The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-15
For The Cairo Bulletin.
D0NOLA ITEMS.
BY OLD TRIM.
Yours Respectfully,
f. A. Macarthur, NJ. d.

with past things, may we not look for
warmer weather Nearly all old folks
firmly believe that it is matter Of impos-
sibility for US to have anything like spring
weather until after Easter What regulat-
ing power any one day has over the temper
allure Of the atmosphere, is problem we
are unable to solve We leave this for older
heads and the weather wise.
Benton and Prewet now have in connec-
ton with their meat shop, a fine line of
nuts, candies, oysters and oranges, and as
soon as the season advances to the warm
and sultry days, they will hitch on an ice
cream establishment, Place of business
on Main street, one door south of "Cheap
Jake's Store"
The farmers around Dongola, notwith-
standing the backwardness Of the season
for spring planting, are still wearing that
broad smile, what is the cause Of it! There
never was better prospect for a heavy
yield Of wheat They all report that their
lands are mellow as an ash bank.
The apple crop, thus far, is all right;
but the peaches, where are they! Ask OF
the last cold snap we had, 1t may tell you.
Should We have a propitious season, and
the Dongola dog law be a success, We shall
be thankful Thus far both look fattering
and il is generally conceded that the dog
law will prove victorious. As d general
rule, nearly all owners OF dogs think as
much, and sometime, more of their dogs
than they do of their families. If you
don't believe this, just to prove it, abuse
some mans dog and be convinced.
Wy. Just few days ago, a dog fight
took place an our streets, and in 'iffy' a
woman sailed forth, pistol in hand, to pro-
,ect her dog.
Our calaboose is again ready for the
torch, at an expense OF about $50. Who
applied the torch before hasnever been pos
itivcly asccrtained, and as all the parties
who were in it at the time of the burning
have left here, it is likely to remain 4
secret.
While the drunkard is excused and pit.
led, and the saloon keeper anathemzed
we shall never accomplish much in Kidding
the land OF the evil Of drunkenness. No one
ever says poor fellow" Of a highway rob
Der, she had taste for it," No indeed,
"out upon him, to the pcnitentiary with
him." is the exclamation OF all honest men.
Let such be the cry in regard to the crime
of drunkenness, and We shall have less
Of it.
The time Of year is upon u.s. that all
boards OF school directors are bcsiegcd and
lmportuned by those who wish to teach. In
Union county there will be a dozen or more
applications in each district. As general
rule, in former years, the lowest bidders
have taught our schools, and schools they
have ecn! The result is, we have but few
that teach more than one term in district,
just simply because they are failure.
They however run OH and get schools in
other places, and others, who have been
failures somewhere else, come in and take
their places. 1t is the duty Of all TO see to
it at once and have this regime changed
Let us have men who are qualified well
enough to make the same district eager for
their work each consecutive winter. How
can we obtain suchY Raise the salaries and
make the examination 50 rigid that it will
drive all quacks out Of thebusincss. When
this is done the cause of
common school education will flourish.
Reader, il you are one wishing to attend
school for tcrm Of two months. come 10
Dongola OF once and enter Miss Minnie
McCord's school now in session. Miss
McCord is n thorough scholar in the com.
mon school branches, and comes well rec.
commended, We predict for hcra complete
success in her present select school in Don
COLA, and we hope she may get depart.
ineDt in our next term of fall and winter
school.
Asa perfectly reliable and economical
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