Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-08-11

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as the Sandwich islanders and other peo-
pie of the south seas whose native arts are
very limited. Still darker are the Arabs,
Algerians and Egyptians. The Indians
may be said to have q color of their own.
especially the Esquimaux, but I have a
suspicion that the complexion of the last
named is largely artificial and could be
changed by a vigorous course of culture,
the bath being made a speciality. And
thus the grading continues as one goes
down the plaisance, a shade being added
to Nubian and Upper Nile man till one
reaches at last the amusing Dahomeyan
and the still blacker Guinea man.
Officials and old visitors say that when
these snake-worshipers first opened their
show the negro visitors, especially those
from Chicago, treated it with supreme
contempt and if questioned about it were
inclined to treat the question as an insult.
BY and by one or two vcntured in and
looked at the African dance with q half
shame-faced air, but the feeling of disgust
and contempt soon predominated. 1t is
returned with interest. The wild Daho-
meyan was at first paralyzed at sight of
men of color in what he regards as u "Brit-
lsh OUTFIT" but now-well to witness a
meeting of the dark dude of Chicago and
the dark nude of Africa and note their
mutual dislike is alone worth the price of
admission, as they show bills say.
AS aforesaid, the shades of color on the
ground are said to number forty, and it is
a suggestive fact that the music goes in
pretty close correspondence with the
shades. Among the dark people gener-
ally it all seems a monotonous tum-tum.
tum-tum, varied only by degrees of force
or loudness. OF the three elements of
music rhythm and dynamics alone seem
present, melody being left out. Experts
tell us that all love of music is q mere
matter of cultivation anyhow and there
must be something in it, for even among
vs. "cplchah'd" folks the taste runs all the
way from Old Dan Tucker to the svm.
phonies of Mozart. Scientists add that
the basis of it all is in the attempt of the
male creature to express his feelings
towards his mate. May be so. But if so.
the love of these Algerians, Cairoans and
some others must be a dreadfully distress
Ing affair, while that of the lower class
Chinese is scarcely to be thought Of with
out q shudder. But at the other extreme
Of culture how glorious are the results. I
dare not attempt a description, I am in
capable of giving any idea of some of the
music recently rendered here by the prize
bands of the world. On a single day re-
Gently one might hear 1000 singers of the
United Scandinavian musical bodies of
America, and the masterpieces of the
greatest composers rendered by German,
Mexican and other bands. On another
day the grand organ in Pavilion hall was
first used, and this was followed by q con-
cert in the hall by the worlds best per-
formers and by free open air music by
Adolph Leisegang's Chicago band. Michael
Brands Cincinnati band and others.
Down to the first of this month there
was a great a deal of disarrangement as to
these set days and some very ludicrous re-
suits, as when the newspaper men of
Minnesota came on their set day and dedi-
Gated their state building and Governor
Nelson arrived on the day he had set and
found no n to help him dedicate. For a
month or so there was scarcely building
dedicated just at the time and just in the
way advertised beforehand. Sometimes
the governor Of a state was too busy on
the states day or something else was'go-
ing on in the state, and sometimes the
people Of q certain class or industry were
misinformed as to their day. But now, SO
the administration declares with great
poeAVAsoAc0s, a11 CAhe 40 pTOVAueu AOr anu
hereafter the public may rely on seeing
each display on the day announced for it.
Among the most important are the fol-
lowing: Pythian Day, Aug. g, Wheel
mans Day, the 10th. Bohemian Gymnastic
Union Day the 18th. Hayti the 10th, In
diana the 22d, Illinois the 9th, and the
colored people the 25th. In September
almost every day will have its speciality
and aome Of them will be made Of great
historic interest. California will on the
9th celebrate the day when President
Fillmore signed the act making that the
thirty-frst state, thus reversing the orig
fnsl thirteen in the Unions number. The
18th ID set as "Silver Day." but it will not
be anything like a funeral. To "The Vet
Grams" will be given four days, the 18th to
the 18th. Mexico promises q magnificent
display on the 18th. Nevada, Colorado
and Montana will celebrate their admis-
sion days and %"Ireland," including the
Irish in America and elsewhere, will close
the month in a blaze of patriotic exulta-
ton, incidentally celebrating the passage
Of Gladstone's home rule bill as they fond
ly believe. And for the same your sub.