Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-02-24
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VARIOUS MATTERS AND THINGS.
The Corner Man Touches Up Sum.
dry Local Topics.

EprroRs SENTINEL: Emperor Norton is
dead, but the spirit of the departed still
lives. That indomitable purpose to see
that America and Mexico are correctly and
properly governed, still remains extant,
and having no royal authority to make
binding proclamations, l, nevertheless,
consider it a duty to make some observa-
tons upon current events. This is done
with the sole view Of protecting the poor
people, by suggestion, what our lamented
Emperor could have done by edict. take
my stand at the corner and observe pass
ing events, in regard to which some one
once remarked, "Cast their shadows be-
FORE" This is a beautiful metaphor, but
1 dispute the proposition advanced, for the
| reason that the Courthouse has been o
| coming event for q long time, and has
| neither come nor cast its shadow before
| the Jackson House; therefore, / would
warn all people to beware of all crude say
ings of poets, also politicians, contractors
and such.
There are other things which deserve the
attention of the thoughtful, not excluding
certain members of the Damphool Infirm-
airy that is to say, the two boards which
we have in town. The peculiarly Of these
boards is that they have been made into
slabs. This is strange The most mex
| perienced lumberman, in a sawmill. can
make some poor boards out Of q slab, but
/ have yet to learn Of two presumably
| good boards being turned into an ordinary
knotty slab, whose kinks will yet be taken
out by the moulding process.
/ think it would be well to endeavor to
have the next Legislature pass an Act, to
amend an Act, entitled an Act, to enact an
| Act, and repeal all other Acts ON the same
| general or particular subject, to have the
| new Courthouse turned into an insane
asylum for the State Of Nevada.
This suggestion is made on the sole
| ground hat no san man would risk his
life to enter it, even if it is ever finished,
and the sooner the insane are killed all the
better for the State and the poor unfor-
Inmates. The last idea is inhumane, but it
is just, and justice is all we want.
1t would be well for a spool" OF influen-
tial citizens to meet in some brick building
and there pool their issues, and send word
to Judge Hawley, that in future not to be
so pointed in his remarks, as to putting up
jobs before hand, and making a low bid
good by extras. Such remarks don't set
well and have a disparaging effect on some
of u taxpayers |; and it must be under
stood that q man who does not pay taxes
has no rights at all compared with him
who steals one hundred thousand dollars
and pays taxes on it. These are things
that deserve careful consideration. l
would advise You all to beware Of politics.
l don't know what they are composed of,
but l think the principal component parts
are gold and silver and sometimes a tracing
Of lead. The last excitement in regard to
this ~favorite mineral has not proved very
advantageous to those who thought there
was millions in it,"
sadler saddled no debt upon the county
while he was Commissioner.
1t has been said that time makes all
things even. and let us hope SO. But, in
the meantime, let us demand a fresh deck
once in a while. l reserve further obser-
v~ations for a future epistle, in which l will
see that Capt. Rock is set right before the
public. ~Thoughtfully yours.
THE CORNER MAN.