Word: shows
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...single case contains two or more birds. The object of arrangement is to show the variance in color and plumage due to climate, age, sex, or to the freakishness of nature...
...arrangement has been made with the greatest care. For instance, the specimens to show variety in plumage by reason of difference in sex, are so placed that the first pair of birds show a difference only in shade. The difference is greater in the next pair, and so on, until decided discrepancies in color appear...
...ever been in the Wild West can not but enjoy every minute of the time spent in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show and Congress of Rough Riders of the World. The horse racing of Cowboys, Mexicans, Arabs, Gauchos, Indians, etc., the sharpshooting of Miss Oakley and Johnny Baker, the exhibition of lassoing by the Mexicans, are but few of numerous exciting and absorbing features. The crowning feature, however, is the sharpshooting, at full speed, of Col. W. F. Cody (Buffalo Bill...
62tTHE programme of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show is a splenid monument to the abilities of that enterprising person and his power of attracting the best performers to exhibit before the best audiences. The first five events illustrate exciting scenes on the great American prairie before the railroads had been projected west. In the fifth event a prairie emigrant train crossing the plains is attacked by a wild band of Indians who are gallantly repulsed by Buffalo Bill and a few scouts. The whole scene is thrillingly realistic in the smoke and broil of battle which it represents. Next...
...only feature to mar the complete success of the concert was that some freshmen on the top floor of Holworthy tried to show their appreciation of the music by deluging the members of the Banjo Club with water...