The Calumet news., 1912-08-07
Is BEST KNOWN
PUBLICITY MAN
Major Burke, in Advance of Buff
falo Bill Show, Visits Here

Major John NJ. Burke, best known
Of circus publicity men and for years
connected with Buffalo BiWs wul
West snow. called upon his newspaper
friends yesterday and geccuntcd some
Of his experiences since ne pavc up
plains fighting to devote his time 10
the hattie for space to tell Of his great
show.
Major Burke never tires Of telling of
the loVahle traits OF his boon friend
col Cody Uunalo BID ard paid this
tribute TO him during his conversation.
Colonel Codys declining years. even
II every other aim has failed. is rem
dered sinRularly happy i'm living to see
the fruition cf his work OF pacincation
between the red race and the white
race eXemplifed IN friendship Of his
little camp of friends.
"A factor i'm the era when force and
lighting to the death was unfortunate
IS q necessary method Of civilizations s
lrosress, he after the pipe Of peace
was smoked. has continued the work
# bringing the once implacable foes
o understand and appreciate each
other. - heal the WOUNDS OF one and
iemand consideration and, as far as
possible, amends for the other
The ore 10 forget and condone. tn
stead of weeping over his loss OF pres
lige and material possessions. and the
,ther To appreciate the deDt due 60
ne whose primitive simplicity paid
the penalty that lack of foresight will
never leave the victor free from the
iuty to make the am$nd material as
well as honorable
up TO scarcely two decades ago the
Intensity of hatred bctwocn the races
made even one in the highest station
say there is no good Indian but a dead
one.' and on both sides infantinc m,u-
tai birthmarks We're bred of instnct.y"
mutual hatred I'm after years the
commandment not 90 XIII when ap-
piled To the one was null while the
others religious glory was achieved by
adding torture to death"
Col. Cody TO Retire.
Col. w f. Cody, Buffalo Bill Major
Burke announces. will this year
retire personally from the public
arena. He will bid adieu, rom the
saddle, to his patrons in every city
visited.
The experience of Bufolo Bill on
the Plains covers tho era when the
Louisiana Purchase was almost uusr;-
e Il. - H.,
Western possessions acquired from
Mexico were passing from the stat,
Of savasery To their grandly developed
prosperity. I'm middle manhood ne was
a conspicuous figure IN it's thrilling
history. For thirty summers ana seV-
eral winters In the larger capitals,
with the exception of few inter mt
tent Indian campaigns, he has been
actively engdped i'm an instructive dc
piction of that once strenuous and ric- |
turesque epoch. This work has been |
recognized as marking now depart |
ture in the shape Of realistic entertain
rnent. Its travels have been so cXtou-
sive i'm Europe and America that it haa'
become as familiar as it is popular.
Recognizing the changing conditions
and the approach of Father T ime. the
old Scout has decided To retire fr IN
The unerous duties and anNietios cuu
pied with his personal appearance and
'ro do 50 while still active
md energetic he believes wiser SO thar
le may devote more time 10 his other
interests I'm ;he West. These embrace
lromising agricultural, oil. coal min
ng and gold claims lands The inroads
hat time has made on his old $3.50
,iates both red and white naturally
assists I'm his coming to this conclu~
ion.