, 1888-11-08
THE. ARIZONA KICKER.

ututn. MlCHAEI
THE. ARIZONA KICKER.
That Enterpr,-,ng journal sim ON Deck
With IT'S old Vim.
We Gull the following from the last is
sue of the Arizona Kicker:
Our Circulation-There are newspapers
which do more blowing about their circu-
lation than we do, and there may be few
who add more subscribers in a single
week. but the Kicker gets there just the
same. We began on circulation of two
(2) copies, one of which we carried about
in our own pocket, and the other went as II
deadhead to the postmaster. We now
work 1913 copies, which are paid for in ad-
vance, This is an increase OF "a per cent.
in seven months, and we've got a dollar
which says no other paper in the world can
equal 1t. are,
I'VE don't claim that the Kicker makes
kings ana emperors tremble on their
thrones. or that it has bettered the moral
standing of the American masses 1000 per
cent, but we do know that we have made
life worth the living for good many
people out this way who were ready to
hang themselves when our first number
was issued. and that every new subscriber
who comes has faith that we will make q
better man OF him."
"Must Take Their Chances Three
times during the last month we have sur
prised ourselves aud the public, by mop
ping the floor with assailants. while on
two occasions we have ignominiously took
to flight. We state 1t as q physiological
fact that there are times when we had a.
lieve fight u dozen men, and other times
when we'd run FROM good.sized boy.
Parties planning TO lick us must be pre-
pared to take their chances. We may
fight like lion Or run like jackrabbit.
"Our Excuse-We have been severely
criticised because we refused TO attend the
the street of too much whisky one night
last week. II is claimed that Old Pete was
our creditor in the sum of $l2. and that
1t was shabby in us not to see him planted.
In the first place, Old Pete owed us SO
borrowed money, instead Of our owing
him. In the next our Sunday pantaloons
needed patch about four
and we did not care to subject ourselves
TO ridicule for tire sake of showing of.
We can keep our back behind us in our
own office until better times arrive, and
that's what we are trying to do. We
have sent to San Francisco for a patch the
color OF our pantaloons. and when it ar
rives aud is welded on to the spot Richard
will be himself again and ready to rustic
at funerals or address a public meeting on
the topics of the day"
1.-The colonel had gone,-Tony society
pretended to be all upset last week because
Colonel Declare was arrested for horse
thief and taken to Nebraska to stand trial.
IL was only Iretense. We have known
for months past that the colonel was beat
and an imposter. and many others have
known it. He sent us an order for new
hat as soon as he arrived here, and thus
put us under obligations not TO
give him away. The hat grew
old and rusty after time. and as the col
onel didn' t come in with cash subscrip-
ton we felt that we had given him rope
enough. We just dropped hint to the
sheriff OF Henry county. and a week later
the colonel had the irons on.
I'VE are alone every evening after 6.
We cant be bribed, but there are p.-fties
in this town who had best come in and
subscribe for copies to send to friends.
Our terms are 81 per year-strictly in ad.
advance"
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