Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-08-27
Communicated.
NEWSPAPER LITERATURE IN
VIRGINIA CITY.


EDITOR SENTINEL: The temrera-
ture of our journalistic weather is very
variable. 1t blows hot and cold. gustv
srd violent. and = often dull and inn
pure, jus: rs the clerk o; the weather"
the man at the wheel-dssircs 10
make il. The Independent, \ short
time ago. aspsrcd 10 be a hieh-ioneti.
moral paper. 4 labor advocate, and |
don't know what else besides. Eut il
has changed its tactics. and now oe>
away 10 the other extreme. and
plunges right and LEFT into the slams
of the city. Il draws is inspiration
not from Cicero and Aristotle. but
from the frail and fair OF Earbary
Coast. "a tig for morality" saws the
management, ii C~aiUGunie~ S-ain>t u
political adversary will pay bvt,c-. hN
all means let U> have the calumuie>-
anything a; all to increase onr circula-
ton" The thought n inspiration
Itself, Now where, oh where. i the
manufacturer of ~caluinnie> 10 he
found? That's the rub. The ana
ment ronier> ani ~reiiec.s: the man.
a-ement. in short, applies the fore
finger oi the right hand 10 the bright.
intelligent brow. That. l am assured,
j. the approved attitude for Your pro-
fe>>ionai thinkers. The managerial
brain j. aei.atel 10 its deepest depth.
Tc.ming thought finds expression at
last. NE have ii. we have it, eN-
claims the management. .In>pira;iua
has revealed t. Is where the anu-
iacturer is to he found" md the
wires flash a requi>i,ion II The Five
Points. New Work City. for tie needed
manufacturer. and the Five Pointer
happily arrives. He visits the >lulu>
and in erYicws the dcmi WgHIt. and 4
flood Of literature. SPICY. ne">N and
r3ry, OF l;arua:N Coast, Al once liluIn-
ines the pages OF the ia8sY'hrteAt.
sharon. II cuur>o. i made The habiiue
Of the denS in ~l,arhdrv. Now. sir.
could anything be neater than
tla;? Gould any thing be more
effective fox carry!n. all election. or
was there eve 4 happier plan for
Matchmaking the millionaire sharon
and making him fork out Il few thou
sands for saving 10 more about the
matter? Hut Sharon. q say. is 4
father and q husband. Nom, what has
that To do with Five Points talent:
~ ll't 49, N'lt MIN tONts tstt N'NtlN@ ~
the Five Poiu.>? It takes d chicken
hatched in that famous quarter to uu-
dcr>tana how 10 manufacture SUM
literature a. il ought to he done.
"Nes. Yes. hut Why don't the people
Kick the demoraiiIinG print out OF
their houses" Why do parents suffer
their children u readthe rrut??" Why.
Mr.. SENTINEL. .ou are Very unman-
a.eable; Very ha,ty, indeed. do Not
the people say anything about the foul
trash thai IS mashed up 10 them every
m~orning2' OF coUr>t We do; we even
praise both the literature and the
talented editor. orlca>twayS YOU would
almost imagine we 90.
This is how il i done: The editor
sits down and Wi e. a letter to him
self. land sill another" wherein lie
eNtols the taien ed editor and the able
paper the talented editor Represents.
and indorses all that the able editor
SAYS Of sharon AMI the slTul>, and
says a great many grand things about
tyranny and the rights Of man. amt
then >ubacr.be> himself "it'er ii,m-
ICES" Iaa:'s just how i i done. Mr..
SENTINEL: but keep Nalr mind 10
Yourself and say nothing aaoHt l..
But You say You don't un ier,,anl dis
reputable tactics ut thi> KIN /: and how
the ID could YOU. in the mountains
of Eureka, presume 20 understand the
polished tactics of the Five Points?
BE content with Your isolation. If YOU
behave yourself. and he Il good boy.
may enlighttn You u little more by
and-hy. INpEE.