The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-29
What is a a load? This is a matter

What is a car load? This is a matter
OF some interest to most of our farmers.
Nominally a car load is q 1000 pounds.
An authority says it is also 20 barrels of
salt, 20 of limej so of flour, 200 sacks of
flour, 6 cords of soft wood, Is or 20 head
OF cattle, so or 60 head OF hogs, 80 or 100
head of sheep, 5000 feet of solid boards,
1900 feet of siding, $4,000 feet of floor
Ing, 8 10000 shingles, one-half less green
lumber, one-tenth less joist, scantling
and other large timbers; $40 bushels of
wheat, 400 of barley, 400 of corn, $50 of
oats, 300 of flax seed, 366 of apples, $40
of Irish potatoes, 800 of sweet potatoes,
1000 of bran.
Lawyer John Risinger hal. a very un-
fortunate runaway on last Friday. He
had his horse hitched at the depot and
while in the act of loading a trunk the
animal took fright, broke loose and soon
became detached from the vehicle with
the shafts hanging to him, in which con-
dition he came down Barron street fly
ing. In front OF Rhea's grocery stood
hitched a jaeger belonging to the widow
Flora, into which he plunged %headlong,
making a complete wreck of it. No blame
is attached to Mr.. Risinger, and we I'M
d, rs.and he will make good the damage
done to the jaeger.
We probably made a slight mistake in
our statement last week in saying that
the bondsmeno of Alfred Noggle, assignee
-of l.. F. Scott, "asked to be relieved of
further liability on the grounds of being
wholly incompetent" DIR. Haynie hav-
ing removed from the county, and no
longer being a resident or owner o. real
estate, the Probate Judge on hearing the
case decided that the said Alfred Nog-
gle, as assignee in trust for the benefit
of the creditors of said Alonzo F. Scott,
should enter into a new bond in the sum
of $4,000, and that Henry Miller and
Patrick McGrew be discharged from all
responsibility upon the original bond.
Painting is q necessary improvement,
and we notice a number of our citizens
are giving Huxley, Lanius, Green, Nike
sell, and other boss painters, all they can
do. VIM. McCabe, Mrs. Hiestand, Jack
zimmerman, and several others have
improved the outward appearance of
their property by the art and skill of our
painters, and it is to be hoped that it
will be continued by all our citizens, as
there is nothing that beauties a city SO
much as well painted houses, fences and
outbuildings. Our Town Hall would be
very much improved in appearance by
being done over with an imitation of
Milwaukee brick. Public buildings ought
not to look shabby and half finished in a
live town.
The uses to which old newspapers may
be put at home is numbered by the le-
gion. Several old newspapers under a
e carpet make an excellent lining
Papers spread between bed coverings
will fill the place of extra blankets.
Scraps Of wet paper scattered over the
floor while sweeping saves dust in the
room and b%rightens the carpet. Greasy
dishes and kettles wash much easier if
first rubbed over with paper. A grease
spot may be taken out of the carpet by
placing two or three papers over it and
putting a warm iron on the paper. The
heat softens the grease and the paper
absorbs it. Change the paper two or
three times. Soft newspaper is prefera-
BILE to cloth for cleaning lamp chimneys,
windows and mirrors; also for knives,
spoons and tin ware. Stoves will not
need backing 50 often when rubbed
daily with an old newspaper. Paper in
the bottom of bread and cake tins will
prevent the loaf from burning. Also a
few old Cor new newspapers if properly
manipulated will make a most excellent
hustle.
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