The Red Cloud chief., 1889-01-18
THE ARIZONA KICKER:


Lively Dllessial Brsss.s isso ~ M -
CspollsssA West.
ySCsPENDED.-With this issue We sus.
pend the agricultural department. -.
five months ago. We insti-
tuted this feature a. an experiment.
and 70 help out a literary tenderfoot
from the East. who vas bafe-footod
and penniless. but who was4ertile Of
suggestions. The experiment was .
failure. The Aforesaid l. IT, was
drunk most Of the time, and when
sober he didn't know q cactus from .
Wild lemon. The most valuable sug.
gestion made by him WAS that tho
farmers Of Arizona drink less oats and
SOW more whisky. We have bidden
the tenderfoot a permanent and last
ing adieu. and We now bid farewell TO
agriculture rs a set thing. We shall
occasionally refer TO the subject in .
reckless od-hand way. taking chances
on results. but there will. be no further
studied attempt to make the sandy
plains get up and hump themselves
into fields OF waving corn. and we
shan't cover the rocky hillsides here
about with vineyards or patches Of de-
ceptive buckwheat Goodbye. ten
derfoot-good-bye. agriculture!
Go EAsY.-We warn those meddle-
some citizens who n charging Us
with political ~treachery to 90 easy. 1t
Is true that the Kicker has been Demo-
cratic At times, and that va have &C.
had a good word for the
Republican ticket. and that We have at
intervals seemed to be red-hot for pro-
hibition. but We were sort of feeling
around to see what kind Of a paper our
subscribers preferred. We didn't pro-
poser4o break ourselves in two in the
first six months by getting left We
had q Democratic and a Republican
rooster ready for tho election returns.
and We didn't care a cent which way
the old kangaroo jumped. We shall
now be a little more Republican than
AS We want the county
printing. but whenever We say any
thing distasteful TO the Democracy we
will, as soon rs the matter Is called
20 our attention. turn abOus and give
Harrison q ''wipe' in the next issue.
shall be Independent in nothing
and neutral in lots OF things. hoping
that the Democrats will get there nsxt
time and advising the Republicansso
hang on il it takes a rib. We ara
heavy on the political principles Of
our ~fOrefathers, but VIC have run, our
up to 1913 copies. and We
don't propose to hit any Of u sut~
scribers between tho eyes to tickle aay
partisan.
NOTICE To Contributors. We can
not return rejected manuscripts II
not accompanied By stamps ", use
them to light the Office fire. u stamps
are sent We use them On u business
II the author OF ..Seven
Buckets of Blood. or tho G ,rk.Screw's
will send her u ldress r. this
Office she will bear oi something 70
her advantage. We have received a
sketch entitled: "Bc otailcd Bob. or
the Bcbbers Of Bobb ,r's HILL" which
we Will publish Cn receipt Of the
check for fifty dollars. We
must respectfully decline tho stories
en-. Titled: "Her Father Booted Nc. "and
" An Adventure With Indians in
France" They seem to have an i'm
moral tone. Contributors should al
ways send in their right nsmes, Motor
publication, but in order that none of
our thousand checks shall 60 to the
wrong person.
STEADILY lMrRovDaG.-Since our
last issue Colonel Fairbanks has had
three rods OF beautiful picket fence
erected in front OF his adobe. and the
Gem saloon has received three barrels
OF whisky and u new pier-glass We
these improvements In no
boastful spirit. but simply that out
may know that the spirit Of
progress is not dead within us. We
are going right to the front as a town.
AcCIDENT.-W regret to learn that
Major Jackson. n Of the pioneer res
idents Of u little city. kicked at his
dog last Saturday and drove his big
back into his heel by hitting the
corner stone OF the new Masonic Tenn
pie The Major was our second sub
scriber, and he eve meets us without
asking US TO drink. We sympathize.
him in his dark hour Of trial. and
trust that he may soon rcsppear
among us. Should his condition be-
come critical We shall issue daily bulle-
Inns from this Office
Go HENCE--A correspondent wishes
us TO explain the meaning Of tfe term:
From Alpha to Omega" We shan't
10 it. We have had politics enough
Tor one season. and propose to let up
Dn the machine. We never heard OF
anyhow. and As for old.Omega.
may he be durned!-Detron Fee Pres.
He Gould Well AFFORD, n. [: