The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-08-08
THE ARIZONA KICKER.
a Progressive journal Whose Motto IA
nLive and Let IiNe.,

Progressive journal Whose Motto Isl
alive and Let Live"
The last issue of the Arizona Kicker
contains the following interesting itemsi
CAN'TDO Tive have been offered
twenty-five dollars in cash and barrel
Of wild plum vinegar to publish the
record of the man who runs the weekly
further down the street. While there
is no doubt in our mind that he is a
bigamist, horse thief, barn-burner and
anarchist sympathizer, we know what
belongs to decency and we positively
refuse the bribe. There is too much
mud-throwing among the editors of the
West, any how. They seem to have
forgotten what is due to the position.
If one of our doctors bills patient by
some mistake, the rest are always ready
to swear him clear. If one of the edi-
torial fraternity makes trip, the rest
are eager to pitch into him. Itshouldn't
be so. There should be more of the
fraternal spirit-more of the pride of
profession. Therefore, while we are
perfectly satisfied that the bald-headed,
bow-legged, squint-eyed old coyote
who calls himself the editor of the
moribund dish-rag, eleven doors be-
low, ought to be in State prison for
life, we are not going to forget what
belongs to the amenities of editorial
life.
PASSED AwAY.-'Injun Joe, as he
was familiarly called, has finally passed
in his checks, although he hung on for a
year longer than any one thought he
could. After a spree, lasting four weeks,
he crept into one of the A. & T. stage
coaches and surrendered to the grim de-
stroyer. We always looked upon Joe as
half-wltted, but we beg to acknowledge
our mistake. In his last hours he
wrote down the fact on bit of paper
that we owed him seven dollars bor-
rowed money, and that bit of paper
was left where it could not help but be
seen. The first we knew of his death
was when the coroner brought in the
note. We borrowed the money a year
ago, and as Joe had never dunned us
we supposed it had slipped his mind.
We shall probably have to pay it, but
whether we shall do so before appeal
ing to the law remains to be seen.
DESERVING OF PATRoNAGE.-It is
over seven months since the A. & T.
coaches were put on to connect our
town with the outside world. The
Kicker has not before mentioned the
fact, for the reason that no pass was
sent to us. If a stage coach or a rail-
road company starts out with the idea
that it can paddle its canoe with
out the aid of the press, the best way
is to give them rope. We have been
giving the A. q T. Line rope Yester-
day it threw up its hands and sent us a
beautiful annual pass. The Kicker
now takes pleasure in calling public at
tention to the fact that the A. & T.
Stage-Line Company, Limited, has
three roomy and comfortable vehicles
running from the post-office to Topknot
Station, on the U. P Road, nine miles
away. The fare is very low, the
drivers safe men, and the speed salts
factory. 1t is an enterprise which de-
serves patronage, and we hope the
company will have the support and
good wishes of every citizen of the
town.
DON'T BLAME Us.--H Major Jones,
he OF the tawny hair and purple nose,
will let US alone we shall never cross
his path. If he persists in lying about
us-if he continues to scandalize our
private character and throw mud at
our earnest efforts to build up the
town, he will hear something drop with
an awful thud some day.
We want no quarrel with Major
Jones or any other citizen. We want
to live in peace, publish the Kicker at
81 per year, strictly in advance, and
feel that we are welcome whenever we
drop into saloon to recuperate our
strength after exhaustive editorial
work.
CALL Us GENERAL. We under.
stand that there is considerable dissat-
isfaction around town with a certain
class because the general public has
dubbed us with the title of General"
We refer to those Captains" MA
jors, 'CoIonels'' and Judges who
spend four-ifths of their time in the
grog shops and poker rooms, and the
other fifth in abusing decent citizens.
If the public desires to call us .'Gen-
eral, ;" so be it; and the class referred
to can take it out in biting their noses.
We have hunted up the records of
twenty-five of them, and not one
mothers son of the gang is entitled to
any thing except the very plainest and
cheapest and meanest Bill or Tom"
They want to let our title of General
alone or something will occur to pain
their feelings. Detroit Free Press.