The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
l h6 Warm Corner.
(FOR MEN ONLYA

io'iU 4nSluole eAplAhing the Anglo
Boer war to friend the other day. you
know, England has stood a perfectly
awful lot OF cheek trDm that old krug-r"
satd she. The English want TO &c, into
the Beers country because there are 20 a
mines there, ana the norrid Beers will
neither hunt for goId or diamonds III I'M
selves nor permit the English to 90 if.
II 8 perfectly ridiculous for such IooLine
OLD IfIgnts as the Beers are 10 refuse tn
let those perfectly elegant Engi.sn army
omcerS, with their uniforms that fit like
gloves, into their country, and 1 should
think the whole civilized world would b7
against any people led by such look
ing man as that old Paul Kruger with
tLat ridiculous hat and that oIo-fashIon-
ed fringe of whiskers round his face I
told papa that should think such a ruds
and countrified people as the Beers would
De denshted TO nave real society people
llke the EnShsh come among them and
teach them to wear decent clothes and
cut their hair. Papa said he thought 90
too, and that the Beers seemed to thing
the English enriched the soil. but 7
cont know what he meant. He said that
Mark Twain had explained that the Eng
llsh were mentioned in the Bible where
1t says: Blessed are the meek, for thew
Will inherit the earth. Of all stupid
thlngs mems jokes are the worst, don't
you think so, Mayme?"
Here is a receipt for a ''critioue'' of q
recital by long-haired pianist with an
Impossible name, warranted to fit any
case, and recommended to an evening
paper to be kept on the standing galley
for emergencies:
'Dumdoodle played a series of etch-
tngs in tone work to musicianIy audi-
ence last evening at the Auditorium.
and never in the history of ToodleviIle
was such treat given. The dreary,
heart-broken Chopin was never interpret
ed with such sorrowful and perfect ca
dence; never was Schuman shown I'D in
such taste, and his points brought out so
clearly. 1t was grand and noble. Dunn
doodle Is superlative artist. but his I'm
itations are universal. He played with
such color and fire that the audience rose
at him and for a moment he looked
frightened, but continued with great
nerve and courage. There are only a few
things Dumdoodle cannot do-at these
pIfces-and these he only does in the art
centers Of Paris and Chicago. He reveals
all the possibilities of tone color with
enc hand, throwing kisses at the audience
with the other. but he is not what is
known as an intellectual artist, and has
none Of the signs of 1t in his face and
hair. His pianissinlo is the best heard
since Dufonny was here. 1t IS in delicate
tones that Dumdoodle Is at home. He
uses original tones rarely. His bass is
a thunder shower, sudden and terrific,
not cyclone; his treble is the trill Of a
bird, a young bird. not an old bird.
Through the most difficult passages Dunn
doodle uses the sing ng tones Of the piano
with great but nCiseless effect. When he
object sought is tone color he uses the
pedals with both feet, but this is only in
rare moments and when the audience is
not looking. He is the Shakespeare, Mi
ton and Byron of music rolled into one.
He played with dignity, Sat up straight
and did not finch in his reading Of
Weber's superb harmonies. His temper
is deliberate, but under perfect control,
and he seeks the sympathy Of his audi
erce with subtle notes of appeal that
charm, and are all within the limits of
dynamic power. The bird voices are all
there, and he throws up his head as If t.
catch the rays of the setting sun as he
plays the evening song with rapt feeling.
Il is marvellous to see with what agility
he keeps one eye on the piano
and the other on the box office
Ills tone Units are second only to his tone
hints. One moment he IS gentle and
quiet, the next fierce and terrible, but
grace and tact are expressed all through
This is the man charm. he Is only one
thing at q time. One minute you hear the
your hat for fear it will blow off the
bridge, ard then You glide cf into space
with Laila Rookh and the angels. DUN
doodle IS a great artist in color, but he
does not put 1t on too thick His playing
is an education in tone work and he
makes the piano speak his great love for
humanity and genius gui-e5 lis fingers as
they run riot over the keys
''Dumdoodle uses only the De Smithers
/ piano. and after going into the factory
for repairs, 1t can be found at Jones
Bros, on Main stree. DumdoodIe is very
tired after his recitals, and refused to be
interviewed further than to say that he
loved this country moro and more every
year; he also says he does no team
work"
Two school teachers were talking about
cur venerable and well beloved comptrol-
Ter the other day One of them opined
that he had a mind like the American
mule who decided the battle in Africa.
Able enough. she said. but a help or a
hindrance, according to the way 1t was
pointed.
Charlotte Perkins stetson is ravaging
the Northwest, in the interest of the
down trodden sex, to say nothing of the
gate money.
Alas! how spreads the ocean of our woe
How Fate rebuffs us with heavier bow,
Leaving us shivering in cur guilty tracks
'Twixt the man with the hoe and Stet-
sons cleaning ak
Gen. Otis brave men have captured
eleven barrels full of Mrs. Aguiualdo's
clothing. This is the most decisive vic
tory of the war. for Madam Ag will GER
tainly insist upon Emilio surrendering
just to establish the "ongtong cordyala''
with her splendid toys. She will ask in
thrilling Tagal accents If this is a war
upon women. When the Thirteenth ar
rived they refer ed to service of the great
and good governor general as 20. ming the
queens body guard" a curious colnci-
dence.
A man who mas evidently suffered as
some Of the rest of us have, writes a let
ter to a New York paper in which he tells
some mighty truths about women and
their manner of buying tickets which is
worthy of being quoted here IL the hope
that 1t may catch some stray femlrins
eye and q much needed reform ensua He
says:
Women, lovely. inexplicab.e women
and their ways are troubling me and I
can myself find no solution of the follow