December 14 Saturday – Sam dated an article this day, “Colonel Burke and the Fenians,” a humorous article for the Washington Evening Star, which was reprinted in many newspapers, including the Territorial Enterprise. The article suggested using a barrel of gunpowder to remove Edwin M. Stanton from office [Fatout, MT Speaks 50].

An article from IA called “A Yankee In The Orient, Mark Twain Takes a Turkish Bath” ran in the Dec. 14 issue of Kelley’s Weekly Vol. I #3. The 2010 Ebay seller claimed this “represents the first printing in any form of any part of” IA. Also in this issue was “Mark Twain’s Opinion” three columns [Ebay # 190462656213; 11/03/2010].