Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-03-28
SOCIETY STRATA.
In Irregular Order-NImber 4.
r EDITORS

Sketch No. A shall be devoted to
a class we know something about.
We write by the card in this, for if
there is one class We know more
about than another, it is editors.
They have been the sole great cloud
that overshadowed and made miser.
able an otherwise happy life. When
we write about editors it is with
pen and fancy free; no pent up
Utica in ours on occasion like this.
Some mighty mean men assume the
role Of editor, but you might "roll"
Q dozen or SO without getting the
wherewithal to purchase q square
meal at the Silver House. But
q compromising Providence, pro-
viding q sweet for every sour, calls
to tho tripod some of The best men
modesty and . natural difadence
forbids us to name some of the most
illustrious living examples. George
D. Prentiss. Horace Greedy and
William !. Raymond may be named
among departed heroes of the quill,
but it could hardly be expected Of
US to say that the editor Of The
---is one OF the noblest
editors Of to-day.
After years Of trial and tribuls-
ton We have at last organized q
staff unsurpsssed-a staff quite
bsua to the staff Of life-life Of
Tar TINES. The editor-in-chief is
the cuiet writer in this city, and
his pondorous leaders lead one to
ponder questions OF state. great So
cial problems. and political conun.
drums. He generally probes the
matter in hand to tho bottom; there
is but little left to write after he
decides what 10 right; and you never
see him right about face when once
he sets his face towards a certain
goal-he would see the gosler ID
first. OF course he is general Of
the staff. and he generally directs
the general opinion of the great
public. as we'll % the general tone
Of the paper. Once 10 a while one
OF the staff catches him mapping.
but he takes the offender by the
pape of the neck aud fires him out.
Our literary editor has Q soft
thing. ~ there is but little for him
to do except write notices OF new
books and draw q high salary, and
the publishers are kind enough to
send such reviews as they wish in
serted, so the opinion expressed in
our columns may be as they like it.
1t is likely ms resignation will be
accepted soon.
Our agricultural editor knows
turnips like hook. aud can write
by the yard on subsoil and like
subjects. No correspondent ever
puses him. One old lady writes to
know when is the best time to Set
her hens. when the hens get
ready to set," il the answer. A
farmer wants to know what part Of
the moon he shall plant his pota.
toes. Don't plant them in the
moon at all; put them in we'll
mspured sandy SOIL" is the
prompt reply. He also knows all
about short horns, and takes his
"h0, us" at short in ervals.
Our financial editor and stock
sharp was discharged some time
ago because Of his inability to sus-
tain the market and his constant
financial distress. We don't pro-
pose To keep q fellow about these
premises who can't keep his finances
aud the market booming.
Our scissors editor is q wonder
full fellow. He has Q long pair for
long stories and Q short pair for
short items, and his industry is
marvellous. When he enters the
sanctum in the morning he seizes
two or thiee exchanges and rushes
out to his little Office and while the
operations Of nature are going on,
his nimble scissors clip out the
dainty morsels Of mental pabulum.
In fact, his labor is industriously
continued day in and day out, and
zeal in his specially has prompted
him to construct the following
oouplet:
while my scissors hold out TO run
The DEVILS work will naver b done.
Our police-court reporter was
killed in the triangular fight q few
weeks ago. He tell Q victim to
over zeal in his calling That fell
low was always in the thickest of
the fray. jotting down his notes
with Nap0leopic calmness and &C.
curacy; but. on the occasion re-
ferred to he tried to stop Q ball
from henry rifle, which was too
much for him. He was buried
with quilitary honors.
This sketch should not be closed
without mention Of Q deserving
young amateur who edits our mail.
He is male among mails, and this ia
saying q good deal for one who