Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-01-12
THE ARIZONA KICKER.
He Gets There Just the Same.
We Gull the following from the last


"oUR CIRCULATION.
"There are newspapers which do
more blowing about their circulation
than We do, and there may be few
who add more subscribers in single
W, elk, but the Kicker gets there Just
the same. We began on circulation
of two 90 copies, one of which we car
RED about in our own pocket, and til
other went 10 deadhead to the post
mast 7. We now work 1913 copic5
which are paid for in advance. This
is an increasr of 81 lcr cent. III !eyen
months. and we've got n dollar which
SAYS no other ncwspaI or i'll thu world
can equal it.
I'VE don't claim that the Kicker
makes king, and cmperors tremblc
On their thrones, or that it has bettered
the moral standing of the American
masses thousand per cent, but We
do know that we have made life worth
the living for good many people ont
this way who were ready to hang them.
selves when our frs number was
issued and that every new subscriber
who comes has faith that we will make
better man of him.
"oTR EXCUSE.
We have been severely criticised
hecansa we refused to attend the fu-
neral of old Pete SHINY, who died ON
the street of to- much whisky OF"
night last week. 1t is claimed tina.
Old Pete was our creditor i'll the sum
of SD, and tha' it was shabby in us
not to see him planted.
I. l.. 4 1 4. al
us - borrowed money, instead of our
owing him. In the next, our Sunday
pantaloons needed patch about fou
feet square at the end opposite the
bow. and we did not care to subject
ourselves to ridicule Tor thu sake OF
showing of We can keep our back
behind us IN our own office until better
times arrive, and that's what we ar
irving to do. We have sent to San
Franci.co for Il patch the color of our
pan .aloous, and when it arrives and is
welded on to the spot Rich nd will be
himself again ard ready to rustic at
funerals or address It public me, ting on
the topics of the day.
MUST TAKE THEIR CHANCES.
Three times during the las month
/ we have slrpri ,cd ourself and the pub
lie 10y hopping the floor with a,sail-
ants, while on two Occa iionS We have
/ ANONYMOUSLY took to flight. We STATE
/ it as physiological fact that there
are times when We had aj lief fight II
/ dozen men, and other times when we'd
( run from go1d-siZel boy. Partits
! planning t. lick us mus be prepared
/ to take tn If chances. We may light
( like lion or run like Il lacArahl it.
THE COLONEL ms GONE.
TONY society + tended to be II | mp
( set last week because Col. De Claire
WAS arrest d for horsc-thiot and ,kCn
! to Nebraska to stand trial. 1t was only
Il prctcnsc. We have known for month";
/ y s. that the Colonel was Il beat an
an imrost I, and many others hay
! known IT, He sent us an order or n
new hat as soon It's he arrived here, and
/ thus put us under Obligations lot t
/ give HIM away Tn hat grew old and
rusty after Il time, and rs the tolunc,
/ didn't come i'll with Il ca iii subscription
we felt that w Ia Gv. IL him rop,
/ cnou H. We Just dropped II hiut to
the Sheriff of Henry County, and a
week later tn, Co,oncl hld tn irons on.
! I'VE ar, alon' every evening ait Is.
We can't be brib d, but there are par.
| ties in this town who had best come in
and subscribe for copies to send to
fri ,nds Our terms are - per YEA,
, strictly i'll advance.
mot FOR HIM
"Thcre are no flies on j. VI. Bruyton
Es,,., who owns thai beautiful ranch