The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-30
rus ARIZONA kcKsa
sfaB, Phases Of Editorial life Cniiod "
/. me Detroit Free Pres.

;
The isst s,sne Of the Arizona Kicker con-
.alns the following:
NrARrso TIE LIMIT We have been re-
peatedlv asked Why We did not open on the
f. 4 : railroad for Il SLOW time, miserable
ca,s. rough road, high rates and generally
inc,npeteut service. Il Is because we have
been expecting an annual pass from the roao
va annlled Tor II three months ago, but have
boari nothing as yet We are nearing the
limit II that pass is not here inside OF fort
nl-ht We shall sound our bugle m a manner
10 maze the officials OF the road "i'n tiiss
had never been born.
Nor OUR Nrour. Mai Rathbone made
personal assault 90 vs. last Tuesday, rs "e
were about % interview the prosecuting ab
torney in regard to the Keliar affair. We
presume 1t was because The Kicker o. last
week referred TO the major as a liar and an
atscondcr. We presume It was, although he
made no explanation. A minute before he
seized rs we felt like lighting A minute
Afterwards We we're on tie run There are
tunes when we can dght 20 the death, aud
other times when We can outrun any coyote
iu the glorious west. The major happened 70
get us on onr Oh night or be would other
wish have been reduced 10 pulp There ~
good deal Of Winking and chuckliug around
town. but we don't sec anything 70 laugh at.
IL we didn't have our on spells we'd D. a
yuritable terror 60 the whole district It's
lucky for Arizona that We were born that
way.
ONLY Our WAY.-We understand that
Col Colfax feels aggrieyed because we re-
ferred to him last week as dead beat bum
who ought to be given a dose OF White Cap
medicine. The colonel should not be 50 thin
skinned. It's only our way Of keeping track
OF the leaders Of society.
A FALSE ALARM--A Chicago correspond
eut dropped 10 on rs the other day for
bricf visit, and after showing him our Wash.
ingtou hand press, six varieties OF job typo
and Two bundles OF print paper, we took him
out for a survey OF the town The news had
gone abroad that be was Chicago detective,
aud it was iaughabie to note The effect upon
our leading citizens A dozen or moro broke
for the sage brush, without stopping Tor
clean shirts, and so many others cut OF tpoir
WHISPERS or d0uued false ones that we walked
the whole length OF Apache avenue without
meeting man we could recognize at dnt
glance.
While there Is nothing mean about us, this
is o featuss we ars going 10 work about twice
q month on this town. IL win keep the boys
unsettled and anxious and may be che means
Of converting some of them from the error Of
their ways. les anawfui good feeling 70 feel
that you are the only man IN a town OF sou
people whose liver don't kick the breath olt
Of him every time n stranger comes along
aud takes a second look at tle bridge Of your
nose
We CONE DOWN We stated our belief
last week that our contemporary, which Is
eteru0l.y Dragging about lts increase of cir
cu.ation, did not print $50 copies weekly
We wero honest in what we said The old
bristle backed Lyeua who claims % be editor
and publisher sent for us yesterday 10 OK.
anime his books and figure up hlsc.rcu.atlon.
We made tho astounding discovery that he
has bona edo circulation of 1853 copies
When wo uro right we stics Co che limbs at
an hazards When $40 are wrong we let 90
and come down We were wrong IN this
case. We come down The lowing Coyote
and Weekly Wish-Wash viii please accept
our humble apology
Don't F0RGCr I'm addition 70 the
grocery la our front room, which is rapidly
securing tlo cream OF trade, $50 havo estab.
lished a tim shop 10 the rearof tie shanty and
propose 70 DO all sorts OF repairing. Later
on We may and a harness shop and other
needed enterprises If We build iu the spring.
as we now figure on, we shall put ,n o lIarble
shop aud furnish gravastoues cheaper than
has ever been beard Of ia Arizona. Wo may
also add q Crist mill
james Gordon Bennett, Henry Watterson
and Ameue Riyes may have time to iun1et
around the country aud show OF their
clothes, but we haven't We are always M
home The Chicago Times may rId.culo our
grocery in connection with Tho Kcecr, bu,
there are no lies on Us. Six 5aB Tor a
quarter, and a horn comb thrown IN. Give
as a call before purchasing elsewhere. DE.
troit Free Press