Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-19
BUFFALO BILLS
 FAREWELL BOW Was Made Before Thous ands in This City Yesterday. TELLS OF HIS CAREER Says He Will Settle Down and Devote His Time to His Various
 Interests.
TELLS OF HIS CAREER

To crowds that almost filled the big every seat at the night performance, w. F. Cody, Buffalo Bill, made his farewell bow to Pine Bluffians yes terday as a snowman. It marked the appearance of the mammoth Buffalo Bill Wild West and the Pawnee Bill 1 (Major Lillie) Far East aggregation here and was also next to the last come to a close for the Wild West company tonight in Argenta.
 Buffalo Bill is 9 unique character probably one of the most interesting men in America. In his little can , vas dressing room yesterday after noon, where he cordially welcomed the Graphic representatives, Col. Cody told of his future plans and talked of his past career in a manner that made even his worthy partner, Major Lillie, sit up and take notice. Col. Cody is sa d to be about 63 years old. He is remarkably we'll preserved for his age and the benefits derived from his long outdoor life of recrea- tion and service are evidenced by his fine physical condition.
 T intend to settle down : in my i Western home at Cody, Wyoming, and give my personal attention to my various business affairs" aaid Colonel Cody. ''I have plenty to oc- cupy my mind. My mines, ranches and various other interests will be carefully looked after and the big show must take care of itself This does not necessarily mean that I am not to tour longer with the wild west show. l am now making my fare we'll tour of America. There are many places that have not been visit ed by me-practically all of the larg- CT cites. After they have been vis- ited I will retire permanently from the show world.
 T feel that we are now infringing on the indoor shows at being out so late in what we might term our sea- son and that is why We hasten to close our season tomorrow night at Argenta and go into winter Quarters. My business for the past year has been remarkable. We have not lost one performance. This is a re- cord of which I am proud. Ringling
 Brothers failed to show at twelve advertised points this season
 Major Lille (Pawnee BilD was seated on little canvas bottom stool in the dressing room while his big western brother was speaking He eyed him as if he had never heard him relate his experiences before, but offered no suggestion during the in- terview. He is a man much smaller than Buffalo Bill, though he has also been an interesting career on the western plains. He impresses one as being a man of action and few
 words.
 After closig ton ght at Argenta members of the company of nearly , one thousand men will proceed to the'r homes. all the way from the
 northern Indian Reservations to the
 Valley of the Nile. The show will be carried on in coming seasons by s Major Lillie. himself a milliona' re
 and leading citizen of Pawnee City
 or.
 Q The Buffalo Bill-Pawnee Bill show
 presents more varied types of diff
 ferent nat'onalities and races iron, around the world than any govern- l mental or private enterprise has here t tofore collected. fhe exhibition this
 year is schol of human kinship. in which patrons can study their fel-
 bowman. by compars son. There are , stirring scenes of western lifa in
 the early days in the Wild West and
 the Far Hast in which the Battle of
 Summit Springs mimic conflict in
 which 100 Cowboys and Indians take
 part holiday at "T E." Ranch showing the pleasure of the plains : man and an attack of an Emigrant
 train by Indians depicting the perils
 of early travel and their defeat in a s battle with the rescuing cowboys was y spectacular It waa at the time of 2 his famous battle that Buffalo Bill n was chief of scouts for the United 0, States. Even ths Killing of the fam Q ouS Indian chief by Buffalo Bill is 8 reproduced realistically. But wes- f tern scenes are not alone presented. 3 An Oriental spectacle Illustrating the
 beauties of far eastern pagaantry re- plete with color and exemplitying the pleasures and amusements of the