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in half dollars, and he got fifty of them. He tied them up in his little handkerchief, and when he got home he untied the handkershief and spread it all over the table." (Laughter.)

Colonel Cody-- "I have been spreading it ever since."

Mr. Majors--"And he is still spreading it. Now gentlemen, this is an occasion when a mn does not want to hold people long. I could say so much to you on any other occasion when there are not tens of thousands of people waiting and anxious to see the wind-up of this thing.

"This occasion can never happen on this globe again. The same number of people and the same conditions and circumstances never will occur here on earth again. This is the biggest thing I ever saw, and I was at the World's Fair, and I have been at the expositiongs in London, in Edinburgh, Scotland and in New York. Bless your precious life Colonel Cody." (Applause.)

SENTAOR THURSTON'S ELOQUENT TRIBUTE.

The closing address of welcome was made by Senator Thurston, who said:
"Colonel Cody, My Fellow Citizens; I will only attempt to add anothe welcome to our friend, Colonel Cody, and I will make it in language as simple as our welcom is sincere. Colonel Cody, this is your day. (Applause.) This is your exposition. (Applause.) This is your city (Applause), and we all rejoice that Nebraska is your State. (Great civilized world; you have been recieved and honored by Princes, by Emperors and by captivated by your charm of manner and your splendid manhood. (Cries of "Good!" "Good!") (Applause.) You are known wherever you go, abroad and in the United States have a better title. It is one that has grown up in the hearts of your fellow citizens, and the title we give you is 'Our Bill.' (Prolonged applause.) You stand here to-day in the midst of a wonderful assembly. Here area representatives of the heroic and daring characters of most of the nations of the world; you are entitled to this honor, and especially entitled to it here. This people know you as a man who has carried this demonstration of yours at home and abroad; you have not been a shoman in the common sense of the word; you have been a grand national and international educator of men. (Applause.) You have furnished a demonstration of the possibilities of your own country that has advanced us in the opinion of the world. But we who are here with you for a third, or more than a third, of century, we remember you more dearly and tenderly than the others do, for we remember that when this whole Western land was a wilderness when these representative of the aborigines were attempting to fold their own against the onward tide of civilization, the settler and the hardy pioneer, the women and the children, always felt safe whenever Cody rode along the frontier, and he was their protector and defender. (Great applause.) Cody, this is your home. You live in the hearts of the people of our State. God bless you, and keep you, and prosper you in your splendid work."

COLONEL CODY'S RESPONSE.

Another hurricane burst of cheers greeted Colonel Cody as he advanced to the front of the platform to reply to these felicitations, and he was so deeply moved that at first his voice well-night failed him. As soon as we could regain composure he said:

"You cannot expect me to make adequate response for the honor which you have bestowed upon me to-day. You have overwhelmed my speaking faculties, for I cannot corral enough ideas to even attempt a coherent reply to the honors which have accorded me.

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"JOHNNY BURKE NO NECK."

Found on the Battlefield of Wounded Kneed after the annihilation of Big Foot's Band

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in half dollars, and he got fifty of them. He tied them up in his little handkerchief, and when he got home he untied the handkershief and spread it all over the table." (Laughter.)

Colonel Cody-- "I have been spreading it ever since."

Mr. Majors--"And he is still spreading it. Now gentlemen, this is an occasion when a mn does not want to hold people long. I could say so much to you on any other occasion when there are not tens of thousands of people waiting and anxious to see the wind-up of this thing.

"This occasion can never happen on this globe again. The same number of people and the same conditions and circumstances never will occur here on earth again. This is the biggest thing I ever saw, and I was at the World's Fair, and I have been at the expositiongs in London, in Edinburgh, Scotland and in New York. Bless your precious life Colonel Cody." (Applause.)

SENTAOR THURSTON'S ELOQUENT TRIBUTE.

The closing address of welcome was made by Senator Thurston, who said:
"Colonel Cody, My Fellow Citizens; I will only attempt to add anothe welcome to our friend, Colonel Cody, and I will make it in language as simple as our welcom is sincere. Colonel Cody, this is your day. (Applause.) This is your exposition. (Applause.) This is your city (Applause), and we all rejoice that Nebraska is your State. (Great civilized world; you have been recieved and honored by Princes, by Emperors and by captivated by your charm of manner and your splendid manhood. (Cries of "Good!" "Good!") (Applause.) You are known wherever you go, abroad and in the United States have a better title. It is one that has grown up in the hearts of your fellow citizens, and the title we give you is 'Our Bill.' (Prolonged applause.) You stand here to-day in the midst of a wonderful assembly. Here area representatives of the heroic and daring characters of most of the nations of the world; you are entitled to this honor, and especially entitled to it here. This people know you as a man who has carried this demonstration of yours at home and abroad; you have not been a shoman in the common sense of the word; you have been a grand national and international educator of men. (Applause.) You have furnished a demonstration of the possibilities of your own country that has advanced us in the opinion of the world. But we who are here with you for a third, or more than a third, of century, we remember you more dearly and tenderly than the others do, for we remember that when this whole Western land was a wilderness when these representative of the aborigines were attempting to fold their own against the onward tide of civilization, the settler and the hardy pioneer, the women and the children, always felt safe whenever Cody rode along the frontier, and he was their protector and defender. (Great applause.) Cody, this is your home. You live in the hearts of the people of our State. God bless you, and keep you, and prosper you in your splendid work."

COLONEL CODY'S RESPONSE.

Another hurricane burst of cheers greeted Colonel Cody as he advanced to the front of the platform to reply to these felicitations, and he was so deeply moved that at first his voice well-night failed him. As soon as we could regain composure he said:

"You cannot expect me to make adequate response for the honor which you have bestowed upon me to-day. You have overwhelmed my speaking faculties, for I cannot corral enough ideas to even attempt a coherent reply to the honors which have accorded me.

Image Right

"JOHNNY BURKE NO NECK."

Found on the Battlefield of Wounded Kneed after the annihilation of Big Foot's Band