Sources give varying accounts of the length and burn-time of the average rushlight. Antique rushlight holders are now collectors' items. The wick is not separate from the fuel in a rushlight. The rushlight is then blown out by a slight breeze. Rushlight Literary Magazine, which she founded, is still in publication today. A rushlight would faintly illuminate his bedroom during the hours of darkness. The rushlight holder was usually mounted on an iron tripod or a wooden block. In 1905, Rushlight was elected to the Portland City Council. In 1911, Rushlight ran again for mayor against Simon, and this time, was elected.