Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-08-31
LETTER FROM THE NORTH END
NUMSKULL IN A GROWLING
MOOD.

He "GOes For" Johnny Skae'a
Scalp, Attacks a Fashionable
Folly, and Speaks q Good Word
for the Yellow Fever Sufferers.
VIRGINIA, Aug. 30.
DEAR TIMEs:-Our people are
with radiance shining; all nature
seems smiling, for stocks have "riz."
What glorious thing it is to live in
a community where every second
man you meet is q millionaire, either
in fact or prospective! Why can't
it always be thus A large part of
their wealth is on paper; why cant
they always imagine themselves rich
and be equally happy But it isn't
human nature to be contented; SO we
will have to be satisfied with these
occasional glimpses of sunshine amid
the storms of life.
FISH BARBECUE.
With the rise in stocks comes an
increase of enjoyment, and the Presi-
dent of the Sierra Nevada Mining
Company, to show his appreciation
of the good gifts of God, gave a
grand fish barbecue on the Lords
day, to which the elite, the brains,
the skill and the money of the Com
stock were invited. This is a mis-
take. The TINES was neglected.
Ed What will the people ut dis
tance think when thoy glance over
our papers and see that picnic took
place in our midst on the Sabbath,
and find among the list of the par
ticipators the names of the leading
citizens of Virginia Of course our
people who labor and delve seven
days week, and who find no time to
worship any other God but Mammon,
believe it all right, but unfortunately
(or fortunately we are but small
portion of the people of the world.
l wonder if the picnicers of last
Sunday thought of the effect their
dissertation Of the Christian Sabbath
would have upon the rising genera
ton And, not content to quietly
enjoy their sin, they must publish
their shame to the world. This re-
minds me of the change taking place
in the press. A few years ago they
published only matters Of public in
terest; but now every mans private
affairs are paraded to the public
through the columns of the public
papers. Another change seems to
have come over the people and the
press. A generation ago, when a
gentleman invited a few friends to
meet him in social communion, 1t was
his private affair, and the world
would have considered it an insult
for the publisher of newspaper to
lay the facts before the people; but
now, il Hon. Mr.. Jopkins has little
social gathering, or Mr.. Tompins in
vites few men up to the bar, he
calls in the "Jenkins" of the press
to herald it to the world. But, you
may ask, what harm does it dot I
will tell you: There are a great
many people who live altogether for
sake. There is another
class the hight of whose ambition is
to see their name in print. Both of
these classes will incur an expense
they can lily afford to crafty this de-
sire. Mr.. Brown 10 determined to get
as good q notice as Mr.. Jones, and
a. the latter gave q grand party he
will give grander one. This silly
ambition has brought ruin to many a
and blasted many bril-
liant career.
THE CHINESE MUST 90.
The Chinse must 60, for not only
are they entering every avenue of
labor and trade, but they are steal
ing our very ideas. ! was strongly
reminded of this few evenings
since. l was at one Of our eating
stands, taking dinner, when a gentle
man on my right remarked to the
Celestial waiter: "Well, Charlie,
what do vnu know pa v6rv com.