The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-02
BUFFALO BILL ARRIVES.
GREAT CROWD IN CITY To rim
FAREWELL TO GREAT
SCOUT.
Wild West and Far East a Bigger
and Better Show Than Ever Before
ana Immense Crowd Well Pleas
ell.

Buffalo Bills and Pawnee Bills
great exposition OF the Wild West and
the Far East reached Sumter early
this morning from Augusta
This year the big show requires
three trains for the TRANSPORTATION Of
the army Of people, live stock and the
vast amount Of para phernalia utilized
in the presentation of the prodigious
programme.
Buffalo Bill, whose exploits have
fired the imagination Of small boys for
two generations; cowboys the kind
there used to be before the vast West
ern cattle ranges were cut up with
barbed wire fences, and Indians a
remnant Of passing race, will make
their appearance in Sumter at the
Harvn show grounds.
No street parade will be given. the
two Bills having eliminated this dis
play over eight years ago However,
the sightseer who wends his way out
to the lot this morning will see much
that is totally out Of the ordinary in
the collection Of Orientals and the
Dahomeyan, Indian and Malayan VIII
lagos, together with their strange ami
NAL accompaniment.
Like page out Of American history
the vast panorama Of life as it was
when the buffalo was still king of the
plains, will be unfolded Colonel w. +.
Cody (Buffalo BID will appear with
all the vim and vigor Of his earlier
days, heading the ensemble Of the
worlds military and in his unique ex-
hibition Of craftsmanship. The wild
ness of the once far West will be viv-
idly contrasted with the weirdness of
the Far East. an object lesson, while
furnishing fine entertainment, posses
es large educational value as we'll.
Batteries Of United States artillery
will appear in competitive drills with
those of France and Great Britain.
MeXicans will lasso wild horses, Der
wishes, Dahomeyans and Russians will
exhibit their wonderful dancing skill.
Gruber's elephants give an exhibition
In conjunction with trained horses.
reproduction of a fox hunting scene,
with crack hurdle jumpers and riders;
real buffalo hunt, introducing a band
Of Sioux Indians: broncho busting; a.
new pioneer spectacle, entitled From
tier Days" showing an overland wa
gon train with an Indian foray, back
ed with special scenic effects.
Every possible line of horsemanship
is presented, from the method Of rid
ing wild bucking bronchos, which is
such gauge and test Of equestrian
skill as to register the American cow
boy as pre-eminent in the saddle, to
the highest hurdlers and the most ex-
quisitely trained horses, giving the eX-
hibition postgraduate rank. Not
all the riders are men, some of th.
aHOoI uiiiiSuiI VI the IeatS
being performed by the cowgirls. a
whole bevy of whom are in the en-
ploy of the show.
The Arabs in their athletics are ac-
companied by the Sacred Whirlinz
Dervishes, whose terpischorean efforts
are supposed shield against the spir-
1t Of accident. Elephantine move
ments of a graceful nature, an at
tendant adjunct to the East Indian
religious festivals, and the Max Bos-
SIM sextette, composed of elephan.,
man, woman, horse, pony and canine,
execute spectacle OF the Far East.
The indications are that tremendous
crowds will be attracted TO all per-
formances, for it is the first visit of
Colonel Cody and his famous combina-
ton to Sumter.
Reserved seats will be on sale from
a. m. to . y. m. at China's Drug
store. Main street.
They Make You Feel Good.