The Russellville Democrat., 1877-06-21

mines. Wheat is raised at profit; notwithstanding the dry seasons se often encountered, the high wages te be, paid and the enhanced cost o1 farming utensils and machinery California exceeds Arkansas as 9 wheat growing state, only in this
 that shipments can be made to Liv- erpool via Cape Horn cheaper from California than they can be made from here. But better things await us in the future. As trade and tray. el increase other means of transpor- tation will be provlsed, ard the cost of shipments will be lessened. To raise wheat advantageouly, machin- cry must be employed and tue grain shonld be shipped in bulk. The cost of sacking is a dead loss, and nearly all of it is borne by the farm CT. It is not necessary, however, that every farmer should have his own thresher. I have known one thresher to do the work of almost an entire ncighborhood, excepting such as raised large crops. The stumps which are so numerous, generally, will operate against the use of a reaper; and this reminds me of a means of destroying stumps, which l read of some years ago. It is done by boring diagonally into the stump four or five inches, with small au- gur, then filling tue hole with kero- slnc Gan inferior and cheap article will answer,) and stopping the hole so as to exclude the air. In three or four months the Kerosine will be ta- ken by absorption. Then set fire to the stump, and even to it's roots will be consumed, the fire following the kerosine. Whether this would ope- rate with stumps which are thor oughly seasoned, am not quite cer- tam, but with green stumps l think there can be no mistake.
 The topic of chief interest in town this week is the examination of the pupils in the Dover High School Rev. Rowland Doggett, Principal which began yesterday. I attended yesterday afternoon, and 1 was much gratified wirh the proficiency shown by the pupils in english grammar and mathematics, the only branches touched upon. Prof D. gave the pupils such proplems based upon the rules they had studied, as suggest nH al fo hi This, l think is better plan of giv- ing out only such questions as were answered in the books. 1t is more thorough and satisfactory test of the pupils knowledge of the governing principle to be applied in all similar cases. Friday morning was the time set for an examination of the Latin classes. But, being so deeply i'm pressed with the LIVING beauty which graced the school room on Thursday I knew I could not bring my mind to the contemplation of any DEAD language, so 1 did not attend. 1 learn, however, that the pupils ac- quilted themselves in such manner as to elicit commendation from all who attended, and to reflect credit upon the indefatigable energy of their instructor.
 Friday afternoon classes Tn gram mar and arithmetic were furthur eX- and Prof Doggett presented problems in so many unexpected ways, that not a peg was left to hang 8 doubt upon, that the pupils had given assiduous attention to their studies during the session just closed. The attendance of parents and others was larger on Friday than before, evincing at least, some inter- est in the. important matter of edu cation.
 The attendance at the schoolroom on Friday evening was very large, there being present probably 400 people of both sexes, and all ages. The exercises consisted of declama- Iions, compositions, etc., in which each performed we'll his or her part.
 An address on the subject of Edu- cation was delivered by Dr. c. L. It was very happy eff fort, and l regret that l cannot fol ow him through the whole of it. was, however especially gratified at his allusion to a certain penniless md friendless boy, who by persever lnce and study has made a name which will live when the names of Kings and Presidents are forgotten. pr. K. referred to Hon. Alex. II. of Georgia.
 With few parting words from Prof. Doggett to his pupils, and the by Rev. MT. Williams, the people returned to their homes.
 SAyFT