The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-10
THE ARIZONA KICKER.
The Editor Tells Of His Circulation and Xmas
Number.

The following extracts from the Arizona
Kicker appeared in a recent issue OF the
New York World:
WE MEAN BUSINESS. Our contemporary
came cut last week and laid claim to a bona
fde circulation Of $500 copies We are will
ing that he shall do a reasonable amount Of
lying. but such stupendous classifying must
cease.
Wen bet 500 TO $50 that he has MT got
1000 circulation.
Wei bet 500 to SOS that he hasn't got
500
Wen bet 500 TO a cent that his actual cir
culalion, counting in all deadheads, is not
over SO
Further, Wen give him check for 500
if hr dares to take advantage OF any of the
above opportunities TO make more money
than he has seen for twenty years before.
No SToP.-We understand that Colonel
Smiley, who has been down on the Kicker
ever since Ne showed that the capital and
assets of The Great Arizona Land Com
pany " consisted solely Of TWO acres OF sand
and pair of luuE-ItgEed boots, spent more
than two hours the other day trying to get
jim Taylor TO stop his subscription to this
paper. The object was TO make us feel bad
bat IL didn't. jim not only d0leS on the
Kicker, hut can't hardly wait for publica-
tion day 10 come around. Besides, he tried
il on Us last summer, and bow did he come
out? 1t took us half day TO find him, but
after he was found II didn't take him two
minutes TO subscribe again. We don't com
pei a man to subscribe, but alter he's be-
come a subscriber he has got to have mighty
good reasons for throwing mp his hand. In
deed he's got to own mule which can out
run ours.
BETEAcTIoS.- The policy of the Kicker
since The nrst issue has been to state things
| fairly and truthiully, and whenever we
have discovered that a published item has
done any one an injustice we have not been
slow TO follow it with an explanation per
fectly satisfactory to the party aggTieved.
Last week We had a local item to tie effect
that some miserable wretch had TOb5ed
Major Smiths cI4theslIne Of four shirts, and
we INDUCED IN the hope that he would
speedily be caught and given dance on the
head of a barrel
1t seems that we were mistaken, and the
Major feels that he has been placed in a
false position TO the public. The fact is, as
he wishes Us 10 state. be does not own tour
shirts, but only TWO, and neither OF these is
" hite one They are blue flannel shirts
much the worse for wear. What was really
stolen was a Navajo blanket, and so we are
glad 10 make this TetTactOn and set the Ma
lOr right before the community.
OUR CHRISTMAS IssUE-No newspaper
published within 300 miles of town has
ever attempted the feat Of getting out a
special Christmas issue The Kicker pro-
poses to produce something worthy Of its
large and respectable clientaCe. II will be
a siNtecn-UaEe paper, profusely illustrated,
and among the good things it will contain
we may enUmcTate:
sketch giving particulars Of the last
twelve murders in Arizona. Very blOoded
article.
An article describing how Indians scalp
their victims. 1t will make your hair stand
on END TO read it.
a two-column sketch entitled, MEN |
Have Shot" Gives names Of a score Of
men and relates fun particulars Of the
death Of each. The reader VIII nstinctvely
reach around for his gun as he peruses this
truthful sketch.
A very racy and entertaining sketch, en-
titled, " Fourteen Cases Of Lynch Law"
This Is by a man who always furnished the
barrels for the victim to stand on, and lie
knows whereof he writes. You can feel
the barrel wabble as you read
Another special feature will be an Illus
trated sketch entitled The Stages | Have
Held Up" This is by a genuine road
agent, who eXueTieuCed religion, quit the
business and is now sticking type in this
Office. We hadn't READ the article half
through when we handed the author our
watch and wallet and held up our hands.