The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-31
The ARIZONA KICKER.
A Few Strenuous Protests Against ThinSs
In General.

In General.
We Gull the following from the last issue If
The Arizona Kicker:
"uUR CIRCULATION.
"Theroare II swspapers which domoFe blow
| ing about tseif circulation than No do. and
there nav be a few who add more subscribers
| in n single week, but The Kicker gets there
lust the same. We began on circuiat on Of
two q, copies one OF which We carried ABOUT
in our own pocket. and the other went a. a
deadhead % tho postmaster. Wenow work l9c
copies. which ere paid for in advance This
is an increase Of % per cent. IN seven months,
and we've got dollar which says no other
newspaper iu the world can equal II.
I'VE don't claim that the Kicker makes
kings and cmpcr0rs tremble on their thrones,
or that il has Lettefei the moral standing OF
the American masses 1000 per cent, but we
do know that we have made life worth thc
living for COOL many people out this way
who were realty t. haIg themselves Wien
our first numbsr was ssuei, and that every
new subscriber who comes has faith that we
will make better man of him
"ora ETcU.z
ave have been severely criticised because
~ refused 10 atteal she fuacra Of OLD Pete
Shiny. who died o. ihe str-et one night last,
week. II is claimed tina. OM Pete was our
creditor in the SUN II a.. and that 10 was
shabby IN us not 70 SCI. bin planted.
"la the first place Oh Pete Dwell rs - boz
rowoI money, instead Of oHr owing BIN. Ia
the next our Sunday paMra.ooa- needed q
patch about four feet square 40 tle cni oppo-
size the bow, and wc aid IOt clre io subject
ourselves to ridicIle for the sake Of showing
H. We cen keep our back behind Us IN our
own Office until better times arrive. and that's
what wc are trying to do. We havo sent 10
san Francisco for "a patch the color Of OR
pantaloOus and when D. arrives AMI is welded
Oh to the spot Richard viii be himself oSa.u,
and ready 20 rustic 40 funerals OF adGres.
public meeting on tbe topics of the dly.
"ursT TAKE THEIR CHANCES.
Three times during the last month we
have surprised oursef and the public by
hopping the floor with ASSISTANTS. while Oh
tsO occasions We bave ANONYMOUSLY took
10 flight We state }, rs a physiological TACT
that there are time, Ven we bad as lief dght
a dozen men, and other times whea we'd ran
from a good sized boy Parties planning to
lick Us must be prepared TO take their
chances. We may fight like lion OF ran
like a jacl, rabbit
TEE COLONEL HAS GONE.
"Tony society pretended 10 be all upset
last weok because Col De Claire was arrested
for horse thief aud taken 10 Nebraska II
stand trial 1t was only a pretense We
have known for months past that the colonel
WIS a beat and an impoStor and many
others have known It, lie sent US an order
for a now hat rs SCOTT as he arrived here. and
tlus nut rs under obligations not 90 give him
away. TIE hat grew Old and rusty after a
time. and as the colonel didn't come IN with
a cash subscription wc felt that We had given
him rope enough. We just dropped "A hint 70
the sheriff Of Henry county, and a week
later the colonel had the irons Oh.
We are alone every evening after Wo
can't be brlhcd, but there are parties In this
for copies 10 sead To friends. Our terms arc
- per ycar-str ~ III advance
"NoT OK HII
There are no flies ON }. ". T. Brayton,
ESQ. Who OWES TINT beautiful ranch com
m0nlY known as Jacsls5 Dell lie entered
ous cflicc the other day and left peel. Of
potatoes of his own raising. HI, witc Is one
Of the liandsOmes. women In tho west, bis
daughter the finest singer and Musician. and
the gentleman himself ought - be president
of the United States IL Is % such 60 ahead,
euterfrsIug men as Mr Draytoa that Ari-
2oaa /, indebted for Der prosperity. We call
attention o. ihe two coiuma ai, which $50
havc inserted free. ot Che fact that JacEass
Del D. FOR sale ut SO an aero. It's worth ls9
time that.
at is DOT fort osug-est that other farm
crs bring MS u Potatoes, butter, carrots or
apples. such as d. w.il ilnl as ready ana
willing to give thcn from one-half column
% three columns Of notice ID return, and in
our most cheerful vein '-D,tro!t Free Press