Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-10-05
TIE ARIZONA KICKER.

p0uU Su0 AGRICULTURAL OopaTLmcLlL, cS-
tablished five months ago. We insti-
tuted this feature as an experiment,
and TO help out literary tenderfoot
from the East, who was bare-footed
and pennilcss, but who was fertile Of
suggestions. The experiment was q
failure. The aforesaid !. TT. was
drunk most OF the time, and when
sober he didn't know cactus from O.
wild lemon. The most valuable sug-
gcstion made by him was that tho
farmers of Arizona drink less oats and
SOW more whisky. We have hidden
the tenderfoot n permanent and last
ing adieu, and we now bid farewell to
agriculture rs q set thing. We shall
occasionally refer to the subject in a
reckless. ofF-hand way, taking chances
on results, but there will be no further
studied attempt TO make the sandy
plains get up md hump themselves
into fields Of waving corn, and we
shan't cover tho rocky hillsides here
about with vineyards or patches of de-
ceptive buckwheat. Goodbye, ten
derfoot-gUod-bye, agriculture!
Go EAsY.-We warn those meddle-
some citizens who are charging US
with political treachery to go easy. 1t
is true that the Kicker has been Demo-
cratic at times, and that we have &C.
casiOnally had n 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 q paper our
subscribers preferred. We didn't pro-
pose to break ourselves in two in the
first six months by getting left. We
had n Democratic and Republican
rooster ready for the election returns,
and we didn't care n cent which way
the old kangaroo jumped We shall
now be little more Republican than
Democratic, ns VIC want the county
printing, but whenever we say any
thing distasteful to tho Democracy wo
will. rs soon rs the matter is called
to our attention, turn about and give
Harrison a wipe" in the next issue.
We shall be independent in nothing
and neutral in lots of things, hoping
that the Democrats will get there next
time and advising the Republicans to
hang on il it takes n rib. We are
heavy on the political principles Of
our forefnthers, but VIC have run our
circulation up to 1913 copies, and we
don't propose to hit any of our sub
scribers between the eyes to tickle any
partisan.
NOTICE TO CONTRIBUTORS. -We can
not return rejected manuscripts. II
not accompanied by stamps we use
them to light the Office fire. II stamps
arc sent we use thcm on our business
letters. II the author of "Sevcn
Buckets Of Blood, or the Cork-Screw's
Revenge" will send her address to this
Office she will hear Of something TO
her ADVANTAGE. w" have received q
sketch entitled: BoDtailcd Bob, or
the BCbbers~of Bobbcr'S Hill." which
we will publish on receipt Of the
authors check for fifty dollars. We
must respectfully decline the stories
entitled: "Her Father Booted Me-" and
IAN. Adventure With Indians in
France" They seem to have an i'm
moral tone. Contributors should oil.
ways send in their right names, not for
publication, but in order that none OF
our thousand checks shall 60 to the
wrong person.
STEADILY lMPRovrNG.-Since our
last issue Colonel Fairbanks has had
three rods Of beautiful picket fence
erected in front OF his adobe, and tho
Gem saloon has received three barrels
OF whisky and new pier-gloss. We
chronicle these improvements in no
boastfut spirit. but simply that out
siders may know that the spirit Of
progress is not dead within us. We
arc going right TO the front as q town.
60 HENCE. correspondent wishes
us 10 explain tho meaning OF the term:
"From Alpha to Omega" We shau't
do 1t. We hive had politics enough
Tor one season, and propose to let up
on the machine. We never heard Of
Alpha, anyhow, and ms for old Omega,