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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-08-31
TWAIN MADE PAPER FAMOUS
Virginia City Enterprise, Now oefunct,
Printed Some OF the Best Work
Of Great Humorist.

To only the old or middle-ugcd will
there he anything significant in the
announcement that the Enterprise
newspaper at Virginia city, Nevada,
has passed away. The Enterprise was
not potent as mOlder Of public Opin-
ion. Its circulation was not notable,
and outside Of the state few people
knew Of its existence. But II had once
one member of the stan who made it
famous in his day and who himself
later became famous.
1t was the Enterprise on which Mark
Twain first used that name which af-
terward became household word.
He had contributed articles from min
ing camps under the pScudnnym Of
"Josh," but when he Joined the staff
he adopted MS sohriquct mark
Twain" relninisccnce OF his pilot
days. As new STRIKES" were made the
newspaper office was moved first from
Genou TO Carson and later to Virginia
City.
One can visualize Mark in the En-
terprise office of the COS, his long legs
twisted about the tilted chair. the old
hat on his great brush Of hair, writ
ing some such matter rs "Mr. Bloke's
Item" swapping stories with Dan de
guile, or listening to the quaint ver-
nacular of visiting miners or prospec-
tors. II was there he began the first
of those experiences which were to en-
rich the literature of the country and
to teach a tired world how to laugh.
The Enterprise is gone, but no are the
OIL City Derrick. the Laramie Boom
erang. and the Dnnbury News, at least
no one now hears Of them since the
humorists who made the regulations
Of those Journals have passed away.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-08-31
RINGING BROS.
COMING THIS WAY
Worlds Biggest Circus and spec
tacle Cinderella" Announced
For Early Date

Announcement is made that On
MONDAY sept II Rina.ing BroS.
circus viii give afternoon and nieht
re'foruauc" at Quincy
The ftmou, shoWmeu ar" This
season presenting an all uew and
wonderful rrolrim The tr,mend-
ous fary1ui ,Po,taclr, "C,nd reIla"
viii rppyaI go hoth young and old
More than 1000 pcr. onS take part
in II T. IS ,a,lh tue biggest >pec.
taclc R.a-lIog Bros have ever
Stal,a ard ~ lIori3uS Ballet #
the Fllur,. with 300 dancing -IrlS,
is IN ir,,If worth going many miles
to see foiIoNlna "CuderrIIl' 400
areHic artists appear in the main
teuC program Because Of the great
European war the RugIlu4S haye
secured scores ut circus performers
never rc'urr seen III America An
entire trained animal STOW has
been ma ca Inrt If the main 'ent
rru.riu this seiSuu The mtuhl-
erie now u.IAhcrS 1000 wlId am.
mals TIE elephants, including
Ri B,unn the tnrihS LARGE
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-08-31

ton given by the county superinten.
dent of schools on elementary school
subjects
The object OF the school is to bring
together the best OF Missouri's young
men that they might see the wonder
full resources Of the state and learn
how scientific agriculture Is making
the most Of these resources.
EXCEPT for railroad fare to and from
Sedalia. the management pays all Of
the necessary expenses such as en-
trance TO the fair and exhibits, rooms
and meals. The boys will be given a
lecture every morning of the week on
subjects that will be Of practical value
to them when they get back home.
After .hc "'ur"s they will be taken
to the SaGi libit and an expert
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-08-31

the habitations Of man. Modern
sanitary science has evolved a
simple and efficient weapon against
the pestilence which walketh in
darkness and striketh at MONDAY
and the u S. Public Health Service
has put this knowledge into practi'
cal operation and thus speedily
eradicated plaque wherever II has
appeared in the United States.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-08-31

To encourage those who will be the
far'"er. of til" iutur" % take an ac-
tive interest in practical farm work
and to teach them better methods
than thosr used in the past, the di-
rect0r- of the Missouri State Fair at
Sedalia, established in 1913 the Boys
State Fair School which has been sue
cessful from the start and will be held
again at the sixteenth exposition that
starts September - and closes Sep.
TENDER 80.
Every county in the state is entitled
to send two of its brightest BOYS
under the age Of II TO BE- the guests
# the fair. Tho " representatives will
be selected by competitive examina.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-08-31
Not Complaining.

$50 you have to wear your boy
Josh's old clothesf"
yep" replied Farmer Corntossel.
eve can't afford to waste EN- And
there's something to be thankful for
when I think OF what mother would
look like II Josh had been a dauEh-
ter instead OF a SON."
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-08-31
Lullab!es


been a hot trying lay, for Ned and
Rita, the twins, had seemed I'M
usually inventive aud quarrelsome,
and prickly heat had made even
quiet Madee cross and unreasonable.
Mrs Redding had taken pains to
prepare her husbands favorite
dishes for supper, and then he had
telephoned that he would not be
home until late. She felt very tired
and not at all cheerful.
Through the moonlit dusk the
notes of piano sounded family.
Mrs Reddine knew who the mu-
stefan was, and as she looked
across the square at the dimly
lighted windows of the Lansford
mansion, a mutiuous look appeared
about her pretty mouth. grown
slightly fretful of late. How she
had loved to sit and play by the
hour like that on summer even
ings during her girlhood, letting the
happiness in her heart ripple out
through her well-trained fingers. -
But now
Sometimes" she said in an in
tense little voice. Il almost wish |
were Mrs. Lansford!"
Why, Sallie" demonstrated Aunt
Mary, dropping her magazine in
surprise. That poor lonely woman?
And you with Tom and your lovely
children!"
"Auntie, dear, | do love my
family-you know that! And | don't
envy her the big house and the
servants and her pretty clothes.
Maybe you won't understand. but
its the music want. get so
hungry for it. and there's never any
time nowadays, somehow. She
must be so happy when she can
sit and play like that at least |
used to be. Sometimes it doesn't
seem as though things averaged
right"
Il hope you'll get acquainted
soon. She's a very sweet woman"
was all Aunt Mary said. wisely re-
framing from argument, as she
noted the tired lines in her niece's
face.
Soon after that the two ladies
were on the same club committee,
and Judge Lansford's young widow
invited her neishbor to her l.home
for an afternoon conference. -
Mrs. Reddine had to wait a few
moments while her hostess talked
with a plumber AS she looked
about the beautiful room unmar-
red by "messes" of toys and crum bs
and its shiny colonial furniture
unsullied by marks of sticky fingers
: her feeling of discomfort sprang up
anew. The piano was a modest
upright, like her own but what
hours of pleasure and musical
growth it represented! There was a
pile of music on the stand beside
it, and the caller ventured to peep
at them, for the vagrant snatches
that had floated to her across the
square had been 100 faint TO do
more than suggest, now and then,
something familiar, She now scan
ned the titles: Gouno is Cradle
Song; Griee's "Berceuse'; Peel's
my Bed is Like a Little Boat;
Schumann's "Wiesenlied": De
Koven's Morse Lullaby; Sweet
and Low
why" she told herself, with
quick breath of enlightenment,
They're all lullabies! And she
has no" Just then her hostess
came in. with a smiling apology.
As she noted Mrs Readings occu-
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-08-31
Health News

a particular disease have themsel-
YES died of that disease. One of
the most interesting examples is
that of John Daniel Major, born
August l6 1884, in Breslau, a
physician and naturalist of no
mean ability, Bitten early by the
wanderlust, he studied at Witten-
burg took courses at many of the
schools in Germany, and finally
went to Italy where he received
the degree of doctor of medicine at
Padua in 1860. Returning to his
own country. he resided for short
time in SiIesia, and IN 1861 mar
ried at Wittenbure. Margaret Dor.
othy, daughter of the celebrated
Sennert. The following year, his
young wife was stricken with the
plague and died after an Illness of
eight days. Distracted by his loss
Major wan dered up and down Eu.
rope studying plague wherever he
found it in hope that he might dis
cover a cure for the disease which
had bereaved him. Spain, Germ
any, France and Russia wsre visited
by him. He settled in 1865 in
Kiel. where he was made professor
of botany and the director of the
botanical gardens. He made fire.
quent voyages, however, always in
quest of a remedy for plague. Fl
nalIy in 1893, he was called to
Stockholm to treat the queen Of
Charles the Eleventh, then i'll with
the plague. but before he could rem
der her any service. he contracted
the disease and died on the third
of August.
The bubOnic plague Of to-day is
identical with the black death of
the Middle Ages. Primarily a dis
ease of rodents caused by a short
dump-bell shaped microscopic veg
etable, the pest bacillus. it occurs
in man in three forms; the pneu-
monte, which has death rate of
almost 100 per cent; the septicaemic
which is nearly as fatal. and the
bubOnic in which even with the
most modern methods of treatment
the mortality is about SO per cent.
1t is disease of commerce, spread
ing around the globe in the body
of the ship borne rat 1t is esti-
mated that every case of human
plague costs the municipality in
which it occurs at least $500.
This does not take into account the
enormous loss due to disastrous
guarantees and the commercial
paralysis which the fear of the
disease so frequently produces.
The disease is now treated by a
serum discovered thru the genius
of Yersin. This is used in much
the same way as is diptheria auti-
toxin
Plague is transferred from the
sick rodent to the well man by
fleas. The sick rat has enormous
numbers of plague bacilli in its
blood The blood is taken by the
flea which, leaving the sick rat,
seeks refuge and sustenance on the
body of a human being to whom
it transfers the infection.
Since plague is a disease of ro-
dents and since it is carried from
sick rodents to well men by rodent
fleas. safety from the disease lies in
the exclusion of rodents, not only
exclusion from the habi:ation OF
man but also from the ports and
cities of the world. Those who
dwell in rat proof surroundings
take no plague. Not only should
man dwell in rat proof surroundings
but he should also live in rat free
surroundings. The day is past
,.,bo, tho rodent served a useful
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-08-31

Go to Walkers for kodakS and
films. Developed free. If
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-06
PIONEER RoADEoUsE
 MAN PASSES AWAY

FAIRBANKS. Feb. Civilian A. Martin. better known as Dad" Mar tin to the general public, died yester- day afternoon at 12:SO o'clock at s.. Joseph's Hospital. His demise was due to an attack of parlysis, as he nev- CT in any manner recovered the natur- al powers he lost when the attack ov- ertook him about ten days ago at his roadhouse about sixty miles from Fairbanks on the Valdez trail. He was brought to the hospital here.
 Dad" Martin will be well remem- bered by old timers of the Fortymile country. where he first made his home when he came to Alaska, says the Citizen. When the Fairbanks stan. pede started. he came to this section of the country. His first move after he arrived here was to go out on the trail, then newly opened. and start lis roadhouse. And there he has remain ed for the past ten years. It is under stood that the deceased was about s5 years of ago. He has no known relatives in Alaska. but is survived by several sons and daughters. all Outside.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-06
WooDcHoPPER TO
 BE ONE OF BEST
 OF ALASKAN CAMPS

FAIRBANKS, Feb. 21. - Not one, but many arrivals from the lower riv- CT are of the opinion that Woodchop- per will be the best small camp in Alaska this summer, says the Times Inc was Q good one last year. when there was much to handicap the op- orators. and this year win be even better. Cleveland & Howell, will op- crate extensively. employing from 25O to 800 men all summer. Jack Neil. son and his partner will work from 25 to 30 men. and there will be others who will employ some men.
 Today, the little town of Woodchop- per is one of Che livllest in Alaska. Cleveland 6 Howell sluiced until al- most Christmas. The men who work ed of course got their money to the dollar. They are all there. an spend ing. all enjoying their vacation. The stores and the saloons there are doing a very good business. and 1t is Q cash one, too.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-06
sTEAMEse FOR AIAsi<A WILL. NEED NSn OUTFITS
 TO COST IN THousANnS
AccordInE to advIeeg reeelyed on


 According to advices received on steamer Alaska last night approxi- mately S250.0e9, it is estimated. will have to be expended immediately in purchasing and eQuipping new davits' lifeboats and other appliances for se' attle's Alaska steamships, to meet the requirements Of the seaman's act. The acts provisions in regard to davits, liieboats. and other appliances have been held in abeyance since the law went into effect last November, but win become operative in the near fu- ture.
 While the law required Increased and more elaborate llfosavlng equip ment, it reduces tho number of steer age passengers taat may be carried by the steamships. Steamship offic- ials declare themselves strongly in favor of adequate means for safe guarding life at sea, but they hold that some of the provisions win prove an actual handicap in that regard. In this they are backed by masters who would far rather t-ust themselves to llferaft than to Q life boat. Rafts are barred by the new law.
 All the companies now have their experts figuring out means for meet ing the requirements Of the new law, but they hold that the provisions in question should be studied by experts and modified.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-06
GERMANS SUPERIOR
 IN AIR. PARIS ADMITS

PARIS. March 4.-Germany's avia- ton service. already superior to that of her enemies when the war began. has since been entirely transformed. French aviation authorities agree, and a Parliamentary debate on this German superiority is imminent.
 One prominent French aviation ex- pert however, warns against the as. sumption that because Germany's air service has been excellent that of France has been without value. He declares that during the battle of the Marne, on Sept. 1914 French avia- tors destroyed half the artillery of the Sixteenth Army Corps at Thiacourt. Since that time moreover. the French have been learning from their enc. mics.
 Armor for aeroplanes was consid- cred impractical by the French be- fore the war but after they captured German armored machines they took 1t up again. Tn the same way they learned from the Germans the value of different machines for different work, and the value of the biplane, which they had even considered aban- doning entirely. Moreover, the Ger. mans taught the French that flying nigh is not sufficient to guard from anti-alrcraft guns which now can at- tain a height of $500 yards.
 On the other hand 1t .s said the Germans were unluckier in the early months of the war in losing their best airmen. As a result the Germans had the better machines, the French Che better men and with less effic- tent material the French were able to accomplish remarkable results.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-06
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Personal Mention
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 Jack Kissel, of the Alaska Broker age Company, returned from Che west ward last night on the Admiral hY- ans. Mir. Kissel went as for as Am chorage.
 Fred A. Cox. of the Western Dry Goods Company. returned from the westward on the Evans last night.
 Mrs. Kate A. Kabler, of the Kabler Cigar factory. left for tho south on business trip on the Admiral Evans last night.
 J. II. Irving. of the Irving Tailoring Company, arrived from Seattle last night on the Alaska. He will loo In Juneau for some time on business connected with his local business house.
 James l.. Treeburn, of the Chicha- golf Mines. arrived from the south last night on the Alaska. He expects to remain in the city several days on business before returning to the mine.
 Louis p. shackleford, the well known attorney. arrived from the south last night ol the Alaska He returned to look after legal business during the present term of court.
 Charles P. Hensel, formerly em- ployed at the c. w. Young Company, returned last night on tho Alaska Mir. Hensel has been 10 California to re- cover from a severe, attack of pneu- monia which he suffered from early in the winter. He has fully recovered his health and win again be employed in his old position.
 J. M. Elmer, the original hydraulic man of the Interior, is passenger on the Alaska last night bound for Seward. From there he will so in- side.
 Jack Dalton, the Alaska pathfinder, Is Q passenger on the Alaska bound for cordova.
 ". E. Dunkle and wife, both well known Alaskans, are passengers on the Alaska enroute ao Latouche.
 L. II. Carney and wife are on the Alaska bound, for Dan Creek in the interior.
 II. l. Lewis, of S. Blum & Co.,. Cor dova Is a passenger for home on the Alaska.
 Frank F. Muir. of the Golden North Hotel, Skagway. is Q Juneau visitor. He arrived on the Jefferson, and is here as a member of the Grand Jury.
 A. J. Baker. of Skagway, was a Ju. neau visitor last week. He is return ing from Portland where he went to bring his daughter North. The latter has been ill and was taken to Port. land for medical attention. She has fully recovered.
 Mrs. Eikland has been taken to St. Ann's Hospital.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-06
GIRL STRIPPED BY BRITISHERS,
 PROTEST MADE

NEW YORK. March 4.-The story of a young girl being stripped in her cabin by British boarding officers at Falmouth. her trunks searched, her lingerie. shoes and other apparel mi- iutely examined. was told today by a passenger from Liverpool.
 This passenger said the young wo- man subjected to indignities was one of the 10 greatest planists in the world. He gave her name as Miss Spence" !"
 That she was not taken off the sh-p and held Q prisoner was due to the violent protests Of the 500 passengers on the Rotterdam. She complained bitterly at the indignities she suffer ed.
 Aboard the Rotterdam on the same voyage was Captain Boy-Ed, the re- called naval attache of the German embassy. Because Of her walks and conversations on shipboard with him she became e suspicious person, t Is said.
 According to the returning passen- ger the girl described the hard ships she suffered. She said she was rushed to her cabin and there com pelied to strip in the presence Of the men. She was questioned along third degree standards, and her intimate ar ticles of apparel searched. it is said.
 The boarding officers let up only when the passengers threatened to bring down the strong arm of the United States f. the young woman was taken off the ship, according to the passengers story.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-06
srEAMgR LIsrs REcgIvEo

The local customs house has receiv- ed the copies of the list of American merchant steam and sailing vessels for the year 1915 from the government printing office at Washington and is today mailing them out to the papers. in Alaska and government officials who keep them on fife and who have occasion to refer to them.
 The book contains the name and description of every boat, from tons up which has been registered in the customs houses of the United States during the year. It also contains the names and descriptions of the boats owned by the government. including the navy and list of those reported lost during the year.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-06
LAWMAKERS SHOW
 GREAT INTEREST IN
 WELFARE OF CANADA

One hundred and eighty-nine replies have been received by the Alaska Bu- reau of the New Chamber of Com merce from members of Congress In the bureaus great national campaign for legislation for the greater deyel- opment of Alaska. Announcement Of the progress being made in th.s work was made by J. L. McPherson, man ager of the bureau. says the Seattle Times.
 The replies incIose those from six. ty-fiye Senators. more than two-thirds O, the membership of the Senate, rep resenting forty-two states. All Of the leaders in the House have been heard from. A summary of the replies shows an interest in Alaska that is expected to result In much beneficial Legislation at this session of Con- gress.
 The letters were addressed by Seat tie business men to others in all parts of tho country. who In turn called the need of Alaska legislation to the at- tention of their representatives in Congress.
 McPherson also reports that the leading newspapers of the country have gwen freely of their space in flrthering oS the campaign. The var ious form letters and statistics sent out by the Alaska Bureau. he says. have formed the basis for large number of news items and editorials of help to Alaska in many of the big dailies of the East and Middle West.
 "The campaign is bearing fruit ev. cry day." McPherson said. "A great deal of interest in Alaska has been aroused, and the work of the bureau will be to keep this spirit alive, The many men end firms which have help cd the bureau in tho fight vii. have the gratitude of all friends of the Northland"
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-06
YOUNG MAN BURNS
 TO DEATH IN BED
 lN cHATANlKA FIRE

FAIRBANKS. Feb. 21.-At an early hour this morning, just after midnight Iver Bloom. Q young man % years of age. was burned to death in a fire which occurred at Chatanilxa. says the Fairbanks Times.
 At the time of the fire a strong wind was blowing and 1t was absolutely impossible to save any part of the structure. The origin Of the fire is O mystery.
 Iver Bloom had ben in the country but a comparatively short time. He had lived with his brother at ChataniSa ever since coming to the interior His brother. Alec Bloom. has been a resident Of Chatanika for many years. Neither man was work
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-06
ADMIRAL EvANs ARRiVEs
 WITH icY COVERING

The Admiral Evans arrived from the westward last evening shortly before nine o'clock end sailed south from here at II o'clock. Captain Glasscoclf reports that from the time the Evans left Seward for seldovia, the steamer bucked northeast gale, which was accompanied by Q heavy fall of snow. The Evans was coated with ice. He also reports that Cross Sound is full of floating icebergs, which greatly hampered navigation on the way in.
 The Evans loaded $50 tons of copper orc at Latouche and 15O tons at Fidal- so Bay, all for tho Tacoma smelter.
 The Juneau arrivals on tho Evans from westward points were Fred A. Cox and Jack Kissel. Those leaving were Joe Donahue, Mrs. Kate A. Kab- Ter. Paul Jankey, Henry Allen, s. C.. Murray, c. A. Baker, and l.. J. Reedy
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-06
sTEAMERs FOR NORTH WILL COME WITH FULL
 LOADS or PASSENGERS

Already passengers for tho North are practically being turned away from gteamers of the Alarka g. s. Go. Western General Agent Fred Tracy, who is bound to his post on the AL aslza, stated last night that the North western is sold out and when the AL aska left Seattle one half of the res. ervatlons have been taken up for her next trip. The Jefferson on her next trip north will also be loaded prin. cipally with cannery people for Ket- chllSan. wrargell and Petersburg. Many Juneau people" said Mir. Tracy. have also booked. The rush for the interior and for the various creeks. such as Nizina, Valdez and Pan creeks has just started"
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-06

"Hello Boys; I'm Back Again." "'ve Been Floating Down the old Green River" "Thlngs Are Getting Better Every Day." "Mollle, Dear lt's You I'm After" "Lltsle Orphan Annle," "some Little Girl Named Mary" "slng Aloha To Me-" "on the Beach Of Waikiki" (" Love You, Yesterday and Today" and the latest "lolanthe" airs. All the records for all the ma chlnea all the time. Vletrolas, Co., lumbia Talking Machines, Edison Dla- mond Disc Photographs that re-cre- ate the human voice as the original s15 and up. High grade pianos and player pianos on easy terms.
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