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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-03
BAYBERRY CANDl. EMAKING
REVIVED i'm NEW ENGLAND

learn that a demand was setting in for
New England bayberry candles.
The demand was felt In the bayberry
districts. and the industry of picking
the berries, extracting the wax and
molding the candles took on the form
of a boom. The crest of the boom has
been reached in late years during the
Christmas and New Year season.
Thousands of patches of bayberry
bushes grow among the sand dunes of
Cape Cod. Each shrub, which is a va
rtety OF the wax myrtle, is loaded with
clusters of tiny berries, as small as
shot. which cling in punches to the
joints of the branches. These berries
are gathered by women and children.
who sell them for cents a pound. A
bushel of the small berries. which are
OF gray. pearlfsh tint. weighs from
thirty five to forty-f1ve pounds, accord
ing to their state of dryness. A bushel
of berries produces about FIVE pounds
Of wax. but the amount varies consid-
erably under different conditions.
Bayberry candlemaking has recently
become factory industry. so large has
the demand become. At the factory
about 1--WE bushels of the little berries
are poured into kettle of water and
steam is forced through the mass, this
process having been found more salts
factory in extracting the wax than
boiling. The wax is SKINNED from the
water and this is then boiled, result
ing in clean. clear wax sage green
in color. 1t may then be melted and
poured into candle molds or it may be
dipped" the dipped" candles, follow
ing the older process Of candlemaking,
being esteemed more highly than the
al AA {afr ThA
dipped candles are seven inches long,
three inches long. and the largest
measure fifteen inches in length and
one and three-eighths inches in d.
ameter.
1t is very old New England say
ing that "A bayberry candle brings
luck to the house and gold to the
pocket"
A New England panegyrist of the
bayberry and the bayberry candle has
written:
Perhaps at Christmas time there may
be a bayberry candle or candles, &C
cordfng to the thousands Of berries you
picked. to light when the dusk of
Christmas eve deepens. The dull green
candle will burn and its odd smell will
In the pasture; only II you happen
to be one Of those people who hate to
see the work OF their hands DESTROYED
you VIII not burn the candle, but keep
II In a candlestick. where you can take
1t out once in a while and hold 1t In
your hand and think how you made IT.
Whether you want a bayberry candle
Tor Christmas, or for the old brass
candlestick. or to give it away, IL is
time to be looking for your candle
CROP"
The time for picking bayberries is
September. just before the coming Of
frost.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-03

TELLS Trips the Fighting Lines Where He Ched
nne Crawed Through Underground Trenches Exposed His
the EnenGeman Rulers Fighting Story
Dog AT Church With the Empe
With Chancellor
Idea When the War Will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-03

e.ps cea : sss s'''s Of s sS;
England. is developing the bay
berry candle industry. 1t is not a new
industry: on the contrary. it is very
old one. for the virtues of the bay
berry were known to the Pilgrim
housekeepers of that region. and there
have been stories to the effect that
they obtained their information that
candles could be made of the wax OF
the berry from the Indians. 1t IL not
clear. however. that the Indians of New
England INDUCED the luxury Of wax
candles before the coming of the white
man, 1t being generally assumed. and
on the authority of many writer's, that
when an Indian needed light at night
a pine torch sufficed. However that
may be. the wax in the bayberry was
early observed by the Pilgrim immi
grants, and as they knew the uses Of
candles they were not long in convert
ing the wax of the bayberry into can
dies. The bayberry grew plentifully
then in the Cape Cod region. and the
wax was obtained with little effort.
strictly domestic industry. and
though bayberries continued to grow
plentifully in eastern Massachusetts.
the homemaking of candles declined.
just as did the homemaking Of soap.
and to a certain extent the home
making Of bread.
Professional candlemakers produced
good and satisfactory candles Of cheap
er materials than bayberry wax, and
they came very near to shifting out the
bayberry candle and driving 1t into
utter darkness.
Though the bayberry candle did not
become extinct. it continued to burn
only in very old-fashioned families.
Though not completely a lost art, the
making of bayberry candles came very
near being classed as one of the lost
domestic arts.
At the time when people from other
that the Cape Cod region was useful as
a summer playground, the tourists be-
gan to look on bayberry candles as
or relics. and as harmonious
spinning wheels and other
things that savored of the long past
The strangers bought bayberry can
dies to take home with them as souve-
Mrs Of New England. The Cape Cod
folk promptly took the suggestion. II
bayberry candles could be EXCHANGED
for silver money, they decided that
there should be plenty Of bayberry
II they had to make them out
Of tallow, colored and scented to look
Inc ICdA 10y oShAy SoAao1~c-
r +
The industry grew in small way
for the satisfaction OF the tourist de-
mand, and finally all over the country
persons Of New England antece-
dents, as we'll as many families not de-
scended from New England families,
began to interest themselves in bay
berry candles. At first they could find
them only in a few curio or antique
shops, but tradesmen were quick to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-03

A MEXICAN genius is not a myth
M It is fact. It is not o : of those
4 y national conceits which have nc
basis except in the Imagination and
fattered fancy of a people. American
genius is a reality which stands boldly
Out in the history of the times. Ameri-
can genius Is a quality which should be
taken into account by all those pessi-
mists who feel that the republic would
turn to ashes at the touch of a foreign
foe long prepared and amply armed.
Preparation and armament are not to
be ignored, and will not be ignored.
but persons who lament lack of prepa-
ration and the lack of economic and
industrial organization should note
that American genius, though it may
not be able to work miracles, yet can
produce remarkable results.
American genius Is quick, resource
full, adaptable and rises to an emer-
gency. Necessity seems to rouse 1t. 1t
seems to achieve almost by inspiration.
In the blood and bone of the industrial
princes and yeomanry of the United
States there is a do it, spirit that
breaks down what appeared to be diff
culties before they were attacked by
that American do it" and get there"
spirit.
In the news from day to day are il
Illustrations of how things can be done
in the United States when the people
want to do them. A late account OF
Operating under their own power.
without refueling or revictualing and
without the slightest mishap. ten sub.
marines, designed by American naval
tisans. have within the last few months
crossed the Atlantic ocean and are do
ing yeoman service for the allied cause
in German and Turkish waters. and
that: "While the rest Of the world has
heen dreaming of the day when the
Transatlantic submersible would be an
accomplished fact, the thing has been
done by American genius and American
craftsmanship.
from the time that Charles NJ. Schwab
of the Bethlehem Steel Company signed
a contract for the submarines with the
british government the little vfpers
were turned over to British crews at
the Vicker-Maxim yards In Montreal,
where they were built jointly by the
Bethlehem Steel Company and the Elec-
trio Boat Company and started TOT tne
war zone.
a achievement which illustrate the Amer
lean genius for PRODUCING results, me
interested in the construction of sub
marine boats and not very well equipped
In special machinery and trained ar
tisans for doing this character of work.
vet she sets her hand to it under the
II aspiration of the moment and the
stimulus of business" and turns out
submarine boats in quicker time than
Fhev probably have ever been built be-
lore. and boats to do thing that sub
marine boats have not done before
cross the Atlantic under their own
power and without being revtctualed or
-esupplied with fuel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-03

Before he returned homo Ganghofer
had . short talk with King Ludwig of
Bavaria, who sent him on his way re-
joicing with these words:
when this war will end. whether
early or late. no man on earth can now
say with certainty. But as to how it
will end. that all of US know. On that
score we need not worry"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-03

:. Are you already color bearerr
No, colonel
Then you are one now. congratulate you
II heard q slight sound. like that emitted by
. little boy when he first strikes the cold water
in his bath. That low sound was the expression
Of the deepest joy Of a German soldier.
Il stretched out my hand-I had to.
May | also congratulate your No answer.
But I could feel the pressure of that soldiers
hand"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-03

AS they emerged from the chateau a
photographer. with moving picture
camera, aimed his machine at the en-
peror and began to turn the crank ex-
citedly. With an impatient gesture the
kaiser pointed to the prisoners and
called out:
Here. you! Photograph them! Take
the soldiers-don't. always be taking
me-" Says Ganghofer: --s
Il have, seldom seen a more embarrassed or
helpless human being than that bewildered film
artist He fumbled with his camera, pulled it
first, to one side. then the other. turned the
crank, stopped-the film was utterly ruined. And
when German critics Of our .priaces see this
sists in having himself photographed all the
time, at least he ought to find more skilful
photographer Thus 1t Is that what Is called
correct. objective opinion arises!''
Before leaving the region of the
crown princes headquarters the kaiser
expressed a desire to visit hill from
which a hne view was to be had of
German trenches and Ne not-far-dis-
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How splendidly they march. What fine
fellows they arer' And he laughed
more heartily than ever, while JOY
Then off they went in an open auto
mobile-the kaiser. Ganghofer. two
aids and two soldiers, with carbines
and cartridges close at hand. No other
guards went along-"the kaiser wishes
it So"
They rushed over an improvised
wooden bridge. beneath which a swol-
len stream tore past. 1t seemed peril
Gus.
mo danger" said the kaiser What
ever is built by German pioneers stays
where 1t is put"
While they speeded alternately
through beautiful cultivated fields and
turned to the days of last August when
the war had just begun. to the war
spirit that swept through Germany.
The greatest Joy of my life is that
then. after a thoughtful pause: Had
it been otherwise" He finished the
sentence with a deep sigh and began
to show the sights to his guest Point
Napoleon III stood with Bismarck"
Then they came to a pretty little tow
er-crowned chateau.
That is Bellevue. where my grand
father had his interview with Napo-
Leon" said the kaiser.
Not far from there they came to an
other little chateau. the crown princes
headquarters. The latter. with six of
his STAFF officers. stood ready to greet
his father He had news to tell
we've advanced good bit and cap.
tured 200 Frenchmen."
That gave the kaiser a good appetite
After hearty breakfast. he said jok-
ingly to his son: my boy. you have
better things to eat here than 1 do.
may decide to reouisition your cook"
Somebody called out. Here they
come" A long line Of French prisoners,
covered from head to foot with yellow
mud. approached. Every one rose from
the breakfast table and hurried out to
see them.
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the kaiser's headquarters and listened
with deep attention to what was said
by his imperial master and those sur
rounding him. On one occasion, he
says. the kaiser looked at some par
ticularly bitter words directed against
him in a newspaper of one of the
allied countries. and observed:
That's pretty strong! But it's stupid
as we'll Fortunately. truth is always
ADLER. In the long run. and has the
better legs"
Speaking of England to the repre-
sentative of neutral nation, the
kaiser said:
You are a sportsman, aren't you?
Well. in a horse race, after all the
slower horses have been eliminated
one by one, and only the two strongest
are fighting for victory, have you ever
seen the jockey riding the horse which
looks as II 1t were about to lose strike
out with his whip at the jockey of
the horse which is going better?"
The other shook his head. The kaiser
went on:
England striking at US? Why does she
not strike her own horse, which is
losing out?"
+ X
He also quotes these words of the
kaiser's:
MANY people who always Judge us Germans
by exernals and always call barbarians seem
not to know. that there Is big difference be-
tatnly highly civilized nation. You can al
ways notice that II observing kultur means to
have the best sort Of conscience and morality
These are possessed By my Germans. When
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-03

Talking is national habit. but the
typical American, when he has real
job to do. quits talking. There was no
talk about or aboard or in those boats,
mated went on twenty-four hours
every day from start 70 1nish, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-03

The kaiser spied Ganghofer. nodded,
stretched out his hand, and gladdened
the Bavarian's heart by impulsive
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-04-16
The ArgOnia Play.

The members of the Argonia
literary society of Central Col
lege for Women, entertained a
large crowd Monday night in
Murrell Hall with most cred
liable presentation Of Captain
Racket" a comedy drama in three
acts. The delineatory capabili-
ties Of the young lalies was most
gratifying to the most critical,
and the easy manner in which
they wore the "toggery' would
have done credit to Chester
field.
The dramatis personae follows:
Capt. Robert Racket-Of the
National Guard. A lawyer
when he has nothing else to do,
and a liar all the time. .....
......... .Orpha Anderson
Clarice-The Captains pretty
wife, out for a lark and up to
anything awful. ............
........ Marion Louise Belt
Obadiah Dawson-Robert's uncle
from Japan, where they make
tea. ......... Grace Webb
Timothy Tolman-Rober S
friend, who married for money
and is sorry for it. ,........
........... Virginia Paisley
Mr.. Dalroy-Robert's father-in-
law, a jolly cove. ..........
............A Avis Mccormick
Mrs. Tolman-A lady with q
temper, who finds her Timothy
a vexation of spirit. .......,
......... Mary Jones Nixor
Katy-A Mischievous Maid. j..
......... Frances Yates
Tootsy-The Kid" Tinis. ...
............. Olive Branch
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-04-16
Criminal Court.

7. T. Dean, druggist of Bates
City, who was convicted of sell.
ing liquor without a license, and
appealed to the supreme court,
dismisses his appeal and pleads
guilty to the charge and three
other charges. The costs and
fines will aggregate $1,000.00.
Earl Hobert, who was SEN
fenced to two years in the peni-
tentiary for burglarizing F. w.
Tappmeyer's store in Mayview,
March 2, will be sent to the re-
form school at Boonville. 1t was
found on investigation that he
was under 81 years Of age.
William Price, colored, was
fined 5000 for carrying conceal
ed weapons.
Charles Wilkerson, charged by
the state with common assault,
was dismissed after paying costs
amounting to $4,000.
Fred Knocke, charged with in
.cest, and whose first trial result
ed in a hung jury, was dismissed,
Walter Ellis, charged with
common assault, was dismissed
Charles Harvey, charged with
gambling, was fined $500.
The court adjourned to meet
May 25.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-04-16
Negro Woman Goes Free.

Johnnie Jackson, who was tried
in the criminal court last week
for the killing of Woody Miles
on July 5, 1914, in Waverly, was
acquitted of first degree murder
by the jury Saturday afternoon.
The examination of the wit
.nesses was concluded Friday af-
ternoOn. The lawyers exercised
their oratorical talents from
then until Saturday noon, when
the case went to the jury. The
jury then had dinner, after
which they consulted thirty
eight minutes and decided that
the Jackson woman was not
guilty as charged in the indict-
ment.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-04-16
Greys Lost First Game.

The Lexington Greys gave the
Richmond Elks a good chase at
Greystone Park before a large
crowd, at the opening game of
the season here Sunday.
The game which was scheduled
to start at 2:30 o'clock was de-
layed several hours on account of
the ferry-boat being out of COM
mission. The Richmond squad
had to cross the big muddy,
which is rather high, in motor
boats.
A crowd as cosmopolitan as it
was large, was there to make the
opening game of the season an
event to be remembered. The
Greys appeared on the field early
and contented themselves with
tossing the ball and hitting fun.
goes, until the Elks arrived.
In the first inning the game
started off with a whizz, but iT
the third inning Harmon, the
]
pitcher for the Greys went up il
the air allowing the Elks to score
six runs. In the last half of the
fifth the game stood Is to / in fa
vOr of the Elks. The Elks ther
changed pitchers, Evertt fol
Craft, the Greys being used tt
Crafts slow ball soon made the
bases hot. With three men OF
bases, Ainsworth, left fielder
knocked a home run scoring
runs. Ernest Bardett, center
Ilelder, VINO was on second basC
making it in for home caught his
foot in the third base throwing
him to the ground breaking hi.
leg just above the ankle.
In the final round up the gam,
stood 16 to 13 in favor of tn,
Elks.
Three home runs were mad,
during the game by Ainswortl
and Harding of the Greys anc
Wilkerson of the Elks.
Batteries-Richmond: Everett
Craft and Bunch; Greys: Har
mon, Clark, ]. Navel and THE
man.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-04-16
TRACK AND FIELD MEET
Wentworth Will Send a Team to
BOOnville for Annual Event.

Boonville, Mo-, April 12.-Invi-
tation and entry blanks have
been received by Wentworth Mil
itary Academy to the Second An
nual Boonville Interscholastic
Track and Field Meet to be held
at Boonville Saturday, April "a.
This meet was attended by Is
schools last year and those in
charge are expecting from 20 to
25 schools to participate this
year. Medals and Cups to the
value of $4,000 will be distrib-
uted to the winners.
The citizens win provide enter
tainment for contestants while
in Boonville.
A feature Of the day will be a
declamatory contest in the even
ing in which 8 or more schools
will take part. A gold medal will
be awarded to the winner Of this
contest.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-04-16
WHY MILK AND BUTTER
ARE SOMETIMES YELLOW
Experiments Conducted at Uni
versity of Missouri Show
Richness Does Not In
crease With Color.
crease With Color.

The belief that a bright yellow
color in milk means richness in
quality is not true. Experiments
conducted at the College of Agri-
culture of the University of Mis-
souri, show that the change from
the white cream and butter in
winter to yellow cream and but
ter in spring anl summer does
not Indicate an increased fat per-
centage. The very highest col
ored milk that a cow can give
may have the lowest fat percen-
tage. Such a condition is found
in the so-called colostrum milk,
the first milk that a COW gives af-
ter giving birth to calf.
The explanation of the wide
difference between the results of
the experiments and the popular
belief in regard to the relation of
color to richness lies in the cause
of the natural yellow color of
cream and butter. 1t was found
that COWS were not able to pro-
duce the yellow coloring matter
for this cream and butter. The
coloring matter must be derived
from the feed. The yellow color
ing matter of milk was found to
be identical with a yellow color.
ing matter that is widely distri-
buted in plants and fresh grass.
This coloring matter is called
carotin. 1t takes its name from
the carrot, where it is very
abundant, and where it was first
discovered by scientists more
than one hundred years ago.
The difference in the color o1
cream and butter in winter ant
spring was found to be due to the
fact that the winter feeds con.
tain alittle or no carotin. NJ
marked increase in the fat per
centage accompanies the in.
crease in color when foods rich il
carotin are fed. 1t has beer
shown that the average COW
gives a higher percent of fat il
it's milk during the winter thai
in the spring and summer.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-04-16
Burglars in the Tolls.

Early Sunday morning burg
lars gained entrance to Wright
& Sons grocery store and Petsch
& Gruber's on 10th street. From
Wright & Sons they took about
ten dollars in money, and from
Petsch & Gruber from three to
five dollars in change, gold
watch and some clothing. The
officers were notified Sunday
morning when they commenced
a still hunt for the offenders with
the result that two negro men,
Mona Nash and Patton White,
were arrested Monday evening
about 4:30 o'clock with the
goods. Nash, previous to the
starting Of the general delivery
service, had been in the employ
of Wright & Sons for ten years,
and knew the best means Of in
gress into that store.
ficers Kinkead and Pollard upon
the evidence secured by Night
Watchman R. E. Rogers.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-04-16
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
ADVANCES TWO NOTCHES
State Institution Goes Up From
Seventeenth Place to Fifteenth
Place Among State Uni
versities.

Missouri is passing other uni
versities in attendance. In the
last two years it has jumped
from nineteenth to twenty-frst
place. Nebraska has fallen
from thirteenth to eighteenth
place, Iowa from eighteenth to
twentieth and Minnesota from
fifth to twelfth place. None OF
these neighboring universities
has made the striking advances
in entrance requirements and
standards made by the Univer-
sity of Missouri in recent years.
The order of size Of some Of the
larger universities is: Colum-
bia, California, Chicago, Wiscon-
sin, Pennsylvania, Harvard,
Michigan, New York, Cornell, Ill
nois, Ohio, Minnesota, North
western, Syracuse, Missouri,
Texas, Yale, Nebraska, Pitts
burg, Iowa, Kansas, Tulane, Gin
cinnati, Indiana, Stanford,
Princeton, Western Reserve.
Most, if not all, the universi-
ties larger than Missouri have
very large summer enrollments.
Columbia had $500; Chicago, g.
983; California, 3,179; WiscOn-
sin, 1902; Michigan, 1884. The
University of Missouri had less
than one thousand in the sum-
|mer session. s-E&E
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-04-16
WENTWORTH'S COM
MENCEMENT SPEAKERS
Prominent Ministers Secured for
the Graduating Exercise.


The people of Lexington will
receive with a great deal of in
terest the announcement that
DR.. H. W. Meyer of Knobe, ia
pan, will preach the Baccalaur-
cate sermon, Sunday, May 80,
1915. DR.. Meyer is the son-in-
law of Judge and Mrs. Richard
Field. He has been in the mis-
sionary service of the Presbyter-
ian church in Japan for several
years.
The address to the graduating
class Tuesday, June l, 1915, will
be delivered by DR.. D. D. Mon
roe, a prominent Baptist preach
er Of Kansas City.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-04-16

The streets of Lexington are
made a dump" by people who
ought to know better. Take
North 18th street for instance.
A hitch rack is maintained at the
corner of Main and 18th. The
chambermaids and chambermen
of the second story of the
Traders Bank Building throw the
refuse and slop from the win
dows out upon the street. This
is a practice that wouldn't be toll
Grated in Dog Town, yet in Lex
ington it is a common practice.