The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-04

""'"' !'u' ana II you don't
IKE H. pay me in kind In
pursuance Of this method of ecctionecring.
perhaps, 1t has gone abroad that one of
the candidates for clerk and one of the
candidates for trcasurcr-both OF whom
ars strong before the people have with
drawn from the canvass. Lies of this kind
circulated so early in the campaign, are
very foolish, and are morally certain to
operate to the injury of those who origin
ME them, or, in whose interest they are or
ignatcd If any Of the candidates with
draw, the fact will be duly noted in The
BULLETIN in the shape of card from the
retiring candidate, or in the form OF local
item. For the present, at least lets have
IN end of such toolishncss
In times past we have had but little
cause to complain Of the iibcrality of the
Illinois Central railroad company. 1t has
rendered fair equivalent for the adyortis-
ing it has required ofus and more than
this we have not felt disposed to ask But
we have Il proposition now in hand, which
purports to come from headquarters: but
which was manir,tIy intended for some
country weekly, published OIL the line of
the road That headquarters may know
the nature Of the proposition, we, sub.tan.
TALLY, reproduce it 1t is to the effect that
if We will publish a standing advertise
mcnt tor the company, with all locals re-
Quirrd--a service worth from $15 to $50 4
year. the company will, in
return accord us privilege
that may bc worth SEQ 10 us, but
is more likely TO he worth less than S., In
other words, i. The BULLETIN with its
widely circulated daily and weekly, will
| place Its advertising columns subject 10
the control OF the company ITO publish such
/ notices and locals rs il may order, in
addition TO the time table. il will place
one man connected with the Office, on IN
equal footing with the publishers of the lit
tie weekly papers who render no service cy-
cGpt TO insert the road, time table, and then
let il stand unchanged from one years end
10 that Of another, This then, being the
character of the proposition We received
yesterday. we beg first, to decline it. and
secondly, to ask if it may be accepted rs
carrying the sanction Of head quarters"
ruE BULLETIN reporter returned from
the examination in the High School, ycstor-
day evening, all aglow with enthusiasm.
He wa pleased, gra,hcd proud Of the
Cairo youngsters, and Cairo schools The
! Grammar class tDJ numbering about thirty
members, was examined by Miss French.
/ The examination WAS confined chiefly to
| the analysis of sentences, and according to
the standard 10y which such examinations
are gaugcd, was perfect The only pcrccp-
tible fault, and that WAS not at all general
| or coa,picuuN, va, too rapid an uttrrancc
The examination Of class c, in Physiology
! by Miss Krimpe, was highly interesting.
and very crcd.tablc The pupils rccitrd
| from written topics, ana We can pay them
no higher compliment than is embodied in
the remark that there were no failures Atthc
conclusion Of this examination Miss Edith
/ Martin was called to the piano, and gave
! the celebrated "Witchcs' Dance" The
manner in which this most difficult com
! position was executed excited general at.
hira,ton, and attcStCd the possession of a
cultivated taste, and degree OF skill that
rank Miss Edith as among the most finished
performers upon the piano in the city,
young, middlc.agcd or old Follow
ing this was an examination
of class a in Geometry by
Miss French The examination was con
fined to book, and T. and liz" that in
Physiology, was without failures. Light
gymnastic exercises embracing two series,
then followed, the whole school participate
Ing. Miss Daisy Halliday, presided at the
piano. The class in Photography. consist
inc Of ten or twelve boys and girls, was
examined, with satisfactory results. hy
MIS- Daisy Halliday The Graduating
ClUS, was the next. and last. to take tho
floor aud waS PM through Il
very thorough and exhaustive cXamina
ton IN the Science of Civil Government.
Diagrams were uscd most effectively in the
study and illustration Of this science and
are certainly to he commended An exam
nation without iailnrc, and without q
conspicuous fault, is regarded ~ tlng Of
most rare occurrence in any Of the schools
Of the land. but such an examination was
that Of yesterday afternoon in the Cairo
High School. It j. n test.
monnl 10 The worth oy
the teachers, that should hr priced rs INF.
ni,cly more valuable 'Mn oil the gifts and