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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-10-12
Drace heard them pIlIng their mur.

Drace heard them piling their muir
derous fuel into a corner. Again he
appealed to them, tried threats, told
them that his friends would hang
them; but they laughed, Toner bend
ing over him with the candle.
''In few minutes light the blaze
and take the candle away You
talk Of Stepho's daughter. Remember
she may love me some. too."
you Spanish devill"
"The kind gentleman he come close.
I'm Portuguese. But no matter. When
Stepho come. we tell him what we do,
and he pat us on the back and give us
money. But the light would hurt the
kind gentleman's eyes when he lie
that way on his jaw. will not stoop
SO low with the candle Oh, what
a fine pile they get 1t will make the
blaze beautiful All ready, yes7 will
touch 1t or"
Drace could not see him. but he
heard the first crackle Of the dried
rushes, saw the flame dim the candle
light. Now he cried aloud, the men
laughing. the mounting flame crack
nng louder. Toner came back to him.
ave leave you now. You will hot
need this candle to light you to bed :
80 l blow 1t out, sect And take 1t
with me-"
They FASTENED out, and he heard
them laughing as they ran through tii.
underbrush. With all his harness~d
might he strove to break the paddle SO
that he might roll toward the door. but
1t was strong. and he broke only the
tip Of the blade. A louder cracking
told him that the dry boards above
were catching. Soon the roof would
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-10-12
AN EXAMPLE OF ExrRAvAeAncE

We are not spending your money!
You are spending it yourselves, for
schools and roads. for hospitals and
for other public improvements that
you have sanctioned by your votesl
That is the reply supporters Of the
present Republican state admInistra-
ton make TO the universal complaint
against high taxes. 1t takes only e
few cents on each $1,000 worth of tag
able property to pay the expense q
state government, they say. Why com
plain about that when the average tag
levy for the state Is more than $25 on
each $1,000 Of property assessed7
But the people are beginning to ask
IL the example Of extravaganza set by
the state administration In the past
four years has not had something to
do with increasing taxes all the way
down the line. If the state board of
capitol managers and the state audit
ing board pay 5000 for an inkwell for
the governor, isn't 1t possible that Of
ficials in counties, cities, towns and
school districts may be Influenced by
the example to indulge in the same
kind of exorbitant expenditures7 II
state officials are careless and reck-
less in spending the peoples money.
how can we expect economy and care
on the part of public officials In the
states smaller political units7
The people believe that the state
administration should set an example
Of economy and efficiency in the trans
action of public business. They have
been believing it for long time, but
believing has not got them anywhere.
So this year they are going to do
little demanding, which they have q
right to do. The state administration
may not be able TO save more than a
few cents for each taxpayer by rigid
economy, but the example will be
worth much more than the saving. The
Republicans, during four years In con.
troll of state affairs in Colorado, have
become more extravagant each year,
so the people are demanding this year
that the extravagant Republican office
holders go back home and darn their
socks.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-10-12
and he stood looking till in the deep
shade her form was lost

BAuuC uCL AoAih WaS hO8t.
Old Stepho had not come home when
the Creole girl reached the house In
the swamp. She sat down to think and
to listen to his footstep. He did not
come; and undressing, she lay down,
mused a long time and slept A
knocking on the door and Stepho's
voice called her:
1.-The sun he was high. but the leetle
gel she Sleep"
Soon she came out, and he drew her
to him and pressed his sandpaper
cheek against the coil Of her hair.
They sat where the house threw its
cool shade. Slowly he rocked in his
big chair. looking up at the cane that
hid his home.
''This air, he good. He comes
through salt marsh from the Gulf,
with not the malaria. You bloom al
ways like the flower"
"But, Father. when do we leave
here? 1t must not be that we are
here to live oil the timer
Hal The little bird wish to leave
the nest, to try her wings? That is the
way Of birds and women. Soon, sup
pose, you will wish to marry some fine
man and leave your old father"
"No-it is not that love you
But 1t is lonely here, and"
"Mr. Boyce. he is a fine young man.
II you marry him, you would not so
much leave me. / see him often. He
buy from me the mules and cattle
which 1 bring down from the hills.
Why you no wish to marry himr
But I do not love him."
you would soon learn; he is fine
young man. 1 owe him much; and he
know much about my business that he
would keep quiet about if-if he was
Of the family. And he would take you
often to the city and give you rich
dresses and diamonds"
my dresses they are fine enough.
have the diamonds, too. But you must
know that 1 get lonesome here.
cannot play with the book all the time
d. .. You are going again to buy cat
tie in the hills. are you mott"
II will buy them, yes"
"And you must on Thursday go to
the hills?"
Eyes. on the Thursday. 1 will co.
He fell asleep, for he was tired; and
when the sun came about, she drew
his chair into the shade. He opened
fis eyes, patted her hand and slept
again. She heard slight sound. and
looking, saw Tonez coming through the
cane. Swiftly she advanced toward
him. with hand upraised, cautioning
him.
"You must make no noise. He is
asleep"
"But l have come to tell him that
the .carpetbagger spy he gone to come
back not again."
go away, and you can come back
and tell him."
mo, I stay and talk to you"
Stephos voice called out. "Tonez
come. l am here"
She did not wish to hear them talk
She looked at the, Portuguese and
unused as she walked away: "You dc
not know, you scorpion, how close You
come to the stab. Your time Will
come. and watch you"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-10-12
Law AAs oHD1H.

We have had law and order In
Colorado for The past two years !
General Pat Hamrock says so.
and Pats training and expert
ence has made him a good judge
of the subject. A Roman his
torian once said Of the Roman
armies or some other armies.
"They made wilderness and
called 1t peace" Pats idea Is to
make everybody stay at home
and keep his head shut and call
1t law and order.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-10-12
I'VE Leave You Now. You Will Not
Need ThIs Candle to Light Yeu to
aad.n

w sOavO tSo tNS"s wv WIN fNVe
Need This Candle to Light Yeu to
Bed"
fall In; great sparks would ny upward.
fall and hiss in the water.
Why should he lie there. seeing all
this in his mind, he wondered. He had
read that men approaching death
sometimes speak foolish words. and
here he lay. with his mind on trivial
things. Soon he would writhe in q
furnace. How all about him glarsd
He wondered how long It would be be-
fore tongue Of flame should Lick him
With its agony
And then something touched his
hand, something cold and swift. A
knife cut the ropes that bound him
and in his great and sudden Joy Drace
almost lost his reason. But he did not
cry out; no word was spoken. Just
one look, and then he screened her
from Mo flames as they fed through
the door. out through the light, into
the shadow Of the trees. And then he
spoke: God bless you. Nadine"
He had held her hand, leading her AS
they ran, but now In the shadow safe
from danger, she withdrew 1t from
him, apd when he reached again to
take 1t, she shook her head.
mo, it must not be. 1 told you to
go quick, but you did not 60 quick
enough. Then Toner he see your boat.
and with the others, he wait for you.
I run around and watch him, with
the knife to stab him II he hurt my
brave friend. Then in dim light 1 see
them carry the boat, and think they
have killed you; and steal along to
stab, but then know you are In the
boat. All I do then was to watch till
they go, and then go In. 1t was not
hard to do. No."
"You arc an angel"
She laughed. shaking her head.
angels do not go into the IRE. They
do not belong there Now. tell
you. show you the crooked way,
through the woods and out to the
river. The moon has come. and we can
see. II you know the way, you are
safe; but II you do not, you mire down
and die in the ooze. and not In the
flame. You would please follow me
now"
He followed her, hoping that abe
might be slow, to prolong the Joy Of
his being with her. but she was agile.
walking swiftly. Sometimes she would
turn slightly about to warn him Of
dangerous place. and once she smiled.
the moon full in her face. "Tell me-"
he inquired then: what has passed
tonight, l hope; does not change what
was set for Thursday"
The land was beginning to rise. and
she was walking faster.
Thursday you may come"
She halted in an open space and
pointed toward the river.
"The bird, l hear him sing now. The
magnolia trees are over there. And
now II was again goodnight"
She gave him no chance to detniu
her, for in an instant she was running;
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-10-12

1t didn't cost you and me very much
to buy q $500 inkwell for Governor
Shoup, but it's the principle Of the
thing we object to. We don't use
500 inkwells ourselves and we see no
reason why any Of our public Off
Gals should have them. Perhaps the
cost of the inkwell was too small for
Us to worry about, but extravagance
in high places has cost US a lot In In
creased taxes In the past two yeaFs.
Now Mr.. Griffith, upon whom Ollie 10
trying to let his official mantle fall.
indorses our present state administra-
tion with all Its extravaeances. What
can we expect in the yny1of tax re-
form If we elect Mr. Griffith to sue.
coed Mr.. Shoup?
Harry Z. Mulnix. who is willing to
continue marching back and forth be-
tween the offices Of the state treas
urer and the state auditor fer the rest
Of his life, much as he has done for
the past decade or 80, used to hid his
associates in other state offices about
their inability to corral the votes in
great lunches. 1T takes me 10 get
'em, boys" he would say. Don't you
remember that time got more votes
than the governor? Watch me; ] know
the trick But Harry is singing low
now. He had the closest race for the
nomination of any Republican on the
ticket this year, though he was op-
posed by man who was politically
unknown. And after he trails in far
Zoe tx, ,k.<.-
election, maybe it will be best 10 keep
out of his way until after Inaugural
ion day.
One of the official excuse makers
fer cur present extravagant admins
tration informs us that we would not
save more than two bits apiece II the
suite administration were economical
instead of extravagant. We don't be-
lieve it, but even II II is so, we think
this Is pretty good time to cut out
official extravaganza, and we believe
II will mean lot more to us than just
that quarter. That's one Of the many
reasons why most OF us are voting the
Democratic ticket strnight down the
line this year.
George Shaw insists that this Is a
Republican year, though lots of Re
publicans have tried hard to shift the
responsibility. OF course, It's Re-
publican year, but II the farmers and
other working people don't an starve
before November z. they viii see to 1t
that we don't have another Republican
year soon.
Ben Griffith, Republican candidate
for governor, tells us that there are
only 5S rangers in Colorado. He says
they maintained law and order for the
past two years. and he Is In favor Of
keeping them on the job. But the leg
Islature appropriated $290.0oo from
the national defense fund o. 1917 to
pay the expense of these few rangers
for the biennial period, md about
S245.OOO of this money has already
been spent. Rather steep for fifty
eight rangers. don't You think7
Old Pspsrs-For Sale at this ofiiess
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-10-12

By ]. L. MARTIN
A fellow might be able to put up
with star boarders, II It were not for
their several satellites.
STAR BOARDERS: Your wifes
relatives. Bill Sans Dictionary, page
7b6.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-06

Failing in Mne with the manufacturers
and schools, the retail merchants, bureau
Of Norwich at Largely attended meeting
Friday morning in the Chamber Of Com
merce rooms voted to adopt daylight saw
ing and to put the new time schedule
into effect Monday morning.
Chairman. VIII l. Stearns presided at
the meeting and after a very general
discussion on daylight saving the follow
ing resolution was. unanimously adopted:
In accordance with a vote taken by
the Retail Merchants association at a
meeting held Friday morning. May 5, the
merchants of Norwich voted that, because
Of the majority sentiment expressed for
daylight saving time at the town meet
ing held Wednesday, May 8, and in con-
currenoe with the action OF the majority
OF the local industries and the town
school board, the stores of Norwich will
go on daylight saving time, beginning
Monday, May 8, and continuing until
Saturday, Sept. 23"
All the merchants present signed the
resolution and a committee Of Ave was
appointed 10 canvass those merchants not
present for their signatures. Those
serving on the committee are C. A. Pen
dleton, NJ Eugene Smith, Max Rabino-
witch. A. Curland and Thomas F. Shea
Although all returns were not in Fri
day evening. it is understood that the
daylight saving movement met with gen
eral approval. among those OF the nner-
chants who were not able to attend the
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-06
CONTRIBUTIONS TO SALVATION
.--.--.ARMY- HOME SERVICE FUND


The following are contributors to the
campaign In Norwich for the Salvation
Army home service fund:
Mrs. Andrews. S. Allen, Henry Alien &
Son. Co. Sidney B. Alling, y. Y Aging
Aetna bowling alleys. c. B. Aimqu;st,
Mrs. H. T. Arnold. Tile Andrews, Mrs
G. Adams.
Mrs. Brow ssesky, B. P. Bishop, Nj
Bruckner, H. B.. rBeckwith, R Alfred
Brockter, John H. Bell. Mrs. Mary Burke,
Baird Tire and Supply Co. w. E. Butts,
\. S. Brown, Mr.. Bailey, DR.. F. Bidweii,
Burdick & McNicel, C.-K Bailey, Joseph
Bradford, Dennis ]. Brennan, c. a. Bid
well. Mr.. Benjamin. Freida Bauer. J. W.
Burke, Mrs. Harvey Briggs, ". c. Bode
Mrs Il. c. Brown. Kathleen Blair. Helen
A. Eaker. S.5H. Bishop, Gertrude Blather-
wick, Otto Berber;ck. F. P. Benjamin.
Mrs Bailey, Barstow hardware store.
Lawrence Bogue, Mildred Bailey, w. H.
Baker.
Mrs Grove. W B. Carroll & Son. Dr..
Robert y. Collins Church & Allen Col
iins's millinery. Geor~e H. Chapman. f.
A. Cudworth City market, Charles Cos
tuIes, Chelsea lunch. Miss Cash. Miss
Cross NJ. ]. Curran, l.. r. Church Annie
". Carpenter, Charles e. Cobb, Herbert
H. Corey, Mrs. Cieworth Mrs CbapwoT-
thyles, Mr. Crook. L. P. Church A. G.
CraHell; &c. CARPENTER. Ange.ine j.
Curto. Lillian Car'epter, Charles B. Car
penter, Mrs. c. E. Carpenter, Mrs H w
Carpenter, John Cummings. O. Conrad,
George Glory, William Chadierck, Mrs.
Cranska
John DeKeles. Miss DISCO, j.. Daugh-
erty. Disco Brothers.
He:enr NJ Dfescher.. E s. Devote,
Mrs. F'isco. Clifford DeWolfe, Flora Da-
Wis, Mrs. Delaney, Myrtle Davis.
G. G. Engler, l. B. Either, Sadie
Earl.
Friend. VIM. Friswell Co, Hoffman
Florist. Smith the florist, Shu-Fix, j. A
Fenne.l, friend, Grace Fells. friend,
ter, Geo. a. Finn. friend, ", .Frisbie.
friend. friend, c. D. Foster, friend.
friend. friend. friend, friend, Leslie Fow-
Ter, Mrs. Fellows, Mrs. Fitzgerald,
friend. Mrs. Foster.
S. .Gregson, Gregg Cleaning & Dyeing.
A. H. Green F. W. Guild. S. A. Gilbert.
C. A. eager, Jr. Mr. Granam, Nh.
! Guilfoyle, J. w Gilbert, Mrs. Card
ner, r. Grady. Mable Gallup. Susan Gal
Iup, Alice Gilbeault, Mrs. Gould, Mrs.
| Goldblatt-
H.-Hargreaves.- Harder Brothers, Mrs.
Hamilton Miss, Nellie Harrington. Cha.
| s. Holbrook, A. L. Hale, Mrs. Hunting
ton, Mrs o. B. Hail, Mr.. Hickey. Mil
dred Hiscox. A P. Hoffman. Lillian
! Hoffman, Dennis H. Hafner, S. A. Hall,
Mrs Hanks. Mrs. Haggerty, ]. Hal. &
| Son. Co.
Miss Alice NJ. Jenkins. J. D. Jones. II
johnson, Mr.. Jaques, Hanna Johnson
Mr., Jolyn.,
/ CA. Kuebler, FL. KeEan. L. A. Kef
fer. Ruth Kinney Ella Killips. B. Kilian
Helen Kent
| Ella Rue B1iven, Mrs VIM Lund Mr.
Lowenberger, Lee & Osgood Co.. DR.. Lew.
IS. Mr.. Ludwig, Mayor H. M Lerou. Geo
! Linton, H C. Lane. Miss Elisabeth. Lane
| Mrs A. Louis. Mrs. Louis, Gathering
| LAM, A. LeMoine. Joseph LenkieHi2
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-06
KALEIDOSCOPE

me Women's club q Des Noip~r Rs
commenced CONSTRUCTION OF a new e.us-
house to- cost slse.Qos. -'-
The Dunsanz. a curious trTBe Of peo,is
inhabiting a seetionaof British S1rth Bor-
heo. are dominated b. women prieaia
The forests Of The rnlfed States eo--
prise .fss.oeo.oee acres,-- 81 which Inf.-
100000 acres are owned by farrurn N
the form Of farm wood lets.
Miss Maud Earl, an English artist IA,
tainted the Portraits Of al the prsneirai
dogs OF Great Britain. Including ths pes
OF the royal family. 80
Some grape Erofsfs max. two n,oil-
cations OF niirogen. 10 their vineyards. N
nrst Al Flowing time and The secs,.t uesr
the blossoming time.
-.ons reason for damp cellars n ne nm
merNs tnaf the mo = air in contact uifh
the cool 5pnfr surface u the walr ara
snooT Is chilled below us dew po,rt ana
condemnation results.
An apron Is the Ptrsszn royal ~.66-
ard. A Persian Rho Hss a biac.arrfth ~
trade raised a. successfui revolt. and ~
Father apron covered with jewels Il rtifi
bern N tho ven Of Persian armies
While TIA expected that ossc- bva,sln,
Williams a life OF more than 100 ye1rr
~ issprubzble that most rf the rt-srtur~~
of today. VIII fail 70 suit the practical rs-
qvirerne1ts Of their locality a c~otu-~
from now. = ~ ( Il
Two le<s for ,hor4 dsueanoss ana four
legs for bong -onea.- Is ne eo-n--o-
method OF Transportation in farfnn Al
though railways ana sstearnshirn ara oo-n-
ing Into service. cai1eiS ana dtnke-
trains are stiii frequently used
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-06
NORWICH PREP PAIRING TO BEGIN ON
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME SCHEDULE

meeting and who were canvassed during
the day.
Abner Schwartz. Herman A. Brnckner
and Richard c. Lewis were appointed
committee to interview the managers of
the local theatres in an effort to have the
theatre time schedule concur with The
daylight saving schedule in the manufac-
turing plants. stores and schools.
To be in accord with the new time, the
courts and city and town departments
will open an hour earlier thanl usual:
Their clocks will remain unchanged. The
city court will open at instead Of 9
o'clock, standard time, and the superior
court will open at instead Of 10.
The churches of the city will be on
standard time Sunday and on daylight
saving thereafter. TX
Town Clerk Charles S. Holbrook an
nounced Friday afternoon that he would
advance the time at his Office one hour
on Monday, opening at 8 a. m. and clos
ing at 4SO Pm, both standard time.
Judge of Probate n. ]. Aging said his
office would follow what the other offices
in the courthouse did, and at the water
office it was stated they expected to go
on the advanced time.
First Selectman C. K. Bailey said his
Office would make no change. but would
open as usual at 8 a. M, standard time,
and close at 5 p. m.
At the International Silver Co. plant
at Thamesyiile it was reported that about
80 polishers put on their coats and walk
ed out when motto 3: of an advance of
time were posted~at the plant Friday. -
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-06
HIGHWAY HINTS FOR
EASTERN CONNECTICUT

Information for users of the roads Is
given out by A., w. Bushell, division en-.
gineer Of the highway department, as to
the following road contracts in force in
Eastern Connecticut:
Mystic River Bridge-steel is being
erected. approaches are radically com
pleted. ~
Between Little Boston School House
and Black Hall. on the Shore road from
Mantle to Old Lyme. fours miles of road
are under construction. This road is
pretty well torn up. and although pas
sable it, is not advisable to attempt to
get through.
Between Norwich and Westerly. four
miles Of road are. under construction In
two sections. On the first section from
Fox Hill south. asphalt is being APP
piled and the road will be closed for a
month more Detour via Poquetanuclx.
On the section from North Stoning
ton south the bottom course is being
built. A good detour Is provided and
should be used. 90
On the Hartford-New London Turn
pike co-Srete Is. being laid between. Sa-
lem and Chesterfield. The road Is OPP
eped its whole length all the. time.
Three miles of road between Bozrah-
vile and. Colchester is under. construc-
ton and Is always passable.
-Four miles Of road between Daniel
son and the Rhode. Island line at Little
Rest are under construction. The road
IS. close6- TO through trafic. -
Three miles Of road between Mechsn-
| icsville and GroSyenordale are under
construction which does not interfere
with traffic in any way.
The road from South Woodstock to
West Woodstock Is finished.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-06
CHURCHES HOLD
THANK OFFERING MEETING

The annual thank offering meeting of
the Woman's Foreign Missionary society
or the two Methodist church Of the ci:y
wa shield by invitation Thursday, May L.
with the Norwich Town church. Although
the day was stormy about thirty women
attended from Trinity Methodist Episco
pal church
Devotions were led by Mrs J. e. AL
drich, wife Of the pastor of the entertain
ing church.. The opening hymn was D..
Zion Haste. Prayer was offered by Mrs
E. ]. Ayres The hymn that ali the aIx-
iliaries are learning this year, Leadn on
o, King Eternal, WAS sung after the pray
er. Mrs. AldfSch made a few remarks
then the president, Mrs Costello Light
took charge. The secretary, Mrs. Albert
Boardman read the minutes of the last
meeting which were approved. The cor
responding secretary, Mrs. z. NJ. NewhCry
read a letter concerning future work OF
the society, In the absence of Mrs. J..-C.
Morgan. treasurer Mrs. Newbury gave
the rd7ort. Of the treasurer and reported
the Denten offering to be 80. This re-
port was accepted.
II was voted to send Christmas gifts
Of Ave dollars each go Miss Lois Curt Is,
Japan and Miss Jessie Marriott China.
These are the two missionaries assigned
tn the New England Southern Conference
Tor. such gifts. The auxiliary also vored
TO send to Miss Marriott money enough
tc buy lantern and oil for a year. One
Of Miss Marriott's ap, calls to the Am4ri
car societies is for 49, and oil to
light Up these very uef.s villages. She
says where there is light-even j1ss
cne lantern a night school can be STAR
ed.
Mrs Costello Lippltt tho president
urged all present to become 'ba4k
friend" Of some missionary by sending
to her two books
The thank offering was taken up which
amounted to $50. The president reported
one hundred ard three paid members Up
to GATE,
The program was then taken uo-sub-
iect Africa. 1t was ably presented by
Miss Edith Fellows. Mrs F. NJ. NeHbufy
read leaflet entitled African Silhouettes
The meeting adjourned to meet June. s.
At this time a covered dish" suppal
will be served. A delicious supper hsl
been prepared by the Norwich Town wo-
men ard after l7s rtaking of it the VISITING
auxiliary left feeling well repaid for com
| ing out an unpleasant day