The Russellville Democrat., 1875-08-05

serious damage to the growing crops. Also in Southern Iowa, Western Kansas and Kentucky they have sustained very material damage. The Eastern grain mar kets have stiffened up little on account of damage to the crops in the grain regions by wet weather.
 -AQ REos CIrY.-Mr. Thos. Russell presents us with a corn tassel of such remarkable and curious growth that it is real curiosity. The stalk on which it grew got broken some two feet below the tassel and hung down. The tassel consists of a dense fo- liage of blades resembling some coarse variety of grass, and is sprangled out as large as a half | UuSllCl pitShCb. " V lSNCl udfc seen anything like it before.
 We regret to learn that there were not a sufficient number of teachers met Prof. Moses at Do yer to hold a Teachers Institute. Teachers surely do not realize the benefits to be derived from these institutes. We are glad to know that Prof. Moses proposes to make another effort to hold an institute some time during the fall months, and we hope the teachers of our county will attend. It will pay to spend day or two in this man. ner.
 CENTENNIAL SPECIMENS FROM PoRE CoUNTY.-Mr. J. B. Stafford living on nice little farm just in the edge of town has presented g fifteen pound bundle S1 SS1 German ll, Which is very hard to beat. We have forwarded it to our Centennial commissioner at Little Rock. This millet grew rank and strong and heavy on our upland soil. The stalks are 2 feet tall and the heads very heavy, This is the kind of grass you can raise in Pope county.
 And now comes Esquire Pol lock of Galla Rock township and hands in fine. specimen of Ger man millet along with his sub scription for the DEMOCRAT, there by showing that he is determined to prove to the people everywhere that our farmers cannot only make a good living from their eX- cellent soil, but also that they can sustain a newspaper. The specimens of farm products rec ommend the soil of our country, and the newspaper is the mirror which reflects the intelligence and morals of our people.
 MT. Jerry Fisher, one of the gentlemanly and affable members of the firm of Fisher Bros. & Co.,, St. Louis, Mo-, was in town sever al days last week and part of the present week. This house has every facility for handling cotton and doing a general commission business. They are no strangers to many of our planters and cot ton shippers and it leeds no rec ommendation from us to attest their ability to give satisfaction. See their card in to-day's paper.
 LIBERTY TowNsHIP.-From Capt. Jim Russell, who visited Liberty Township last week we learn that they have noble crops up there. They had fine rain all the way from Scottville down to within a few miles of this place on Friday. Capt. Russell reports that he found our venerable friend Major David West in fine spirits and excellent health, all of which we are glad to hear. Since our Liberty friends have been sc highly blessed with good crops could they not now send us 2 rousing club for the DEMOCRAT?
 -CoURT CALENEAR. In to days paper we give court calendar showing the times when our cir cult, probate and county courts meet, also when the county court meets to levy taxes and make ap propriations for county expenses We shall keep this standing ir our paper under the official direc tory. We hear parties inquiring every few days when the ditierent courts will meet, and no doubt tn, county and probate court often