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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-04-22

been nicer with lobster" remarked
John.
Up jumped Sarah again and took
the mullins into the kitchen, reap
pearing with 2. heaping plate of rolls.
John co1ored deeply and looked
with suspicion at his wife. But she
was smiling sweetly and exchanging
witty remarks with his friends.
Henry and his wife exchanged
g1ances. John did not feel sure
whether they were laughing at him
or at Sarah's airy talk.
Got our fishing tackle ready?"
asked Henry of John as they were
about ready to leave the table.
well, have my clothes and mess
kit, but I must buy a new rod and
reel this next Saturday, He went to
the mantelpiece. my wife always
puts what she has left from her
housekeeping allowance in this old
vase. have more than enough to get
them before I CO."
John looked for the air of COM
placence which his wife's face gen
orally wore at this speech, but
missed it, for her back was turned.
He arose and sauntered to the man
telpiece. He took down the evidence
of his wife's loving ways with feel
ing of compassion for less appreciat-
ed men.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-04-22

rocking and bending, and I took one
more look at the oncoming pillar of
cloud. 1t was no longer a pillar-it
was an immense funnel-shaped thing
and looked more savage and awful
than words can describe. As I gazed
at it, it actually seemed to have
face and teeth, and it spit and Kissed,
and even smiled-a diabolical grin
like prehistoric mammoth or ORR
entail dragoni
rushed madly toward the cyclone
cellar. A woman pushed the door
open, and rushed out, wriugfng her
hands and crying, Father! Fatheri
he's in therein the housed! Seeing
me, she added, HE is blind-helpless
oh, please. save himi"
1 then turned and rushed back into
the house. An old man stood in the
kitchen actually mumblfng over the
words Of song. totally oblfvious to
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-04-22

1 heard some one say, He may have
blown into this Welt" Then I felt
heavy boards or planks lifted from my
body. This gave me light, and l
peered deep into a well of cool, glist-
ening waterI I was lying fat on my
stomach. One-half of my body was
pinned down by wreckage from the
farm house, and the other half, my
chest and head, were hanging over in
to the welli The wind had blown me
straight for that well, but part of
the kitchen, including an iron sink.
had caught up with me in my mid-air
gyrations and obligingly pinned me
down, in the nick of time to save me
from a watery grave
I stumbled to my feet gasped for
breath. and I know 1t must have
sounded ridiculous to my rescuers, but
I remarked. rubbing my eyes like a
child, "And this is a Kansas twister!"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-04-22

w- HAVE Iong heard tell about Kan
" sas twisters." but l never put
.ks much stock in them until this
Summer when l was actuallyNin one.
Now. l am convinced that my firm
held a grudge against me and wanted
to get even. which is the reason why
thev apportioued Kansas to me as my
\territory
am travelling for an eastern house.
1 cali uron general merchants and am
compelled to make the small towns.
Which explains my presence in
Seares. Kansas. on a country road one
dav this last August, in the direct
main of real honest-to- goodness
Kansas twister. My contact with that
cyclone was rauch like taking gas TO
have tooth pulled. There was a sud
den fear and anticipation of dire re
suits. a wondering whether l would
ever wake up after it was over then
a sensation of going up, hoatng or
whirl!ng in space, and then con-
tinuous falling. down, down into end
less sleep ard oblivion. There was
strange. .Tndescribabie kissing sound,
like the hiss;r% OF . snake. ever grow
An-- nearer AID louder until il was
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-04-22

specify the opening variety to me-"
The chairman's remarks ceased be-
ing cryptic when the news spread
over the fair grounds that the glass
which Ichabod Pepper, half asleep
and wholly desperate, had demolished
to let IN the ozone that had saved
Helps life, was not in one of the four
windows, but in the glass doors of
the book cases which lined the walls
of the parlor bedroom.
Reckon we'll hev a reasonable lot
O. air in our room the res O our
lives" Ich chuckled.
"Shet up!" advised Hepsibah, grim
~.
Don hev ter shet upi" declared
Ichabod. Talk when like an what
I like. Shet up yerself. Now come
an look at the Plymouth Rocks"
Hep came and looked. Ich had
come to his own.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-04-22

this once, take somethin' else. Folks
is laughin at US all down the line
Let EN- laugh" conceded Hep, gen
erously. Il en- shet we up ter home,
Ich Pepper, and 1 en- shet We up
here
Here's an address," began the
chairman desperately, and showed a
printed paper toward the bobbing
purple bonnet.
-Four winders " snapped Hepzi-
bah Pepper.
60 and look it over" suggested the
chairman.
-Four winders!" declared Hep Pep
per-
Set the p'lfce on en- sang
voice down the line; cant wait all
night
TRY some other committeeman,
won't you, Mrs. Pepper" beamed the
chairman.
Tried 'em ALL" said Hep Pepper.
They sent me here. Stop kickin me.
Ich Pepper. Feel uncomfortable, do
ye, with all these folks laughin'?
Well. yer don feel nothin' like the
way I'd feel without air. I'd be dead.
That's what I'd be-"
''All imagination" stammered Ich-
abod with bravery born of despera-
ton. "AlIus has been imagination,
freezin' me out, freezin' everybody
out, I've told We"
Here. madam; here's your room!"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-04-22

was looking for this noon and could
not find. 1t looks to me as though
it was leading me straight down to
the old maple tree" She stopped to
gather up the end of the ribbon, and
rose to look straight into the amused
brown eyes of the tail young man OF
the Pumpkin Tea Room"
please don't be angry" he plead
ed. "I just couldn't tell you, because
it would have been a shame to spoil
this climax. Please don't be angry"
and his brown eyes pleaded more elo-
quently than his lips. "You see, we
must be friends, because we are to
be partners all evening, and If we
have to make explanations"
80, no, no." begged Amy, and look
ing up again. she caught the twinkle
in his eyes. They both laughed-and
were friends.
Months afterwards, when Amy wore
certain ring on certain finger"
Peter said to her: SCI shall always
have a great affection for the pump
kin Tea ROOM" won't you, dear?"
To which Amy replied: Yes, in
deed, dear, seeing that it was the Hal
lowe'en Pumpkin that provided me
with coffee <-ith cream for the rest
Of my days"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-04-22

best man, had been out in California
and at the last minute could not get
home in time to be at the wedding.
"And I did so want to look espe-
cially nice tonight" she went on, be-
cause this wonderful Peter South
wick is here at last, and in his honor
Margaret and Jack are having this
Halloween party tonight, and I ex-
pect to meet him, Jack has told us so
much about him that I'm actually
nervous for fear I won't make a good
impression
The day seemed years long, but came
to an end at last, and at she was
all decked out in her fnery and on
her way to Margaret's Into the cosey
living room she walked. looking SO
sweet and girlish that everyone ex-
claimed over her.
And then came Jacks voice saying,
"And now, Amy, here's the Hallow-
cen Pumpkin" He led her to a
small table. From it, colored
streamers go out through the win
dows into the grounds. Take any
streamer you choose. follow where it
leads you, and at the end of it will be
your partner for the EVENING""
Amy shut her eyes, picked up rib
bon, and started out through the
pacious French window on her quest
for a partner
"I wonder where they got this
orange ribbon" thought Amy, as she
followed the trail. eft is Just what I
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-04-22

DIN MORRIS stirred the fire on
the hearth and put on 4 new
back log, for it was growing
cold.
Fish day." he asked, taking his
place at the table.
Eyes. tautog," answered his wife,
Sarah. unfolding her napkin and
waiting for John to serve her.
"Fried. exclaimed John. Jaw
fully indigestible. When l was a boy
mother used to bake them with
dressins and pork scraps"
well, III bake the next one
sighed poor Sarah, without further
hope of compliment to the delicate
f1aky brown crust on the fish.
"Try some of the Johnny cake. Abb
ner brought some new Rhode Island
meal from his mill in AIiddletown this
morning, I thought it might go well
with the fish.
.'Yes-WeIl-er. l guess it is all
right bat wouldn't it be nice if you
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-04-22

~ MY was late in getting bae!:
- to the office. Her noon
hour was nearly up and as
Yes she had had no lunch She was
dusty, tired, vexcd, hungry and
thirsty. She had had no lunch, and
she didn't care. $50 she told HERSELF
whether she ever had any lunches
ever again. She told herself this
many times in the course of the next
few minutes, Notwithstanding a de-
cidedly faint feeling in the region
where lunches are usually supposed
to go.
And such simple thing to have
caused ali this trouble yard of
orange ribbon!
Il think us shame" she stormed
to herself. Ito think I can't match it
and at the last minute, too! o.
dear. and I did SO want to look nice
fore the party tonight, and 1 did so
want to make a good impression on
Jacks friend whom I've heard SO
much about! And 0, dear, I did so
want orange streauegs on my dress
to match the decorations. And now
I can't have them.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-04-22
The vase was emptyi

The vase was emptyt
Gone for Holsters" smiled Sarah,
TRANQUILITY snuffng out a smoking
candle on the dinner table
do you ever make your own can
dies from the real bayberries, JESSE"
asked Sarah. "It is fun to gather the
berries in the woods, and ever SO
much cheaper to make your own if
you like to burn them" chartered
she, to avoid the look in Johns eyes.
Truly this had proved to be a major
operation. She sincerely hoped it had
been successful.
Everything passed off pleasantly
until the guests departed. Then John
sought his bed in dignified silence.
Sarah never closed her eyes that
night. The next morning as John
was serving the creamed chicken to
Sarah. he remarked, Mandy used to
fry" came to a dead halt, looked at
the old vase, then dreanily at Sarah.
Sarah looked him straight in the eye.
He silently and thoughtfully contin-
ued his breakfast Sarah held her
breath for one awful moment, then
sighed in relief.
She had successfully removed the
fly. I know, for I am Sarah.
-d-
Farners savs If poa1 arains+ tho
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-04-22

he cxasperated chairman Of
II thos State Fair room COM
mittee mopped his tortured
brcT and faced the main causes of
the torture. There were two of them,
Hepzibah Pepper-chunky, bespec-
tacled and determined, and her hus-
band Ichabod-lank. scared, long
suffering victim of Helps notions,
chiefly her notions about air
Il can't find you folks any room in
this city with four windows in it. All
taken. I've told you a hundred
tines The chairman's voice rose
til it reached the end of the line OF
weary -for-rooms Move on,
MRS. Pepper. Give the rest of the
folks. a chance"
Hepzibah glared. Her voice boom
ed. Il tell We, we've come ter this
State Fair. and I've entered my pound
for pound cake and my crazy silk
comfortable, and we've got four win
ders in our room ter home l was
die without EN-. Ich he promised if
I'd ccme with him-he'd-"
~ feeble tap from Ich's nervous
fingers only added zest to Helps
TRADE. Il tell We. MI. Chairman I'll
plant mself right here b this desk
o. yourn, this time. till We tell us
where we en- go ter find thet room
with four winders in it."
Hep" ventured Ich pitifully Jest
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-04-22

Newcomb-Where would you advise
me to send my daughter to study rnu~
sic?
Nexdore-Anywhere out OF earshot.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-04-22

Collector-Say, look here! I'm tired
of calling here about this bi1l!"
The Debtor-Well, I'm mighty glad
to hear it.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-04-22

"I am like. a busy bee." said the
jail bird. my work is in a cell"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-04-22

$50 mammals little man was at the
head Of his class today?"
Little Man-Yes'm.
"It was because you studied the
lesson well, wasn't 1t?"
Little Man-Nope. Johnnie Jones
was home sick"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-04-22

Farmers says it goes against the
grain to thrash wheat.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-04-22

First colored lady: Who was the
gentleman I seen you with at de pic
lures las night?
Second colored lady: Dat wasn't no
gentlemani Dat was my husband.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-04-22
By Albert Fiske

Then I added, where's my-car?"
"Oh, your Ford ?" one of the party
answered. "that's safe-stands out
there in the road, just where you left
tit was not even touched!
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-09
Member of Noted 1870
Colony is Dead in Pueblo

state. Being builder by trade and
u competent contractor. Mr.. Runs
built many of the homes and business
houses of Silver Cliff. quite num-
Der of which are still there in use.
In the early SOS he removed to
Pueblo and built and owned the first
gas plant in this city. He also did
large amount of building here.
The colony of which Mr.. Rups was
member came overland from the
then nearest railway station in east
ern Kansas. travelling by mule train
supplied and fully equipped by orders
OF then President u. S. Grant. The
government assistance was secured
thru the personal application of Carl
Wulsten. high spirited Prussian
who organized the colony in Chicago
and piloted it to its destination.
Wulsten, who died but a few years
ago at Rosita. Custer county's first
county seat. was mineralogist and
chemist of note he was also an ex-
pert civil engineer and an exception
ally high class craftsman. He made
and lost several fortunes in the Silver
Cliff and other mining camps. The
ley almost without exception became
rich thru cattle and crops. educated
their children in the schools, colleges
and universities. some of them being
men and women of fame at this time
in various parts of the United States
Mr.. Rups was a member of the
Sacred Heart Parish. The body is
being cared for by Mccarthy Brown.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-09
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You can feel this take hold instantly.
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Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-09
STATE FLYING CORPS
IS TO Be ORGANIZED

DENVER, March S.-Plans for or
ganization within the next four months
of a complete flying corps, equipped
with thirteen alrplanes, as "a unit of
the Colorado national guard, were an
nounced today by Adjutant General
Patrick J. Hammock on his arrival
here today from headquarters Of the
eighth army corps command at Fort
Sam Houston, Texas.
Jerry Vasconcelles, Denver aviator.
who made a brilliant record in the war
has agreed to undertake the formation
OF the corps and become commander
of the unit, with the rank of major,
Hammock said.
The flying corps. which will have
minimum strength of ninety three
men, consisting of thirty-two commits
stoned officers and sxty-one enlisted
en-. will be attached to the fortyfifth
, division. Among the personnel will be
sixteen pilots and twelve observers
The regular army Will furnish one
commissioned officer and eight enlist
ed men to insure proper handling OF
the equipment, according to Hamrocli's
announcement.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-09
Far Western Basket Ball
Contenders Are Defeated

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March S.-Far
western contenders for championship
honors in the National amateur ath-
letic unions basketball here were fin
ally eliminated today when one Of the
southern entries, only one, the Ken
lucky and Indiana, terminal team OF
Louisville survived the second round
and will compete in the third round,
play which begins tomorrow. The last
Pacific coast five went out late in the
afternoon when the Newton Kansas.
Athletic club. defeated the Kansas
Athletic club 81 to II.
Previously tho Washburn college
five OF Topeka, Kansas. has easily won
from the Sacramento. Cal, legion Post
No. 81, by a score of 40 to 26 Two
western teams were eliminated yester-
day.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-09
COLDS THAT
DEVELOP INTO
PNEUMONIA

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Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-09
SNOW STORM SWEEPS
NORTHERN COLORADO

DENVER. Mar s.-A snow storm
which developed in northern and
western Utah yesterday morning. is
sweeping the Rocky mountain plateau
regions today but is not accompanied
by extremely cold weather. according
TO X. NJ. Shcricr forccastcr at the
Denver weather bureau. Snow began
falling in Denver early this morning
aud Mt 6 O'Clock had reached n depth
OF an inch and Il half The extreme
eastern part of the state is untouched
by the storm. which is ccntercd over
New Mexico. according TO Shericr. and
which extended as far north as south
crn Montana. Generally fair weather.
with cessation OF the storm. is pre-
dictcd for Colorado tomorrow.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-09

~ EEPING cornt- Of ,hinrs has
been done in myriad sorts OF ways
- since the days when all records
were chipped in stone. 'foday's in,ricats .
bookkeeping systems are only com-
binations OF methods OF the past. de-
veioped to the point Of greatest
efficiency.
There is one place on earth where
. rccord-kcepinx method Of tho pas.
refuses to - supplsnted by modern
system. This ia among green olive
pickers, near Seville. Spain. the only
section in the world where green
olives of proper size. texture and
favor for marketing can be grown.
Green olives are bought from tbs
neither growers nor curer's represen-
tative can read or write. So they
make use of a curious recording sys-
tenn that has been handed down from
enc generation to another.
A piece OF olive branch. from sir
to eighteen inches long. Is the ledger
on which record II kept. When the
plckers deliver ten bushels OF olives
to the curer's representative, the lat
ter notches a Roman "X" on the olive
branch ledger which is presented by
the representative of the grower. If,
bushels are brought in. he cuts a di-
asonal line for five bushels and two
upright lines for the remainder.
At the end of days work, or
sometimes at the end of several DAYS.
the stick il spli' lenc'hwise. care he
~ taken that the upper half Of An
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-09
AUTO SK|Ds IN STORM
DENVER MAN KILLED

DENVER. March S.-R. E. Hayes,
manager of the Denver branch of the
Goodrich Rubber company, was killed
instantly today in an automobile ac-
cident on the Ilaho Springs road,
three miles of Bergen Park.
Two men. ID. T. Raymond and r. NJ.
Gattshall of Kansas City, who were in
the car with Hayes were detained for
questioning by the police when they
called at the police station to report
the accident. Three women who also
were in the car at the time of the ac-
cident escaped injurey. as did the two
men.
The accident occurred when Hayes.
who was driving the car, lost control
in the binding snow storm that was
raging and the car turned over. The
car was wrecked.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-09

"X' shows on one section Of The split
stick and the lower half on the other.
Cnrer and grower each retain a half
section.
Each keeps \ piece 10 keep the
ponce. for. when the time for cash
settlement arrives. any dispute a. to-
The amount of olives picscd on n GER
tain day II Immediately settled by
comparing the two sections of their
primitive ledger.
The notches on each half must cor
respond. Olive growers occasiorally
Yield to the human failing of trying
TO get more than belongs to then.
They cut an extra notch or two in
their half of the stick in the hope
that the buyer will not bother to aues-
tion their record. However. the buy
crs are alert. and generally such at
tadnpts TO pad an account are detected
merely by joining the two halves and
comparing marks. Any notch that
does not register on both halves must
hsve been cut on one after the stick
was divided.
The method il ancient. but infallibiy
efficient for those responsible for the
millions of gallons Of Spanish green
oHvcs shipped to America each year
10 satisfy n growing demand. In So
ville tho olive branch is not only sym
tolir Of peace and victory, but Of
srstap, we'll
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-09
ship SINKING, RADIO man
MINCLES JEST With SOS.

NEW YORK. March s.-The grim
humor of wireless operator who
laughed at death and flashed the strik-
ing bits OF wit into the ether as his
ship. the Norwegian steamer Grontoft,
wallowcd and slowly sank during a
mid-Atlantic hurricane last Thursday
was recorded on the radio log of the
Spanish steamer Estonia. arriving to-
day.
Each detail of the ships plight. each
call for aid, was supplemented by the
jesting comment OF the radio man,
whoss identity is still unknown. He
talked as If he were to go on n lark in
port, instead of to the bottom OF the
sea.
His last message. n disJointcd one,
was n series of witticisms.
With death as the butt of the joke.
the EstonIa herself. hard hit in the 10
mile gale, madeS a valiant but unsuc-
cessful effort to reach the Grontofy,