10-02
FLEET WILL
BE NEAR ENGLAND

Kaiser's entire fleet within q sixteen
horus' sail OF England.
1t Is the intention TO station an the
German Dreadnaughts at Wilhelms-
haven, from where all naval maneuvers
viii be directed. Arrangement was
made by Germany TO conceal her in
tention from Great Britain, and the
authorities are proceeding with their
plans with apparent disregard TO Eng
iand's view Of this change OF base.
Evening journal., 1907-10-02
MeMahon erothers eo West.

George and James Mcmahon. for
mer furniture dealers at Fifth and
King streets. left Wilmington today
for an extended tour Of the west. They
viii visit the states Of Wyoming. yell
lowstone Park. California. Washington
and other places. and are expected TO
remain away until the first OF the year.
Evening journal., 1907-10-02
MAY START GRAY
BOOM TONIGHT

Workers in the Democratic party
will meet tonight in the rooms of the
Young Mems Democratic Club TO per-
feet an organization for the next cam
paign This is the second meeting
called for the purpose and a large
Is expected.
Al the same time il is expected
plans viii be talked over for launch
ing a boom for Judge George Gray
for President.
Evening journal., 1907-10-02
By THE JouRNALs Special wire.

BY THE JOURNALS Special Wire.
BERLIN. Oct 2.-Germany's most
important naval move in years. one
involving a direct menace to Great
Britain, has just been determined on
by the government. This was the trans
fer of the naval headquarters from
1Siel TO Wilhelmshaven, establishing
Germany's chief naval station within
900 miles OF the British coast aud the
Evening journal., 1907-10-02
pnnln.Llnllslnn.

SALISBURY. Nd, oct. 2-Miss
Elizabeth Kollock Houston. OF Mills
boro. Del, and William Porter Poole
of Wilmington, were married last
evening at the residence OF the Misses
Houston Rev. w. Il. NJ Beale. pas
tor Of Wicomico Presbyterian Church,
this city. onciated. Owing TO the re-
cent deaths in the brides family only
the immediate relatives were present
The brides only attendant was Miss
Mamie Gnlis. Of Salisbury. and Mr.
Foster r. Wheeler, OF Boston, acted
as best man.
Evening journal., 1907-10-02
TEDDY JR, RIGHT END
OE HARVARD SCRUBS.

BY THE JOURNALS Special Wire.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. oct There
is much praise today for Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr., because Of the hard
work he displayed at right end on the
second Harvard eleven in practice
yesterday and there are many who be-
lieve the Chief Executives son is among
the best of the younger football play
ers at Harvard. The crimson will line
up against Bowdoin today.
Evening journal., 1907-10-02
mo COCKTAILS AT
ROOSEVELT LUNCHEON

BY THE JOURNALS Special Wire.
ST. LOUIS. Oct. 2-The great
American cocktail is missing from the
menu of the luncheon which was serv-
ed to President Roosevelt. The COM
mittee put the swift pedal on it and
will have none of thes tuff that lost
Vice-President Fairbanks a lay deie-
gates position to a church convention.
There will be champagne and brandy.
Evening journal., 1907-10-02
CONTRACTS AWARDED FOR
y w. c. A. IMPROVEMENTS

The contract for the improvements
to the building Of the Y w, c. A.
was today given by Architect +. l..
Rice to the William ID. Haddock Com
pany Thirteen thousand dollars was
the companys bid 1t is expected that
the improvements will be completed
by March /.
Evening journal., 1907-10-02
Equal suffraae Meeting.

The Delaware Equal Suffrage As
ISOLATION is holding its annual con-
vention this afternoon in the Unitar-
ian Church. West street above Eighth.
Magistrate Washington Hastings and
Mrs. Susan S. Fessenden are to make
addresses this afternoon. and Mrs.
Fessenden also is TO speak at night.
while Charles B. Miller will sing two
solos
Evening journal., 1907-10-02
Ievil Murder TriaI Goes over.

WEST CHESTER. oct. 2.-Judges
Hemphn and Butler continued the
trial Of Irwin Lewis, who is under
Indictment for numbering his little
5-year-old step-daughter, Mary New
lin. to the January term OF Criminal
Court.
Evening journal., 1907-10-02
Enan,s Band Enanaed.

engaged by the West Chester Fire
Company on the occasion OF their
visit 10 the convention OF the Volun-
teer Firemen's Association Of Penn
sylvania. which VIII open in Chester
next month.
Evening journal., 1907-10-02
PIastsrers' Union to Dine.

Members Of the Plasterers' Union
will have a dinner at the Clayton
House Tomorrow evening, and de-
lightful time is expected by them. A
tempting menu win be served and sew
eral members viii respond to toasts,
Evening journal., 1907-10-02
Attended Mr. Rush,s EuneraI.

Forty members Of the Wilmington
Turngemeinde attended the funeral Of
David p. Bush on Monday morning
The bearers, all members OF the Turn
gemende, were w. Sehoenhar Louis
Clodi. Paul Schoy, Christian Ploesser.
Joseph Holzhauser and NJ. Braun. Six
girls in white with black crepe sashes
and carrying flowers guarded the cas-
ket Many beautiful floral offerings
were in evidence.
Evening journal., 1907-10-02
General DuvalI Promoted.

BY THE JOURNALS Special Wire.
WASHINGTON. Oct Brig. Gen.
William p. Duvall was to-day ap-
'oointed by the President as major-gen-
eral in the army. vice General William
S. Caskey. retired from active service.
Evening journal., 1907-10-02
Attendina clinic Of DIS. Mnvo.

DR.. j A. Draper. Jr.. VINO has been
attending the clinic Of the Drs. Mayo
the famous surgeons Of Rochester
Mimi. will return home within a week.
Evening journal., 1907-10-02

7-77l7--7-1-7-7-7-7-7-7-7
INSTITUTE articles pay
larger profit. That's why
the dealer tries to change
your mind. When your
mind is made up, keep
it so by insisting on
getting what you want.
Accept No Substitutes
You Won't if you Read
THE JOURNAL.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-08

a. Punch thowa, offended Englnn&'N honor
Of washing her dirty linen In public.
Sir Percy Scott, who started the out
burst, In saved by the fact that he is ad-
mittedly the best gunnsry and navigating
Onioer In the senior ranks Of the navy. He
not only has not resigned, but remains in
command OF the hrst cr1liser squadron
In Lord Charles Berssford's feet. The old
soa dogs in the clubs are disgusted. and
compare the spectacle to the days at the
end Of the eighteenth century, when Ksppel
and Pnlliser and such like spent their days
In viIifying each other instead OF lighting
the French.
Very little Of this has reached the British
public. The Fisheries M the Beres-
ROrdians each bOmbardsd the press for a
few days On the general question of whether
the navy In being well managed OF not,
but even that C~OntrOyersy has abruptly
stopped. The old instinct, fortified by an
indication from high places, has decided
that It Is a subject which the responsible
gentlemen concerned should mot discuss
publicly.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-08

From the NeD OrisGns Times Democrat.
-Sleep fasting matches. before the law
put a stop to them. took place frequently
in this country. " said a specialist in insomnia.
Yes. back in the sos and SOS sleep fasting
was as popular q form Of sport az foot ball.
Champion sleep fasters were idoIized by
the girls in hoop skirts and waterfalls. The
ordinary youth who had to sleep once in
twenty-four hours wasn't one. two. three in
those days.
". @. woodford Of San FrsDcisco was
the champion Of all the sleep fasters. In
the famous contest Of 1890 this man kent
awake for Iss hours ~ minutes-more than a
week. He WA a little, thin man Of q nervous
temperament.
Henry X. Jackson Of Detroit held the
next best record --l44. hours n minutes.
Third came Adolph Mueller Of Milwauks e.
whose record was is2 hours 81 minut IS. These
men are all dead now.
Why were sleep fasts 80 popular with
our fsthers2 Besides their unheaIthinesa
they were tame beyond belief. What, when
you come to think Of II, could he tanner than
watching a lot OF men keep awake"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-08

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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-08
People whose Eyebrows Meet.

FfVHh
The person whose eyebrows meet may
rest content In the knowledge that he is the
pOssessOr Of q vigorous constitution. The
growth Of hair above tho nose Is ~ q rule
q fairly OuB proof OF good health. That Ia
what the scientists tell you. but the super
~stitious have much more to say.
In the northern part OF Aberdeenshire there
ID q common belief that a CLOSE broot" msD.
or one whose eyebrows meet, In ROredoOmed
to end q wicked career on the seal This
may be compared with the view held in parts
Of the En- lish Mldlands, that the close proved
person is destined FOR fame and fortune.
On the Continent there are several super
stitiOns ON this subject. The eyebrows Of
gYpsies are often formed in this way. a fact
which they turn 10 good account. for In many
parts Il In believed that the owner Of meeting
eyebrows 10 also the pOsBessOr Of what is
called the evil eve and therefore q person
whose good will muet at all costs be retained.
The gypsies. especially in Germany and Aus
the credulOus peasants.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-08
ROW or BRITISH ADNIRALS
CAUSES BACK ar THE BERES-
FORD-SCOTT QUARREL.


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Of the kaiser. arrival For Ell. cOn,,~cs
Sir percv Scott wa. a,Ymnonad on ho..a
Lord Chsr,es Here.sord's s,g.h;n ana ,ha..
commanded for -ainsmbordin,ts ana c~n.
tsmDtuous- treatment ~ his s-0D.r;nr,.
orders.
To xnt nj tina mean;c1 ~ tbis h,,t.,Dss.
batween the orscera sor1. rsoDie r.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-08

10 the servants Christmas present 40 he
club, a the elevator man and tho quartz
but the tradesman must hold his hand ~
suffer the
The problem che tradesmen have 20 solve
is this; II they withhold presents they wil
lose custom; IL they give them they may
be prosecuted for misdemeanOr ~ has
been the custom from time i~mmemOriRl for
the tradermen to give a liberal tip "a the
cook ~ being the servant primarily re-
sponsible for the continuation Of orders.
But to do so is nov illegal.
Gifts to the cook are apt to vary with tho
amount OF business transacted. and This
tends to dishonesty, for the cook. being
merely human. naturally orders as much as
she thinks her mist ress will stand. True
there are cooks whose natural honesty IL
proof against attacks Of this sort. but--they
take a good deal OF finding.
According 20 Sir Edward Fry's reading W
the act the Christmas box il TO shut tho
| cooks mouth or to induce her to shut her
mouth. Definitely the act states IL is "A
corrupt practice. therefore lot cooks and
tradesmen beware! There is indeed one
way out Of the wood. lf the Employer
| cOnst n in writing he obtained such gifts
! will be legalized, hut it is doubtful whether
many householders will be 40 confding or
80 foolish as to sign away their servants
Independence.
Time was when Hall Caine had the good
word of the critics. but that time is not now.
| and to-day he shares with Marie Corcli the
! distinction OF being the best abused writer
! in Great Britain. But Mr.. taine. like Mss
Corelli again, does no. sit down CALMLY under
CRITICS. and the critics arc not allowed TO
have IL all their own way.
He is a man o. . mighty invecIivc, and
recently went for the critics individually
and collectively. with the result hat the
language is Inc richer fora goodly collection
OF phrases. laboriously evolved. ~ which tho
following arc % few specimens culled at ram
dom "Doltish obiurSations ~ prcfcntious
ounces" "Bpo,ian bookings Of the moon
calves" Compliment c1niescension Is
dull witted nincompoops" and Echoes or
clcdpaicd dodderings."
The critics doubtless will survive, but ID
! case they should feel bitterness on the SUBJ
ject they can ease their souls 10y quoting
HAL Cainc instead o. c-iticising him.
The old Dutch proverb God made the
sea. and We made the land" il recalled Nv
the news that the Dutch Government has in
contemplation a vast scheme Of reclamafion
on the Zuyder Zee. at an estimated cost Of
81 ,fSs. $50. by which Holland would gain
an additional province of $50 square miles,
! or something like AO.OOC acres.
Apart from the cost OF pumpin'. and
maintenance, past experience of the ex-
| tremely valuable nature of the older lands.
a. the reclaimed moEasses are called. in
! Holland. would lead to the suppOsitioD that
the returns from the n thus regainod.
the cost OF which would amount to a tritie
more than S2S0 an acre. would amply repay
the expenditure. Moreover. owing 10 it's
confiRuration and its landlOcked character.
the Zuyder Zee lends itself admirably 10
works OF this kind.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-08

Another Old Friend Attacks Us in Our
Most Vital Part.

Eve pNaA FAEAs
II the food faddists keep on there will be
nothing left us to put into our mouths
except perhaps 10 suck our own thumbs
contemplatively after having duly sterilized
the same.
"Bacteriologists have shown us that
ordinary butter is swarming with germs
declares Good He0lth. a single tea
spoonful Of milk generally contains from
100000 70 1O,OOO.OOO germs. The num-
Der may oven be much larger than this.
in the removal Of cream from the milk
the germs are taken with IL and in the
process OF churning the germs are col
lected with the Fat, 80 in the butt or We
v the concentration Of a large part OF
the germs contained in the milk from which
the butter was derived.
$50 in a pound OF butter derived from
twenty pints OF milk the number OF BAG
terra must be almost beyond estimate. A
brief computation will show that the num-
Der OF bacteria contained in a pound OF
butter might easily reach the enormous
sum OF five or ten billions"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-08
No Names Mentioned.

FROM Inc WHsHlN0IOn Sf0T.
Al a recent dinner the conversation turned
TO card sharps. and Eben d. JOrdOn Of Boston
said:
a one eyed man was suspected of cheat
ing In q poker game In the town OF Tin Can.
tie played on and on. till the chips we're
stacked sc high o the tabls before him as
wan 4 huge Jackpot. Ills one eye cleaned
as he ola wed in three bushels OF blue chips,
and In the sullen silence a tall, lem player
iJsS.
"The tall. lean player took his revolver
from It's holster. and juggling II carelessly
he said:
ain Z the KIND Of gent to name names, nor to
make no personal illusions, but II this cheatin'
sin = stopped ~ shoot his other eye cut. an
then he'll be blind
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-08

FrOW he london ChrOniCIe.
The eldest child Of the Khedive Of Egypt
Princess Emma. now in her thirteenth year.
il deaf and dumb and afiicted with q spinal
complaint which makes IL impossible for her
to walk without support she IL q beautiful
girl, and as the Egyptian climate IL cOnsid cred
too rela king for her she lives in the lovely
island OF Rhodes. where the Khedive has
great estates.
She occupies q beautiful pa oe surrOund ed
by every luxury and IL visited several times
during the year by her parents. Her mother
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-08
From me Bra-aIan Rsr,e,,

From me Brd=aiaR Rertec.
Women'S fashions In Rfo de Janclro are abreast
with II not ahead OF thOse Of Paris or London. 10
would appear that the new models come out here
before they are actually I'm use In Paris. aud as A
result a woman who gets her clothes here might md
herself ahead of the fashion on her arrival homei
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-08
TOPICS EUROPE TALKS ABOUT


steamer Sansu, which has just left Ham
burg for Sierra Leone, Ii n good looking
Vienneso girl, aged ~, who has accepted
an her future husband a full bbooded negro
named Rix, who Ia an importer at Free
town. -
Two years ago. when the cakewslk had
attained the height OF it's popularity on
the Vienna music hall stage. Rix was famous
there for his extraordinary agility in that
dance. After returning to his native land,
which il a British possession on the
west coast OF Africa, he became the owner
by Inheritance Of a dOurishing importing
business.
An Austrian commercial traveller who
called upon him found him enthusiastic
about Vienna and It's women folks. and at
length Rix begged him to do his utmost
to find him . Viennese bride. The visitor
consented TO insert an advertisement in
Tho Vicnna papers, but did not conceal
his doubts as to whether any young woman
would be found ready to accept the offer
to 60 to Sierra Leone.
The advertisement duly appeared in
print, and although no secret was made Of
the fact that the wOuld-be brideg room
was a man Of color answers poured in hy
bhhG 1OGChs MV tONCN NAAAu hOINN~hOtE VI
them enclosing photographs. Rix selected
a blu eyed. fair haired daughter Of q post
man at DoebIing. a suburb Of Vienna. and
she. having approved OF the pictorial like
ness Of the dusky bridegroom, is now ON
her way TO her future home.
There 10 murder in the hearts Of more
than Dozen otherwise respectable citizens
Of Madrid. They are thirsting for the
blood of an individual known as FL ChurrerO,
one Of the itinerant lottery ticket vendors
who infeet the main streets OF the Spa nish
capital and poster passersby with offers to
sell them the only guaranteed winning
number.
This man sold to various persons shares
In ticket No. 1852 in the Spanish State
lottery, and the mum her won in he latest
drawing the chief prize of S5O.OOD. The
Overioyed owners Of the favored tenths or
twentieths hied themselves without DELAY
to he lottery Office to claim the money
but to their dismay they were informed
that o banking firm possessed the entire
ticket and Othors we're forgerieS.
II appears that the vender. appropriately
nicknamed ri Churrero (the slippery OneD
had forged tickets in the hope that they
might draw blanks, in which case the fraud
would probably never have been discov-
cred. But a. luck or i'll luck would have
IL the number in question won.
IL IL hardly necessary to add. that EI
ChurrerO has not been seen since in his
usual hsunts. nor will he venture to return
for many a long day for a Spaniard swindIed
out Of a lottery prize has a long knife ard
a longer memory.
Custom IL difficult TO kill. but the good
LII fnnhinnnd rnnnhnrn nf niuinu nL.in.-..