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TRAPPERS' BALL DRAWS
RECORD CROWD FRIDAY

The Annual Trappers Ball held last
Friday evening in Cody at the Temple
theatre and the Irma hote! was at
tended by a record crowd and it is
estimated that more than eight hun
dred people were present. Nearly
every one in the Cody community was
here and visitors came from all over
the Big Horn basin. This was n of
the largest crowds that has ever at
tended a dance in Cody, and visitors
were here from Meeteetse. Powell,
Elk Basin, Cowley, Lowell, Worland,
Thermopolis and Billings.
The annual Trappers Ball is coming
to be one of the most popular affairs
in Cody and has an increased attend
ance each year. When the trappers
of this neck of the woods first started
these annual functions they were held
at the Ishawooa school house and lat
er in the Ishawooa community build
ing on S~outhfork. With the limited
room at this place the crowds became
so large that they could not be accom-
modated and so for the past three
years this event has been held in
Cody.
Last year the dance was held at
the 1rma hotel and two o~rchestras
furnished the music, one in the dining
o and one in the barroom, and the
attendance exceeded all previous re-
cords. AS only one floor was avail
able this year at the Irma. the Tenn
pie theatre was also secured, and the
crowd which gathered taxed the capa-
city of both places.
Harrison's Cowboy orchestra play
ed at the Irma hotel during the early
part of the evening and turned u a
brand of music that would make Paul
Whitman jealous. Gene Dobbin's
Gang, of G~reybull, that for the past
few years has had a reputation for
being the best music in the Basin
furnished the music at the Temple.
At midnight an intermission was
had while free ats were served at
the Temple theatre and the o~rchestras
were switchd. About two-thirty in
the forenoon the crowd thinned at the
lrma and the orchestra ceased play
ing, but the crowd stayed and enjoy
ed themselves at the Temple until the
sun began to brighten up the sky in
the east.
The halls were appropriately decor
ated with furs, snowshoes, traps, etc.,
and with the bright colored beaded
and embroidered buckskin vests worn
by many the proper atmosphere was
given to the occasion. Considering
the sizs of the crowd the dance was a
quiet and orderly affair and very lit
tie liquor was in evidence.
Among the trappers who were most
active in the arrangements for the
dance were Max Wilde. Ben Ref,
Vernon Spencer, Carly Downing and
Roy Glasgow.
Up. s. There will be another Trap
pers' Ball next year.
, 1926-03-31

Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Hughes Of
Lowell came over to Cody Friday and
attended the Trappcrs' Ball.
, 1926-03-31

=. s. HooDos ruturned Tuesday ev-
ming fron cAeyonne, where he at
ended . ueoting Of the Republican
tate central ooumittcc.
, 1926-03-31

George Hoycr. manager Of the Cody
creamery. is driving n new Dodge
coupe.
, 1926-07-29
S. NAVAL RADIO STATION
CHRISTIANSTED, ST. CROIX,
18th July 1926.
Courtesy of the Associated PreSs.)

Courtesy of the Associated PreSs.)
Memphis, Tenn.-With the exception
of an occasionl chunk Of earth giving
way and plunging into the new made
canyon and several new cracks here and
there, the scene of caving along the
Mississippi River here was quiet tonight.
The ground, 100 feet long, by more than
200 feet wide, sank nearly 100 feet sud
denly late yesterday carrying with it the
entire plant of the West Kentucky Road
Company and a portion Of the Perse
Dwyer Feed Manufacturing plant. Loss
was estimated today by officials CT the
two plants at between 800, 600 and 400, coo
dollars.
, 1926-07-29
LOCAL

The schnr. 'R~esolucion" arrived here
yesterday afternoon with St. Thomas,
Porto Rico and States mail. PassPn-
gers: Lillian Roebuck and Daniel Walls.
The last shipment Of cargo from Porto
Rico included a water wagon imported
through the firm Of j. Alexander for the
Municipality Of Saint Croix, to be m
ployed in Frederiksted.
U~niversal's biggest, most spectacular
chapter play is here and it will whirl you
off your feet with its tremendous, new,
big thrills and Neutrality-suspicious. adven-
ture and romance. A search for sunken
treasures on a jungle island, infested
with wild beasts and savages! A love
story that will hold you spell bound and
leave you breathIess! See the BREASTS
OF PARADISE" in the Christiansted
theatre tonight.
, 1926-07-29

ern Montana, Northern Idaho, Eastern
Washington and Oregon. 1t is estimated
that 5000 acres have been destroyed in
the last two days and the flames are still
out of control.
Houston. Texas. An endless chain Of
letters and kilograms are being sett Ma
Ferguson, Governor Of Texas, urging her
not to stay e%xtraditi0n proceedings Of
Charles Ponzi, one time financial wizard
from Texas to Massachusetts,.
Mexico City Huge throngs still
crowded the cathedraIs and shrir es Of
Mexico as the date for the closing Of the
Catholic churches draws near. Ii IS es-
timated that Archbishop Mora a;d his
assistants have baptized or confirmed
5000 people. mostly infants, in tneir ca
theGral since July 10th. Owing to heat
and exposure four babies died today,
martyrs to religious freedom.
Tokio-Five soldiers were killed and
five more wounded during military man
euvers near here today when q large
calibre shell miss hanged exploded.
Shanghai. Fourteen persons were
crushed, downed and scores injured at
Waiting wharf today when the Japanese
freighter T5isho MaYu crashed into a pier
while trying to avoid Whang Poo junk.
Hundreds were on pier when the Japan
csc steamer swung into it.
Buffalo. Thirty deaths have been re-
corded today in Buffalo and vicinity from
wood alcohol, presumably sold by a soft
drink stand. The police were seeking
James Volker as TIE distributor of the
liquor; acting chief of police. John S.
Waron, stated he would ask at least five
indictments for murder.
Paris.-The newspapers were almost
unanimous in their protest rebuking re-
cent anti American demonstrations a.
gainst tourists who are supposed to come
from nations. The exchange of which is
favorable to France because Of the low
level of the frame
New York.-Four or five robbers es-
capped with 13, 900 dollars in cash and
checks today after beating two employees
and seriously shooting the cashier of the
Reid Ice cream Company. The robbers
got away after a pistol battle with the
police but the fifth robber was captured.
Base ball scores: Americsn League
New York 6, ST. Louis>5, New York 0,
Chicago 2, Washington Z. Detroit 0, Bos-
ton Cleveland rain, Philadelphia rain.
National League. Pittsburgh A., New
York 3, st. Louis 9, Philadelphia 5,
Brooklyn 2. Cincinnati 0. Brooklyn 6,
Cincinnati 8. Boston 1, Chicago 0.
, 1926-07-29

benefits to be derived from Hand and Eye
Training has been forclbly brought be-
fore the eyes of the public.
With the gates of America closed a.
gainst US ard there being no outlet for
our youths who are leaving school, we
find the needs for Industrial Training
brought most forcibly 10 our mind.
With a majority of the middle class it
NAV be alright. But there are many
of the lower class who,-I regret to
have to write flowing to the present
system of our education have not been
taught the dignity of lab0ur.
In England 20 teacher is now granted
his certificate unless he has taken sue
cessfully a course in one Of the various
Handicrafts.
though not fully recognized, at present.
in our little island, we find the Inspector /
of Schools aud his Assistant encouraging
H8ndicrafts especially Agriculture Whicl
is the m9instay of the island. And It u
encouraging to them both and to as to
find that no less a person than his EXT
c|ellency the Governor, who IN his lnau3
gural Speech at the opening OF the Leg.
~islative Session realizes the great arc
pressing need for the Introduction IS
Technical Education on a proper footing,
On The technical side Of Education
writing is taking in all schools, drawing
in nearly all boys schools, wood work
(boys) cookery, laundery and house. keep
ing girls in a spasmodic manner IN g
few schools. In a few in St. Andrew and
St. John clay modelling is done on
small scale; while in very few do We III
paper cutting and mounting, colour Wo.
or card beard modelling etc. taking cor
rect position.
Except writing and drawing the other
are still considered outside the ordinary
course and special text books and train
ing are necessary if they are to be PROV
erly taught.
Practical Work or Hand and Eye Train.
ing apart from its Intrinsic value affords
a relief to mental strain Of the ordinary
school routine, it also trains in the habI
of industry and observation.
Hand training will only be successful
when treated along proper lines and nos
if we treat it as we at present treat Head
Training. Every teacher will tell yo,i
that there is generally one fourth of a
class which cannot cope with the work
allotted to the children Of their ages In
fact these ~chlldren's brains, to speak
metaphoricalIy, are in their hands and
not in their heads. Yet we find the teach
ers advancing them in order to please tb
parents. Bv so doing such teachers are
placing a stumbling block in the child's
way which may be a hindrance TO him
tbrO1nbl ifo
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Bobby was sitting by the window
of the train in which we were speed
ing by some great wheat fields in
southern Canada. Then looked out
and said:
Just look, Foxy Grandpa! Look
at all that wheat!"
YES" I said. think Of all the
loaves of bread that will make"
Must be an awful job to cut that
all down." said Bobby.
They have great machines for 1t
now" l commented, "but think when
men had to do it by hand with a
sickle"
That must have been awfully hard
work" declared Bobby.
THAT reminds me of story" was
all | had to say for Bobby to settle
back comfortably and look up into my
eyes waiting for me to start.
Hundreds of years ago in France
there was a very good king who was
much beloved by his people because he
was very good king and had their
interests so at heart that he was called
The Father of his People This king
was Louis the Twelfth.
Zone day it came to the ears of the
good King Louis that certain noble
man, whom he knew very well, had
been cruel and brutal to one of the
peasants who worked for him on his
country estate.
The king was furious and very in
dignant that one of his subjects
should be so chastised. So he de-
termined to teach this cruel man a
lesson. But he didn't tell anyone
about it.
THE king thought this matter over
very seriously for several weeks, and
then he decided how he was going to
teach the nobleman the lesson which
he deserved.
The king sent the nObleman a
royal invitation with a wide ribbon
and the royal seal on it, inviting him
to dinner.
"Now the nobleman was very much
flattered and delighted to think that
he had been summoned to dine with
the king. So he dressed himself in his
finest clothes and drove in his coach
in great pomp to the kings palace.
when the nobleman arrived at the
palace, he was very much surprised
to find that the king was not to dine
with him, but that he was to dine by
himself.
There was the magnificent table
spread with everything in the world
good 70 eat, and the nobleman sat
down to this gorgeous table all by him
self.
He started to eat this grand dinner
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FOXY GRANDPA'S STORIES


and found, much to his surprise, that
there was no bread on the table. Ii
seemed strange to him that this should
be the case, but, of course. he did not
dare to ask for it.
"As the meal progressed he felt
more and more the need of bread, and,
in fact, the great banquet was really
spoiled for the lack of it.
Then the king entered the chamber
and said:
"'Have you good fare, my lordY
"'Your Majesty, the feast has been
magnificent. A feast fit for a king,
but ! miss something very much. l
regret to tell Your Majesty that there
was no bread on the table and bread
is necessary 10 live
The king looked very cross and
severely said:
Go! Perhaps now you will under
stand the lesson this will teach you.
Since you need bread yourself. now
perhaps you will learn TO treat kindly
those whose work it is to make it
grow, in order that you may have it, "
Just served him right, didn't it,
Foxy Grandpa?' said Bobby indig-
nantly.
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Service, Inc.
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LISTEN, WORLD!
Why Christ?
BY ELSIE ROBINSON

/ Question-Is fear the origin of re-
| ligion?
Answer-That depends on the king
Of a person you are and the kind OF
religion you build for yourself. Ii
fear dominates your other acts, il
will also dominate your religious
thought. Your religion is as big as
you are, no bigger.
QuestiOn-Why are we not allowed
to put other than Christian valuations
on our actionsI
Answer-Who's hindering you from
putting any valuation you wish on
your acts? Have you committed any
acts that are too noble 10 gauge by
the Christian code? IL you haven't
why worry until you do?
Question-Are not the Laws OF
the U. s. governed by Christian
valuation?
Answer-Be yourself. Did you
ever have a closeup Of a body Of
our lawmakers?
Question-Is it the common intel.
lect that rules in the U. s.?
Answer-No, it's the common lack
Of intellect.
Question-What is wrong with our
public education?
Answer-Merely the fact that most
of it doesn't educate. You will prob
ably notice a handsome improvement
in this respect when VIC decide to pay
our teachers as well as we do our
bricklayers.
Question-What is the origin of the
Old Testament?
Answer-It has lots Of origins. You
can find all of them in the Ency-
clopedia.
Question-Why should the NIB
neglect this life in a lazy manner,
dreaming of an unknown one?
Answer-For exactly the same rea
son that you're using my time anG
your own to ask these questions
Partly because they want to be anus
ed-partly because they have a genu-
inc thirst for knowledge-and partly
because they hate to do their regular
chores.
Question-Is not one life at a time
enough to take care of?
Answer What do you mean by
one life at time? How do, you
know when this life begins or when
it ends? How can you prove that the
disembodied life isn't merely a con.
tinuatiOn of this life? How far into
the future do the acts Of this day
project their consequences? You eau
not tell. Then why limit speculation
by the endurance of your lung ac-
ton?
Question-Did the only true Chris.
tan die on the cross?
Answer-The only true Christian
died on cross. But all of us die
on some cross, some time. In view
of which fact it might be well to be
a Christian. Or at least, a good
imitation.
Question-Why will the majority
hate these questions2
Answer-They won't. They prob
ably won't even read 'em.
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By FAY KING.

Just now the New York stage is
having great number of revivals.
IT. is surprising how eager the
public is to see again old plays and
old operas with old favorites in them.
Naturally time has changed the old
favorites, but time has not changed
old memories, and ii is the revival
of these old emotions and response
to these revivals that makes them so
popular with the public.
1t takes them back-renews the
old thrill that came when they first
heard and saw those that are still
dear to them.
Some time ago / attended a vaude-
vile theater and on the bill were 2
couple who did fine little act, clos
ing with songs of long ago. Thu
choruses were flashed upon a screen
and as each well remembered tune
was played and the words appeared,
the audience crowed with glee and
actually joined in the singing.
You'd see a couple, not so young
as they once were, look lovingly at
each other and smile and hold hands
as they sang some song that was
popular in their counting days.
Seems to me that revivals are a
good thing.
Might be a good idea when the
years have brought n prosperous adj
vancement and things that once
seemed luxuries now seem mere nee
essities, and bore one a bit-to have
revival of the old days.
Instead of aimlessly doing what's
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being done and listlessly going here
and there and somewhere else-turn
back the leaves of Time and take a
real swing back into the old days of
struggle, and pinching and planning
and hoping. Allowing themselves
only the same amount they had to
live on then, and making it do. again.
1t would revive the old need of each
other, the old hope and happiness to-
gether, and a realization of all that
has been accomplished that seems so
little sometimes now.
A trip over the old honeymoon
trail, the simple neighborhoods that
each in turn seemed so much better
than the last-a hand-in-hand review
of all you have been through together
would bring better appreciation Of
the present.
In the ceaseless climb to bigger and
better things one so often loses the
value of things that are in the false
estimation of things to be.
The clerk who has climbed to be
manager loses sight Of the clerks
viewpoint in his close study of the
general managers viewpoint he hopes
soon to have himself.
1t is so easy to forget what one
has been through, and in forgetting
becomes unsympathetic with those
that are struggling in that stage
now.
A revival now and then in our own
lives would be very good thing, ]
think, don't you?
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And these friends of mine-Peter
Stanley. Loren Haldane. even ouI
brother-in-law, Pat Dalton, had all
made it plain two or three years ago
that they felt l should not only leave,
but divorce Jim. They couldn't be
taking away their business patronage
on this account, it wouldn't be logical,
it would be unfair.
Yes" i decided. at must be Miss
Mcbride. She hasn't been giving sat-
isfactOry service. They are discoE
tsnted. / will have to take full charge
again. First l must make them regain
their best confidence. 1 must show
them-show them that A. l.. Harrison,
advertising consultanh can deliver
the goods"
Then poor little Miss Mcbride, look
ing more wizened and dried up ta1S
ever, and appearing twice her years,
came in, bringing tbsters. They
were non-commi7G fmpersonal.
Each one was coucheS in polite and
ambiguous phrases. Each one said that
it would be impossible to renew con-
tracts. Each one broke the news
ludI ulssdIlSlltu CllcuI was ltdNlhS
me.
Now do you see how I've failed
yOu?" gasped my office manager.
/ put my hand on her shoulder
with a gesture which L recognized as
benevolent.
we won't say anything about re-
signing just now" / assured her.
I'm going out and get back my lost
clients. And then we can talk"
IF you get them back" said Miss
Mcbride strangely.
"Oh, 1 WILL" l assured her.
But L didn't risk telephoning for
appointments. Instead l set off with
what / tried to make brisk assurance
to see Pat Dalton.
1t never occurred to me that he
might not want to see me.
"Oh, yes-Mrs. Harrison" said the
girl at information when l arrived at
the offices of the Dalton-Sturges cor
poration. you want to see some
member of the firm"
MIR. Dalton" / replied with a Sc
renity she had made difficult by her
air of not knowing me.
I'm not sure he can see you. Con-
ference. Can't be disturbed" she num-
bled, using the formula which is sup
posed to dispose of unwelcome visitors.
IN send in your name. But I'm
sure it's no use. He can't see you"
she insisted.
Il always go straight in" l said,
wondering if it was possible that my
disagreement with Jeanne could be
causing all this unpleasantness.
I'VE don't permit that any more"
said Miss Information severely. I'm
send in yOlr name"
Except for the use of physical viO-
lence, there was no way around this.
So ! took my place on the long wood
en- bench where those who sit and wait
always look like children kept after
school for bad conduct. THE Mourn
er's Bench" we called it in my school
days. And l felt like a mourner az
least as | sat there enduring the ugly
probation / had never before suffered
in Pats office-the organization where
my old friend. Charlotte Sturgis, is 81
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Meditations of
a Wife
By Helen Rowland

How to Encourage a Man.
Girls are getting to be more and
more helpful" in the little matter of
overcoming a sweet, shy young mans
diffidence. .r.s
Every day some nice girl asks me
if i don't think she would be more
popular if she made more fuss over
man."
There never yet lived a woman who
didn't believe that a man would just
love to know her better, if he were
not to shy about it.
But, we women flatter ourselves.
For, there never yet lived a man who
was afraid of anything on earth ex.
cept that he might not GET the
woman he wanted.
Nothing discourageS a man who is
even a little bit in love. or a little
bit infatuated-except too much ZEN
couragement.
Love is a minuet, in which, when
a woman takes step forward, man
takes two steps backward. This is
not a masculine phenomenon, it's just
human nature. And men are so hu-
mani
Lots of girls, these days, wonder if
they are too cold to attract men.
That is about as foolish as imagin-
ing that you are "too beautiful" or
too young"
You can't freeze mans love out
but you can choke out the first spark
of his interest with a warm blanket
of responsiveness and reciprocation.
When you seem Over-anxious TO
give many neutrality-suspicious. it's
your hospitality. your friendship, your
hCart,Or Just kiss. he naturally con-
Cludes that it can't be worth much.
IL somebody tried 10 force a Rolls
Royce on him, he would wonder what
was the matter with it.
Many a girls friendly gesture of
hospitality has been misinterpretcd as
threat, and her purely platonic kiss
as a menace.
The shyest man on earth never
doubts but that SOME woman wants
to marry him. The Shyest man on,
earth will shy" at anything that is
thrown at his head. whether it is
dinner-plate or woman.
Man is a predatory animal. And.
when he wants anything. he goes
right AFTER it. whether it's money,
or love, or only girls society.
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Lots of girls, these days, wonder *
they are too cold" to attract men,
That is about as foolish as imagin-
ing that you are "too beautiful" or
too young"
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I'm going to print an interesting
list Of questions.
i am printing it because it is
typical. This is the sort of thing
that Youth is saying in 1926. This
is the spirit that animates and
prompts the recent organization Of
an s"Atheists' Club" by certain sta,
dents of the University of Rochester
1t would be stupid to take that
movement too seriously. 1t is equal.
" stupid TO ignore it altogether
Youth has a right to ask questions
II we cannot answer them we fail
the gods, not Youth. So | am try
ing to answer these questions which
have come TO me today.
Question-Does religion interfere
with great thought?
Answer - There can be no great
thought without some religion. Re.
ligion is merely a cropping toward
Truth. The cropping differs with every
man, and the Truth discovered also
differs. But no man can be a great
thinker and not grope.