Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-03-31
OUR MODERN LYcHNoBrrEs.

lychnObites Is Eureka. True, there
are many who, by necessity, profession
and occupation, are compelled to re-
verse the order of Natures ways and
perform their labor during the time
allotted TO rest and sleep. Those whose
vocations thus require that night
should be converted to the time OF toll
and the day to rest, we pass. 1t is not
Of this class that we refer to. We have
a herd of humanity in our midst-a
heterogeneous crowd-who, though
they are not, in strict accordance with
the meaning of the word, workers of
the night, are seldom seen upon the
streets until about the time the sun, its
diurnal course near complete, is slowly
sinking in the west.
Our modern lychnobite sleeps dur
ing the day. The time he should
naturally devote to the pursuit of an
honest living is passed in either sleep.
or e~ndeavoring so 10 do. Not always
does he have a bed to 20 to, aid often,
loafiny around until the last game is
closed, he curls up in an arm chair in
the back room of = saloon and en-
deavors 10 gain an hours rest. Less
fortu tate than this, the corrals are Wis.,
tied, and, crawling in among the bales
of hay or in a wagon bed, the modern
lychnobite courts oblivion of the god
of sleep, and too often, when entwined
In slumber's chains, the dreams Of
better times, OF "the days Of 40" and
bloated aristocracy, are suddenly dis
PEELED by the prod of pitchfork, or a
sudden awakening 10 the reality vt life
by the twining of a blacksnake around
his legs when discovered. When he
finally gi, es up t re attem to : Q * fur
Their rest, he breaks for a barber shop,
INDUCES I'm 4 wash, Sticks his hair,
reads The morning paper, and then
wanders on the streets. Furtively
scrutinizing the c-ountenances of those
he meets, he finally stops one, whom
he thinks will stand il. and .strikesn
for breakfast money; ''nothing I 0 eat
for two days; will return the amount
before moning; expect soon to receive
a remittance rom home," and a varie-
ty of otherapologies are offered for ask
ing the sum equivalent To a square
meal. and. If it Is not forthcoming, not
IN the least abashed, he '.rustles'
about in search of some one else whom
he thinks will ''throw up a half" to
>atiate the cravings OF all empty stom-
ach. Eureka IL the last resort for
characters of this sort; other towns
enforce the vagrant law with a strin-
gency that impels the "vag.o to give
them a wide berth, as .'ninefy days on
the streets" is not in their line. A
few examples of The meaning Of the
Warrant act would have a wholesome
eff, CT and cause this claSs of our popu-
lation 10 either decamp or 60 to work.
CHANGE OF STAGE TIME.-The con-
dition of the roads having greatly inn
proved of late, the time of the arrival
and departure of the stages to and
from Alpha has been changed so that
passengers and the mails will arrive
from the railroad at an early hour in
the morning, and leave here at four
O'Clock in the afternoon. To-day the
mails will arrive on the f~ast-freiaht,
sometime in the afternoon, but there
after before daylight. The stage leaves
this afternoon ut four o'clock, and
passengers hereafter will not he
Obliged To lay over at Alpha several
hours before reaching Palisade.
NEW AGENT.-Samuel Cooper, the
| ktiliCiIidu w rtittttu bdi. litttiltl uS
agent of Wells, Fargo Il Co., at this
place. arrived by stage yesterday and
will enter in the discharge of his du-
ties in a few DAYS. Mr.. Immel re,ires
to engage in the banking business.
The express Office is TO he removed to
the building occupied by the Eureka
and Palisade Railroad Company as a
stage Office. on Main street, near the
corner of Bateman.
MINISTRIES To-NIGmT.-The Cosmo-
polilans give their s~emi-weekly per-
formancc, At Bigelow's Hall, tonight,
on which occasion an entire new pro-
granme will be presented, and j.. Il.
Newman, a tenor balladist, makes his
first appearance. The entertainment
will he of a character allowing ladies
to lie present without the fear of hear
ing anything offensive or their mod
eSty shocked. The curtain rises at
half past seven o'clock.
PROMENADE CoNCERT--On Monday
night, April 18th, Professor Louis
Bach intends giving a grand prone
made concert at jBigelow's Hall; on
which occasion, we are informed, a
number of lady and gentlemen vocal
i,ts aud musicians are to appear. As
soon as the arrangements are cor1pleie
the programme OF the concert will be
announced.
AUCTION SALE To-DAY.-Sam. Freid-
,uan will sell to-day at IL o'clock, at
the residence formerly occupied by
Mr.. Dimock, on Spring street, oppo-
site the Eureka Consolidated furnaces,
all the household effects and furniture
of said residence, together with a lot
of provisions, family stores, etc. The
sale Is positive and without reserve.
A REQUEsr.-J. &. Brown, requests
teamsters and drivers of wagons, when
passing his residence on Spring street,
To drive slowly, so AS To make as little
noise as possible, as his wife is very