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? >* -? ? !?! I??l? 1 1 ! I f The Arizona | Kicker | < > f * \ What It II*kS Accomplished In J < Seven Yean y < '! ? I I ! tCopyright. 1902. by C. R. I.ewla.J SEVEN years ago when we made our ilrst appearance in the town of Cilvendnm (.illicit we carried our spare shirt in a bundle and were forced to sleep under a wagon on the public square. We rose up hreakfastless, but we had hope and ambition for balder. The Kicker, which Is now recognized the world over as the greatest family paper ever issued at any price, was start en on ^.i in cmkii Jinn ii narrei ui siern doterinkiat ion. Predictions were made on every haml Unit It woulil be a failure. hut th~ prophets shot wide of the mark. In four weeks it was on u payHE KICfEFD OPEN Om POOR AND BEGAN SHOOTING. Iiijr basis and gain in*:, and Its course has been upward and onward ever lUCC. Success broupht us enemies. It wasn't a month before wo had to throw our club away and run in debt for a pun. It took us two weeks to learn one end of that pun from the other, and wo had only discovered what the tritrper was for when Arkansas I'ete entered our sanctum to till us with lead. We pave him a surprise party and .paid the funeral expenses. While the name of Arkansas Tete was marked "No. 1" we earnestly hoped the list would end there. It didn't, however. Arizona Joe eame alonp three months later and demanded our scalp, lie was laid beside the other, and we pressed forward up tlio hill of ambition. A little later came Major Calhoun. We refused the major a cash loan, and he tried to shoot the coin out of us. The three proves in a row bepan to have a business look, and, while there were many to eonpratulate us, there were also those who hankered to remove us from the sphere we occupied. Smith Taylor was the fourth pentlonuin who started out to pull a pun on us. but he was two seconds behind our time. lie was postmaster at the time and had been usinp our exehanpes for Kiumiiig wihi'i iiimcum or uoiivenng thorn. It has been charged by our enemies that we "removed" Mr." Smith In order to get his place, but all such statements do us rank injustice. We have boon postmaster for several years, and we exiv-et to be for several years to come, but tlie government selected us entirely on account of our litncss for the position. Montana Tom bad the honor of being No. We have always believed that he was told by certain people that we were retarding the Interests of this territory and that he had a sort of Joan of Arc feeling In his breast when he entered our sanctum. His shooting was good, but not good enough. He lingered long enough to express his sorrow and ask to be planted with his boots on and then took his place in the line. It was only after six wooden headhoards had been erected In memory of as many individuals that we bought an acre of ground in the suburbs of the town and turned It into a combined public park and a private editorial graveyard, the first and only affair of the sort in existence. No man familiar with our career can say that we have gone gunning for victims. On tlie contrary, it is a well known fact that we have often been charged witli a lack of industry in tills respect. Had we set out to make a record the list would now number fifty Instead of fourteen. We hud nothing of the sort in view. On the contrary, all we desired was to be let alone. We may mention In this connection as an evidence of our dislike to shed blood that our esteemed contemporary lias shot at us nt least ."iOO times iu th.* last five years ami that on eneh and every occasion we con Id have cut short his career, hut he is alive and well today. The gentlemen whose gravestones are marked Nos. 7, 8, ?> and 10, respectively, were of no partieular renown and were not greatly missed by the public when they had been laid to rest. They pulled their guns o:i us on the street and at the oillee for various causes, and we did not open Are until the action was demanded and justilled. Nos. 11 ami 12 belong to Colonel Hooper anil Judge Ilildebrand, respectively. They were good men, hut impetuous. They wanted to take us by tlie neck because wo differed with them in politics, and in their zeal they found homes where politics never enters. ltd ween Nos. 12 and 1.*? there was sn interval of over two years. We had liegiiu to hope that the list would end with No. 12 and that the time was close st hand when our guns eould be bung up to rest when the lion. Joe n DR. MO I PI jPfTFFTHINC Rot. 3. W. Berrrfnf Arkansas Methodist Conferenee.wri' two rru-Vsges of "TEF.TIIIN A." We wonder bow wo bare sourl )nl m a package and it came at a most opportnno tic been la bad condition (or dara. and nothing that wo (faro < Krfert relief and ha has had no further trouble. Other n? on a perfect sncesas. Hltlwell took exceptions to an article on llic dccfttlenco of truth In the west nntl called to pepper us. One of our puna happened to be handy, and the result was that Mr. Bidwell had to cancel many Important engagements. We have always been sorry that he tiiiiii i give us a eiianco io run, as 11c was a man of push and ambition and thoroughly loyal to Arizona. Ills disappearance occurred just twenty-three i mouths ago. Again we were indulging in the hope that peace on earth would soon he an established fact and that we should have no further use for cartridges than i to shoot jack rabbits when No. 14 was added to the list. Wednesday last as we sat in our sanctum Colonel Jim llardbank rode up on his broncho and entered the of- . j flee. For the past year he has urged us to abandon our idea of becoming gov- ] ernor of this territory and shove him Into the place. We have not been able to see our way clear to do It. and in consequence we lost his friendship. IIo came into town Wednesday determined to remove'us from this vale of tears. IIo had two guns, and his Jaw was set. Brushing past those who feared he meant trouble and would have stopped him, he kicked open our door and began shooting. We do not wish to dwell on the affair. Unfortunately for the late deceased, we happened to be loading our guns preparatory to paying a call on a shyster lawyer, and it was only natural that we should shoot back. We were grazed by three of the colonel's bullets, but he dropped at our' second j ml Is now at rest forevermore. While we earnestly and truly lvpe that No. 11 will be the last and that \\'t\ \n\ liinoror liMfP *iit iMtoittv rtti nuidli we liitist add that any person dropping In 0:1 us with the intention of ridding Arizona of our presence has got to l?e lightning on the draw to get ahead of us. Our ottice hours are from tS a. in. to 0 p. in., ami we never sit with our back to the door. M. QUAD. THE TREATING HABIT. It Cofttn Its V let I in 5i .11 uny n Dollar nuil Many n 1'niiR. Is It not a fact that men really spend in treating amounts that they would hesitate to give away no matter how deserving the charity? It Is a trait of human character that conies through this all absorbing disposition to "hold your end up" when with a friend. Hundreds of men take thousands of drinks that thej* do not want, anl other hundreds pay for thousands that arc not desired. Two men meet, and one says: "Mighty glad to see you. Let's have something." Neither generally needs or even wants a drink. Hut the man who offers it wants to show that he Is generous. He takes this method of proving that he is glad to meet his friend. The friend after he has taken the drink that he did not want, to prove that he. too. Is a good fellow, insists upon n second round. The German custom of entering n saloon. taking a drink and paying for it and for no others if adopted in America would prove a blessing. The Ameriean custom of treating is decidedly a curse. What we do for friendship's sake costs us many a dollar and many a pang.?Springfield Union. Confeilrrnte KlaRR, In March, 1801, the Confederate congress adopted as the national emblem the "stars and bars." It was made up of three horizontal bars of red, white and red, with a blue union In the upper left band corner, on which were displayed thirteen white stars in a circle, thus giving the historic red, white and blue, which tricolor appeared in all the succeeding changes. The resemblance of this to the stars and stripes led to confusion, mistakes and loss of life at the battle of Manassas, and shortly after that action another Hag was born to the Confederacy, In September, 1801. The battle flag was then adopted. This, in the language of heraldry, was a red field charged with a blue saltier, with a narrow border of white, on which were displayed thirteen white ! stars?In other words, a blue St. An- j drew's cross 011 a red ground. This j was easily distinguishable aud was never changed. /in /*"r i iRiu r if* i Mrs. Jennings and her city cousin ! wore exchanging news of their old school friends. "How about Lucy j Morse?" asked the cousin. "Has slio kept on growing fatter and fatter?" "Well, all I'll say is this," said Mrs. Jennings: "Annie Tall told me last | year that when Lucy sent home from j Nashua, where she was nursing her uncle, to have a silk waist made, Annie realized she hadn't got any measures, ; and then she remembered that tlie last | time Lucy wns there she stood up by the big air tight stove, and Annie remarked ? to herself ? the resemblance between 'em. And she took the measure of that air tight and cut in a mite for the waist line?'bout as much as a knife marks warm molasses candy? and made the waist accordingly, sent It on, and Lucy wrote back it wns an elegant fit."?Youth's Companion. Wisdom, Mnylie. 'Isn't it funny?" "What?" "She's the head of a matrimonial agency, but an old maid."?Detroit Free 1'iese. FETT'S m 1 jntn pftwnpp J ma ? blackBnusos, ark^ept^fljlljl^^ ! test) "Eaeloaad And flfir canta for which pleair mall ma iralred children without It. The other dn/a lad/ In Mlano; oar babe war In n rrrlout condition (hit bowel* had lid any (ood| tho aoeond dooa of "TEETH1NA" ntt emhoro of tha family haro a rod it and orrry doe# haa ONE ARMED MAN'S SKILL. llovr Hr Mnnn^ril to Dntton Ilia Coff to Ilia Shirt Sleeve. "Wlion and how did you lose yoiir lefi arm?" "Five years ago. I was working in a factory and got my arm caught in some belting.'' "Has your right arm become more serviceable since you lost its mate;"' "Oil, yes. I can do almost anything with my one arm. I used to have a great deal of trouble in dressing myself, but it eoines easy now. I can tie my shoes, put on a four-in-hand tie. put collar buttons in a new sldrt; in fact, ilo everything required just as well as I could when I had two hands," "It certainly is wonderful what one can do If he only has to.*' "Yes; It is. There's only one thing, however, that I really pride myself 011 being able to do with my one hnnd, and that is to fasten my cuff. How do you suppose I do this*:" "I hadn't thought of this. For the life of me I don't see liow you do It. Do you fasten your cuff with yotir teeth?" "No." And the one armed fellow smiled. "Have you some contrivance of your own that you use?" "No " "Well, I don't see how you do It. It's beyond me." "Why, I put the etiff on the shirt before putting on the shirt." And he smiled more broadly than ever.?Indianapolis News. Frrnk* of rv Grnln*. One tiny n bulky, tall, palo faced gentleman wltli bushy, restless eyebrows, entered a London tavern. The waiter dill not ask him for his order, but immediately brought him a plate of broad and cheese and a glass of ale. Having consumed his lunch, the guest sat upright in his chair for awhile, leaning ids hands on a heavy walking cane and staring blankly at the opposite wall, as if in a dream. Of a sudden he gave a start, ile seized the empty glass and dashed it to the floor with all ills might, smashing It to ntoms. lie then reflected for a moment, laid a coin on the table, got up and left the inn without a word to any one. After his departure another guest had the curiosity to ask the waiter whether the gentleman who lind Just gone out was not wrong in bis head. Quoth the waiter: "Oil, no. sir! That's notlilnk unusual with Mm, sir. 'E's broke may bo a 'undred glasses since 'e's been a comin* to this 'ouse. 'K don't seem to know It when 'c does it. 'E just gits a thlnkin' and seems to git hnngry at somethlnk 'e's thinkin' about. It's Lord Macaulay, sir."?Collier's Weekly. Stimulated III* Imagination. The mother of the three boys hail noticed that when the}* slept in the same room they were a long time going to sleep. A little investigation brought out the renscn. "John." she said, "what kept you boys awake so long last night?" "Itob was telling us stories," he replied. "But I heard him saying: 'Roys, I wish j*ou wouldn't bother me. I want to go to sleep!'" "Yes," admitted John. "When he'd told us one story we'd get out of bed and run round the room awhile. Then we would crawl in agnin and put our cold feet against ills back, anil keep them there till lie told us another." Years afterward "Bob" became a famous lecturer and story teller, and that, possibly, is the way lie got his start. A Titled Kleptomaniac. A titled kleptomaniac of three quarters of a century ago was the Countess of Cork. She had a reputation for fltnnllllir nnvtliillir ulut P.mltl Inw lion bands on, whether it was useful or valuable or not. Once, when leaving a country house where site had been staying, she saw and quietly picked up a hedgehog that was crossing n hall, n pet of the porter's, and took it nwny in her carriage. Finding it nn uncomfortable foot warmer she decided to dispose of It at the first town where she changed horses and then offered it to a confectioner in return for a sponge cake. What Meersehnnni Really la. There is a very general impression in the minds of smokers that the meerschaum part of the pipe, which they treasure so carefully and take so much pride and satisfaction in "coloring," is compressed sea foam. Such, however, is not the case. The German word meerschaum means in English foain of the sea, hut its formation lias nothing to do with the sea. It is a kind of clay, onmou />!? A f liilnno llt"? -** ? -** '" VVMIVO VUI VI UM lILVJ HAL- turn HUU 19 found only In Turkey. A Iflfrblniid Stole. The following little dialogue was overlionrd in a far north hainlct: "Mae. I hear ye have fallen In love wP boiinie Katie Stevens." "Weel, Sandy, I was near verrn near ?dneln* it. hut I found the lassie had nae siller, so I said to inysel', 'Mae, be a inan.' And I was a man, ujd 1100 1 pass lier by wl* silent contempt."? 1/ondon Telegraph. Men must neip one another, or you may rest certain they will hurt one an ther. -Schoolmaster. Wnll Street and Clothe*. The best dressed men In New York nre tlie Wnll streeters. There is one young member of the Stock Exchange who U famous for his clothes. lie hns _ n wardrobe in his private office and v< changes his suit three times a day?at 10, at noon and at 3 o'clock. A busy _ session on the floor will wreck any suit. Most of the brokers wear an old office coat In the shuffle and turmoil, and tliere Is scarcely an active member but has an extra pair of trousers to put on after the close of business. Scores of little tailors In the financial district make a good living pressing trousers at GO cents a pair. Coniltlrrnle Jotinnlr, "Johnnie." said his mother threateningly to the incorrigible, "I am going to have vour father whin you when he conios home "Please don't. nintnnin," replied Jobnnle penitently. "Pa Is always so tired when lie convs borne."?Stray Stories. Kodol Given Strength By enabling tlio digestive organs to digest, assimilate and transform all of the whoscsomc food that, may be eaten into the kind of blood that nourishes the nerves, feeds the tissues, hardens yie muscles, and recuperates tlie organ* of the entire body. Kodol Dysj epsia C"re cures Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Cats* h of the stomach and all stomach disorders. Sold by F. C. Duke. - The Spectroscope. Originally the spectroscope was applied only to chemistry and In that limited Hold proved itself an invaluable aid In accurate analysis. Ity holding in a bunsen flame a platinum wire moistened by contact with the skin the presence of a few grains of salt swallowed a few minutes previously can be detected with the spectroscope. In- ? deed, so wonderfully refined Is the work of the spectroscopic chemist that I he can discover in a substance the 1 presence of one three-inilliouth of a N grain of metal. Poor Hammi Xatnrc. C Waggles?He couldn't remember why ^ his wife tied a string around his finger, so he was afraid to go home and stayed out all niglit. Joggles?What was it he should have ^ rememberiHl? > Waggles ?To come boiuc early.? 1 ^ Smart So*. n Do You Enjoy What You Eat? P If vnll don't, vnnr fond dncfl no! you much good. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure P is the remedy that every one should take when there is anything wrong with the stomach. There is no way to maintain the health and strength of ^ mind and body except by nourishment, There is no way to nourish except through the stomach. The stomach must be kept healthy, pure and sweet or the strength will let down and disease , will *et up. No appetite, loss of 1 strength, nervousness, headache, constination, had breath, sour risings, rifting, I indict stion, dyspepsia and afi stomach 1 troubles are quickly cured by the use of Kodol Dyspepsia Cures .Sold by F. C. J l)ukc. - - ? . Mnminnr In Spain. Never In my life have 1 seen such wrapping and mullling as 1 have seen In Spain. The men here wear very 'j heavy clonks?heavier than any outer t garment we have in America except fur coats. These cloaks are usually lined with colored plush; the Insldea f of the front flaps are often lined with k red or green or yellow plush, and of- r ten with two colors. Sometimes the ^ men have pointed hoods to their clonks, c but even when the cloaks are not hooded the wearers wrap the capes around their throats and mouths and even around their heads. I have often seen a Spaniard going along wrapped In a i cloak and with a muffler bound around < Ids bend, so that only one ear, one eye c and one nostril were exposed.?J. A. I Hart 111 Argonaut.. ( A Serioas Mistake. K. C. Hewitt ?fc Co. is tlie name of tl?e ? lirni who make the genuine Witch Ha- j /el Salve. Hewitt's is the Witch Hazel Salve that Heals without leaving a scar. It is a serious mistake to use any other, DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cures blind, bleeding, itching and protruding piles, burns, bruises, eczema and all 1 skin diseases. Sold by F.C. Duke. t Dentins OfT n Tin nr. ' If n <log springs for n man, the lat- 1 ter should guard his faeo with his arm and try to meet the animal with his forearm. With the right hand lie should attempt to catch one of the animal's front paws. The paw of a bull- " dog Is ultra sensitive. If It can lie I caught a vigorous squeeze will make t the nnlmnl howl for mercy and retire discomfited. ^ Plnttfrrd. "Young man," said her frt'.'.er kindly, "you look a little bit nervous. How do you feel?" "I feci flattered," replied tlie girl's lover, who had asked for the Interview. "I was afraid 1 looked scared to death." ?Exchange. i la the Ktnderirnrtert. Teacher?What comes after "t," Ruth? Rutli?The fellow what's going to tnnrry my sister Jane.?Puck. La dint and Children Invited. ? All Ladies and Children who cannot ' stand the shocking strain of laxative syrnp*, cathartics, etc., are invited to r trv the famous little Knrly Risers. They arc different from all other pills, They do not Purge the system. Even a double dose will not gri|s?, weaken or sicken; manv people call them the Easy Pill. W. II. Howell, Houston Tex., says nothing better can lie used for constipation, sick headache, etc., Rob Moore, Lafayette, Indiana., says all others gripo and sicken, while DeWitt's I Little Early Risers do their work Well [ and easy. Sold by F. G. Duke. -~*?rDR. I. M m.PEN Irown and Bridge Work a Speoialtv. 4 I CRACK GOES THE > j IN COME THE ORI w SELLS THE VERY BEST OR FERTILIZERS AT THE VERY LOWEST It pay* to fertilise your lani THE VIRQINIA-CAROUf CHEMICAL COMPANY? PROOUCT5. Q "foi-F kvERTvni TTve Virginia-Carolina Ox>m?c1 C CHARLESTON. S. C. tmmnm*. T. r HaaaaMMaMMnMMMaM leased to Hake Who would /Ik* JL ot b?? Only [y ^PTtJ Iio-C WHO do ^^-3? ^ ^ ot seek to apreciate Mtllll ^ ERFFCTION! (||? Jl \\\ rHE U-NEED-Ai Surpassir t has won the approval of g who like well launch VLILLING done at f 8-41 JACOI Hln AHIitle Sena*. "Chnrley, dear," said young Mra. Torklns, "you shouldn't lot your artls1c souse worry you so much." "What do you moan?" "I ovorheard you talking to that rlend with whom you play cards. 1 mow how much you appreciate Uar110113' In form and color, but it la rrAiif* tn ha aa mnnh n nhava^ t\AAaiiSA ?no lionrt got In with n few spades." -Washington Star. Moral law. The moral law lies nt the center ot inture and radiates to the circumference. Tt Is the pith and marrow of cv ry substance, every relation and every iroeess. All things with which wc leal preach to us. What Is a form bul i mute gospel? The sailor, the slicplord, the miner, the merchant. In theli leveral resorts have each an expert nee precisely parallel.?Emerson. Iler Op part na It jr. They lind started for a stroll. "There Is our minister," he said. 'I'm going to nsk him to join us." "To Join us? Oh, George, this Is sc mdden! nut hadn't you better speaV :o papa before engaging the minister, lear?"?Sparc Moments. DeWitt's JKitf Salvo For PUm, Burn*, Soroo. Nere You Jokingi When you said that you _1 i- i i t aiways irauea wnere you could get the best bargains for your money. I sell aoon goods So cheap that your purse will almost laugh. N. Newell Smith, ^hone 126. tTuionf S. C $ ha^rHSV n?n*i and brautlftM tha bah; ProHKdct a lai'irlant fr>rwth. OOr* Early Rlaara [. i 1 AIR.-3*" TIST Office Bank Building ^ Union. 8. O VHIP iSj? ^ DERS JSfcftv (ADESOf X cosy ^ Til llllllll tlllUII ?v?~}iimcu cmriiT i "" " The Largest Manufacturer of Fertilizers on Earth" Forty odd T* \ Manufacturing plants Wholesale purchasers Largest importers K Concentration of Management the Acquaintance (jiiickly wo can ympfi And by unceasBy jn^ ?rt 5TEAM LAUNDRY igly Good. 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