The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-09-12

tense torture. Hut The flames did
not stop after Ihag had made fuel of
Il fair and ami:tl.Ia nIai4l,n, for the
hand Of Mrs. Willis was badly
burned aud the iIonse became y pile
OF ashes and smouldering ruins.
There are TWO opinions advanced
as TO the origin of the IRE. One is
that the youn. iaGIy's dress caught
ablaze in her attempt 10 gain more
heat by pouring coal oil upon the
drOwsy fire. And another is, that
the lamp WAS upset while IL was
burning.
A Coop iTEH SPoiLED.-S. NJ.
Ford, the fsir-haired correspondent
OF the 81. Louis Globe, proceeded,
in deliberate sort of a way, to
spoil fine local for the LesYen-
worth papers a few days ago. Ills
travelling bag and hal were found
on the levee in Leavenworth. 1t
was thought that he had been either
murdered or had committed suicide.
All his love letters were read, (and
he had them from women in every
State in the UHion) bottle suppos-
ed Al first TO be ''cold piZen' was
found, and the reporters absented
themselves from Sabbath school
even, TO write up the affair. Next
morning the following dispatch was
received by one of TIE editors:
"Have my travelling bag forward.
ed here by next train, care of con-
ductOr. / am neither murdered OIL
suicided. Please reserve obituary
notice. S. 81. FORD"
Che Indignation of the locals car
be imagined
A provident matron of Illinoi
made last winter, ample garment
! of heavy bed-tieking for her peael
trees. When che put said garment
on her trees, entirely covering them
the neighbors gathered about ant
II laughed wildly, and said, "Hoy
y exactly like a woman" At thu
:. present time they are not so radient
y ly cheerful, for their trees are eithe
It dead or without iruit, wbiie thos
IS of that good woman are heaVil
bent beneath the weight of til
l. most delicious peaches.
y George, can't you print rhs
= Dosage County Sentinel a littl
al better? II is TO well edited TO b
10 spoiled in printing. Take dow
n those miserable looking spb-head
on the second and third page
'e Dosage Co. Sentinel and set theI
e. up in type that will allow you [
u spell The words out. Nothing looE
70 worse than on abbreviated word
rs so prominent place. Make som
IN new rollers. We have seen you
g work before, and know you can d
70 better.
- The Changers at TolOnO. Illinoi
- hired cars and made shipments I
corn directly TO Toledo and on min,
D. teen car loads they realized fro
al ten 10 twenty per cent. above the
Ve usual profits. Encouraged by thi
+ the Changers have applications
u for more cars and have already con
10 menced the erection of elevators
III their own. They propose to tai
On care of the profits of the shipp,
at themselves, Oo-opperatlon for Il
= purpose of moving grain can ce
On tainly be made success and prof
OF able.
Il The Railroad Gazette estimate
g. the expense to the Chicago and A
to ton railroad company of the L
no mont disaster at from SI50,OO0
S2OO,00d,
11ry Tho case of VIM. Powell, wi
Il. killed young Ayres, was called
a Paola last week, but no voice w
IA heard from Mr.. Powell, and b
ba bond of fifteen hundred dollars WI
= forfeited, 1t appears that Powe
III secured his bomdsmeG by a MOI
m gage on his farm. Is a human Ii
,is only worth fifteen hundred dolla
of farming land ?-I.awreace TT
bune.