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WON OVER ALL HANDICAPS
Famous Explorer Conquered Disabil
ities That Would Have Daunted
Big Majority of Mankind.
The belated dedication of a monu
ment to Dr. Elisha Kent Kane, once
a famous Arctic explorer, is a re
minder of an achievement quite as
remarkable as anything that Kane
did to add to the aum of knowl
edge of the polar regions. This
was his mastery of physical handicaps
which would have daunted ninety
nine rnen in a hundred. He was
physically so frail that «*e was un
able to complete his studies at col
lege; he completed his medical edu
cation at home, became a surgeon in
the navy, and while physician of the
American legation at Peking began
bls career as an explorer which
marked him for fame. It Is less
known than It ought to be that his
polar researches. Important though
they were, constituted only a small
part of his work. He succeeded in
descending Into the crater of the Taal
though several able-bodied
adventurers had failed; he fought
Bedouins in Egypt; he crossed the
Island of Luzon on foot, and he made
an early study of Alpine glaciers In
Switzerland. All this and more he
accomplished before he died at the
age of thirty-seven, sustained always
by unfaltering pluck and by deter
mination such as few men possess.
MORALITY AT A DISCOUNT
Evidently Guido Had Learned Wisdom
From Association With the Modern
Business Man.
Attorney General Daugherty said
at a dinner In New York:
"There’s a certain class of busi
ness men—a very small class, thank
goodness—whose honesty reminds me
of a fish story.
“Two men with their guides were
fishing for salmon In Lake Sunapee.
The first man’s bag of salmon was
the smaller of the two, so he swiped
a fish from the second man.
“But the second man caught him
in the act. He had the nerve, though,
to deny his guilt, and he refused posi
tively to give back the stolen salmon.
“A pretty bitter altercation fol
lowed, of course, and it looked as If
there would be a fist fight; but Just
as they were peeling off their coats
the second man’s guide—it was the
second man who had been robbed, you
know —the second man’s guide drew
him aside and whispered:
“‘Ah, let him have it, boss, let him
have it- 1 got two of his.’ ”
Disgusted Genius.
Even the art students are denied a
little fun nowadays. Aspirants for
fame were recently informed that for
their year’s competition for the Prix
de Rome they could submit either “A
Nude Boy’’ or a “Prometheus.”
r These themes seemed rather hack
neyed to the ambitious mind of youths,
and the students protested, pleading
for some less banal test of their pow
ers. The protest was Ignored, and
one of the students, In the exuberance
of his disgust, proceded to ridicule the
decision of the authorities by himself
posing as “a nude boy’’ in one of the
windows of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts.
The Philistine residents in the
Beaux-Arts quarter were much scan
dalized. and complained to the author
ities of the school, with the result that
as a punishment for the student’s lev
ity it has been decided to hold no com
petition for the Prix de Rome this
year.—London Times.
Cause for Haste.
► “We had a big argument last night,
Bquire, about the real cause of the coal
strike,” began the village bore, upon
discovering Esquire Ramsbottom, the
well-known jurist of Petunia, sitting
in comfort in bls back-tilted chair in
the shade. “Now, what is your opinion
about ”
, “Sorry, Emory, but I haven’t time
to settle that for you now,” inter
rupted the squire. “1 just happened
most *®
gift- \
Victor
Select
The Stoe
(Greetings
Why do we make special holidays of Christmas and the
beginning- of the new year? Why do we greet these days
with such clamor and exultation?
a.
Because as far back as records or legends run, mna has
always done so.
From the earliest recorded celebration we find notice of
feasting and exchanging of gifts and visits . Today do we
vision any difference in the manner of celebrating these
occasions? No, it goes on pretty much as of old- except
that itb ecomes a little more important and more widely
kept.
There is a mysticism about it bound up with the myster
ies of time and space, and, like the savage andbarbarian,
we feel the mystery, and like them we beat the tom-toms,
ring the bells and go thru other rites as if to forfend
against or appease the spirits which rule over us.
Another Christmas has come. Another year will soon
begin and the fickle world will start in pursuit of another
flame. And we might add, that father time will not erase
the mark esach of us has made during the year just closing.
In keeping with the spirit of the times, The Cody
Enterprise sends this word to you who have helped in our
business success during the past twelve month; to you who
have given us that most priceless thing—Your Good Will-
May your Christmas time be happy and may the New
Year be filled with golden opportunity and success.
—THE PUBLISHERS
to'rememher that my niece told me
to be sure to do something right away.
I forget whether It was one or the
other. To make certain of being right
I am going now and have both oper
ations performed. See yon later 1”
Kansas City Star.
The Whipped Cream Age.
Old Charlie Isaacson says:
As I rode ont of Buffalo I observed
three men playing poker In the club
car—three tough politician types.
When I arrived In New York I was
thirsty and went Into my favorite
fountain at Grand Central. While I
united for the electric shaker to make
my egg phosphate I beard In a gruff
voice:
“Three chocolate sodas, please."
And In a gruffer voice came the re
mark :
“And give me plenty of whipped
cream on mine."
I turned; I found the customers
were my tough companions from the
train. —Pittsburgh Leader.
Wireless Signals and ths Aurora.
It Is due to the observations of a
scientist of Montreal that we now
know to a practical certainty that wire
less telegraphy may be affected by the
aurora borealis.
This scientist describes three occa
■tons, when the aurora was present,
or In the brilliant weather associated
with aurora, when his apparatus re
ceived dispatches over abnormal
ranges. Singularly, tha apparatus
apparently affected by tha-* aurora
could receive but not transmit signals
while the influence lasted.
Your
Winter Trip
to Florida, the Gulf Coast or
South Atlantic States, or Texas
will be surprisingly more enjoya
ble and far more satisfactory if
your hotel or bungalow accom
modations are arranged for well
in advance and proper considera
tion is given to the selection of
the route to take you there.
Reduced rate winter tour tickets
are now on sale. You can go by
one of the historic routes and r«-
taum via another of the famous
routes* through that romantic
land south of the Mason and Dix
on line—stopping over to visit
or sight-see here and there as
fancy dictates.
The cost is surprisingly low, es
pecially when you count the cost
of remaining at home. Then,
again, consider the pleasures and
benefits to be derived from such
a trip.
Drop in and I’ll help you plan
the trip and make your reserva
tions. Then the details will be
arranged when you are ready to
start.
The Burlington’s more-travel
comfort-at-the-same-cost service
makes the going as delightful as
getting there.
T. F. KLING
Ticket Agent
reader of statistics and asked him how
many children he had. The man re
plied that he had three, and that’s
all there will be, as statistics tell ns
that every fourth child born In the
world Is a Chinaman. —Rocky Moun
tain Mirror.
“Pollu” Characteristic.
The word “pollu,” which was ap
plied as a nickname to the French
soldier during the World war, means
hairy or shaggy, and Is generally used
in that country to denote a man of
strength and character, the idea be
ing that men with hairy faces and
arms and chests are strong.
Still More Juvenile.
A small boy, aged four, had just com
municated the fact to his uncle that
he had started on his school career.
“Indeed.” said his uncle; “why, you
must be the youngest there.” “Oh,
no,” answered the youngster In a very
lofty manner, “there’s another gentle
man who comes In a perambulator.”
Influence of Character.
A man who Uvea right and Is right
has more power in his silence than
another has by his words. Character
Is like bells that ring out sweet music,
and which when touched even acci
dentally resound with melody.—Phil
lips Brooks.
Success Means Work.
There are very many people who
have great expectations, but the trou
ble with most of them Is they won’t
exert the effort necessary to realize
what they expect. Under present
THE CODY ENTERPRISE
eompetltfve condltfonß success comes
only through hard work.
No Danger of Collision Yet.
The moon Is getting nearer to the
earth at a speed of about fourteen feet
In 200 years. Astronomers up to the
present have not been able to explain
why this Is so.
Care of Your Table.
The finish of a dining table may be
marred if water drlpe on It from a
plant used as a center decoration. This
Is avoided by placing a piece of oil
cloth corresponding In size to the
centerpiece beneath the dolly.
Fortunato.
“The thief took my watch, my purse,
my pocketbook —In short, everything.”
“But I thought you carried a loaded re
volver?” “I do—but he didn't find
that."—Copenhagen Klods Hans.
By No Means.
“The road to hell Is paved with good
Intentions." says the proverb, but. as
a modern politician has remarked, the
beauty of the pavement does not Im
prove the destination. —The Bodleian.
Some Similarity.
“De man dat pays back what be
owes," said Uncle Eben, “kin be a
friend In need, de same as one dat
lends you money.”
Soft Soap for Plain Mugs.
A handsome man Is seldom as good
as he looks, but a homely man Is full
of agreeable surprises.—Boston Tran
script.
Biggest Bird Cage.
Probably the world’s largest bird
cage is In St. Louis, a dome of netting
262 feet long by 100 feet wide and
high and holding nearly 300 birds.
Important Qualifications.
“I have heard that you do not re
gard any man as well fitted as your
self to fill the position to which you
have been elected.”
“I never said that," replied Senator
Sorghum. “Possibly a number of men
could fill the position. But I will say
that nobody I know of has the experi
ence and the fortitude to stand the
campaign primaries as well as I do." —
Washington Star.
Extravagant Sympathy.
“Did you get any satisfaction when
you reported the theft of your car to
the police?"
“Not much," replied Mr. Chuggins.
"The Idea seemed to be that I ought
to be ashamed of myself for being so
careless as to own a car and leave
it around as a temptation to some
poor chap who don’t own one."
Beginning January Ist
our business will be conducted
on a strictly cash basis.
The Schwoob Shop
Timely Irrigation Aided
22-ton Beet Yield
The results obtained this year from ea r ly and frequent Irrigation on
our experimental farm's beet field a r e of Interest to growers. .W||h
indications of an lmp r oved water situation next year In those districts 1
which suffe r ed from drought In 1922, the figures are given In hope
of encouraging better Irrigation p r actlce next season. The results
a r e not be compared with yields of the last crop In those localities
which suffered everely from lack of water.
The expeHmental field netted 22/ 2 tons per acre. Possibly an even
larger tonage would have been harvested except fo r the failure of th®
Irrigation water supply after the last run on August 13.
The i r rigatlon dates and weight tests show a progreslve Increae
In tonnage, as follows: *vr
Irrigated Water Test Tons Beets
Per Ac r e
June 45 June 19 .65
June 26 1.9
July 1 July 3 3.8
July 17 7.5
July 22 July 24 10.5
August 7 ,15.5
August 18 August 21 19.2
Sept. 4 21.6
Sept. 18 23.8
Sept. 25 24.4
The results we r e In line with previous experiments, showlngl) that
Irrigations given immediately the.beets showed signs of needing
water, and thus assuring contlnuons g r owth of the plants, tended to In
crease tonnage end sugar per cent 2) Over-irrigation at one time dam-_.
aged the c r op. 3) Considering soli moisture conditions, the best
general rule Is to Irrigate early and when the soil becomes d r y. T
Recognizing that water rights and moisture conditions from year
to year va r y, the result of the experiments Is offered merely as sug
gestive and to be adopted by the growers to their Individual circumst
ances. ——
The Great'Western Sugar Company
WE WISH
to all our good
friends in Cody and
up the Reiver, a
Herry Christmas
and a Happy New
Year.
Mr. and Mrs. Gus J. Fuerth
1715 Grand Avenue, New York City
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20.