Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-28

delega tons at conventions. The pictures
on the canvas represent the deeds of the
men in the band. The noise of a drum
comes from within and an Indian song
is heard. rehearsal is in progress
Puppy for Soup.
The strolling visitor is likely to get tam
gled up with a playful puppy. The course
OF these gayeties will find him in a ket-
tie. and later on he will be consumed as
a rare delicacy by some who have tried
quail on toast without showing enthusi-
asm. But here comes a party Of young
beaux horseback. singing Dakota
love song. After they have passed. a girl
of some twenty years who is beading a
moccasin is heard to say to her chum:
1.-The leader of those singers is Edward
Cp-the-Stump."
And who is he?"
why. he plays the organ at ST James
Chapel. In Up-the-stump's camp. on Bit
ter Medicine creek He is the youngest
son Of old Chief Up-the-stump.'
Els he engaged. Minnie?''
mo, Jessie. He has come here for a
wife. and believe you will be the one he
will marry
II? Why do you say that?'
Because he will race for the boys prize
and you will ride for the girls prize. I
think you will both win. and he has said
that he will propose for the hand of the
girl winner-if he also wins. My father
says that is certain. and we know that
you will beat all the girls. Julia Smells
the-log has a horse as fast as yours, but
she is afraid to ride him as hard as he
will go, SO you will win
You forget that Annie Strong-talk is
not afraid to ride
But her horse is not as good as yours"
Nothing Stronger Than Pop.
Further along is a lemonade stand,
where the native police see that the white
visitor gets nothing stronger than pop to
assuage his thirst. From several direc-
!tions come sounds Of the talking machine.
Some original Indian records are on tap.
and, of course. are the favorites. Later
the band from the reservation boarding
school will be present and give some brass
band music with Indifferent success.
Yonder. toward the center of the grounds.
an Indian dance is being rehearsed, and
the choir about the drum is rendering
Indian melody in it's best style. The
yelps and bowls may be music to the ears
of those who admire the voices Of the dog
and the COW. but to the civilized ear 1t
generally sounds harsh and discOrdant.
In the renaissance of savagery now In
progress under the auspices Of the Indian
bureau man OF fine musical talent was
employed. at a good salary. to construct
harmonieS out OF these primitive Indian
melodies. He had carte blanche in his
work, but after some months Of vain en-
deavor to arouse enthusiasm for it he
withdrew.
The bass drum and the brazen voices OF
the brass band accord more nearly than
anything of a civilized nature with the
Indians idea of beauty in sound. His
conception of time is rudimentary. The
thump. thump, thump of the drum Is the
only tempus the Sioux Indian employs for
his musical compositions. All the native
dancing is done to the same tina. Rarely
Indian dancer. In c1Vll.Z q square
dance keeping time with the music. He
walks through the figures to any old time.
Is there an Indian Jig or clog dancer on
earth? Probably not. Because he has no
rhythm In his nature. the Indian cares
nothing for the round dance-except