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THE OMAHA DAILY HEEi SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 13. 100. Tin; umaha Daily Bee. . ROSE WATER, . EDITOR, PUBLISHED' EVERT MunNINO. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dally Pee (without Punilny), One Year. M 00 Daily Bee and tttinday. One Tear Illustrated Bee. Una Year J 0,1 Bunday One Year .W Haturooy Bee, One Year 1-6" Twentieth Century Frmer, One Tear.. 1W DELIVERED BY CARRIER, Dally Bee (without Sunday), per copy... c Dally Bee (without Sunday). Pr wek...l2o Dally Bee (Including Sunday), per week. lie Sunday Bee, per ropy " Evening Bee (without Sunday), per week to Evening Bee (including Sunday), Per week 1 Complaint of Irregularities In delivery should bo addressed to City Circulation De partment. OFFICES. Omaha The Bee Building. South Omaha City Hall Building, Twenty-fifth and M Streets. Council Bluffs 10 Pearl Street. Chlt-apro 1640 Unity Building. New York 231 Park Kow Building. Washington 601 Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. . Communications relating to news and edi torial matter should be addressed: Omaha Bee, Editorial .Department. BUSINESS LETTERS. Business letter sjid remittances should be addressed! The Bes Publishing Com pany, Omaha. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft, express or postal order, payable to The Bee Publishing Company, only 2-cent stamps accepted In payment or mall accounts. Personal checks, exoept on Omaha or eastern exchange, not accepted. THE BEJBi PUBLISHlN(i COMPANY. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. Slate of Nebraska, Douglas county, ss: George B. Tzscnuek, secretary of The Bee Publishing Company, being duly sworn, says that the actual number of full and complete copies I The Dally, Morning, Evening and Sunday Be printed during the month of October, 1002, was as follwsi 1 84,TOO 17 31,820 2 BO,OSO U 31,400 t 81,190 If .10,400 4 80,970 20 88,240 5 89,300 21 32330 81,200 22 S1,6T0 7 30,010 23 81,740 1 31.0TO 24 , 38,150 31,000 25 81,140 10 81,100 M 20,833 U 38,090 27 81,070 12 80,980 28 81,000 13 81,830 2 81,030 14 31,230 SO 88,800 16 81,040 31 31,830 II .....38,700 000,018 Less unsold and returned copies 8,878 Net total sales 000,748 Net average sales 80,000 QEOROB B. TZ8CHUCK. Subscribed in my presence and sworn to before me ibis Slat day of October, A. D. lOt M. B. HUNOATB. (Seal.) Notary Public To be more explicit, we might call that tied vote on county commissioner a dead lock. The first snow of the season is tnerejy the advance agent of what la in pros pect If any points wore missed by the ap plicants In the market house Injunction suit. It certainly Is by oversight With South Dakota politically unani mous It would be dull Indeed if the re moval of the capital were not being. agitated. A bank failure in Boston la bad, bat It will not create half the talk It would If the railed bank had Coed" located In- some western city. Nearly 1,900 socialist votes recorded at the recent election In Douglas county alone, according to the official canvass, There's food for study here. Hawaii believes not only in endorsing the administration of President Roose velt but In piling up a good steed repnb llcan majority while doing so. It Is now expected that the meat pack' era' merger will become effective Janu ary L ' That rUl give the vegetarians a chance to swear off at the same time. No liquor dealer or druggist who ad vertlsed his notice of application In The Bee ever failed to get his license because of defective publication. Mark this down. , The Indiana Judge who has just di vorced a man from his wife on the ground that she Is a cigarette fiend might fitly have remarked that it is a poor rule that doesn't work both ways. The democrats having at last carried one congressional district in Iowa, the republicans are discussing plans for re- dlstrlctlng the state. Redlstrlctlng, how- ever, is not always synonymous with re deeming. The South Omaha school district Is facing a hole In the bottom of its tress ury. But what else could be expected with so many of the members of th school board wearing such carlaclous pockets? The Illinois State Board of Eaualiea tion Is energetically taking up the prob lem of assessing the corporations of Chi cago, which have so long and no srrosslv averted their Just share of public taxa tion. The tax reform movement is be coming general In the country. Estimates prepared by the heads of the various state Institutions indicate that the coming Nebraska legislature will be asked to make appropriations exceeding $3,150,000. There will be ur gent demand for several faithful watch- logs of the treasury' In the legislative balls this winter. Democratic organs seem to tike de light in declaring with due vehemence that David B. Hill has now eliminated himself completely. Mr. Hill, however, has eliminated himself so many times before this and as regularly resurrected trims) that it Is hardly aafe to count on his permanent political extinguish meat Herr Rlehter Is right The enlight ened opinion of the world will Indorse his statement that parliamentary structlon is as childish as It Is futile. This conclusion . was reached . In this country some years ago, at the time Roger Q. Mills announced In the house of representatives that It was proposed by obstructive tactics "to make the mi nority virtual masters of the majority." LOORIXQ tORWARD. la tho opinion of the Independent Springfield Republican the late elections settled the question of the next repub lican nomination. '"The general "result constitutes a triumph for the president ml makes his unanimous nomination as certain as any future eveut can be. And he has so far well earned the tribute," that paper adds, "by an obvious effort to administer his high office in a con scientious and thorough manner aud with as high a regard for the public Interest at largo as he Is able to see." The Philadelphia Iiedgcr, another In deiendent paper, says that unless all signs fail Iloosevelt will be the repub lican candidate in 1904. "despite the op position of tho practical politicians." There are at present no practical poli ticians of influence known to be op posed to the nomination of the president two years hence and, It Is .not probable there will be. The practical politicians fully understand that the people have entire confidence In Roosevelt aud that they .wish him to succeed himself. Therefore the politicians will make no serious attempt to defeat the popular desire. The administration and Its poli cies having been the paramount Issue In the late campaign, President Roosevelt stands pre-eminently as the logical can didate of his party in 1904. All the great republican leaders recognize this. Moreover, a number of the safely repub lican states have already formally In dorsed him fcr the nomination and more will undoubtedly do so before the next republican national convention. The nomination of Theodore Roosevelt In 1004 being conceded, the results of tho late elections give strong assurance of his election. An analysis of the re turns shows that tho republicans are assured of 237 electoral votes two years hence, from states solidly republican, and the democrats are assured of 101 electoral votes from states safely demo cratic. States designated as doubtful represent 68 electoral votes and If all theoo should go democratic In 1904 the republicans would still have a majority of 88 In the electoral college. Several of these so-called doubtful states, bow ever for Instance New York, Colorado, Idaho and Montana are almost certain to be in the republican column two years hence and probably also Maryland, Dela ware and Rhode Island. It will thus be seen that the outlook for republican success In the next na tional campaign Is In the highest degree favorable and It Is not easy to conceive of anything likely to change It assum ing, of course, that the republican party will in the meantime heed the admoni tion of Mr. Roosevelt to "make good." The late elections will stimulate and strengthen republicanism throughout the country, the promise of continued pros perlty is good, the democracy is worse disorganized than ever. With such con ditions the republican party, under the leadership of President Roosevelt should In 1904 win one of the most decisive victories in its history. SENATORIAL COXTESIS. The senatorial contests of the coming winter will emphasize the demands for the election of United States senators by popular vote. Delaware, which Is not represented In the national senate. elected a republican legislature, but ow ing to the republican factional fight an other deadlock over the election of sen ators is expected. A bitter senatorial contest Is foreshadowed in Colorado, with tho probability that a successor to Senator Teller will not be chosen by the new legislature. Oregon may witness another senatorial fight of the sort which has in the past kept It only half represented.1 The republicans have a large majority in both branches of the legislature, but it appears that they are about evenly divided between the two factions which have long fought for supremacy. The democrats have Just enough votes to prevent the election of a republican unless the two factions agree to come together, of which there Is at present some uncertainty. It is by no means assured that the legislature of Idaho will be able to agree upon a successor to Senator Heitfeld. Were United States senators elected by popular vote, the senatorial question in these states would have been settled at the late election. As It Is none of them Is certain of having a full repre sentation In the senate of the Fifty eighth congress. PROUUTIKU RETALIATION. The action of the German Reichstag in adopting the provision in the new tariff bill which authorizes the govern ment to retaliate on any country dis criminating against German goods, with the explanation by the agrarians that It Ti aimed at the United States, is in dlcatlve of the feeling of commercial hostility in Germany toward this coun try. It appears that the action was brought about by a statement that an American order . for certain German goods had been " canceled because of a change of classification by our customs officials, the allegation being made that the change was Instigated by an Ameri can trust There Is probably no substantial ground for this charge, Implying as It does unfairness on tbe part of Amerl can customs officials at tbe dictation of manufacturers, but In any event .the course of the Reichstag must be re garded as Injudicious, since Its tendency must be to promote commercial retails tion. In the face of very great provoca tion our government has refrained from taking sny steps looking to reprisals for discriminations against our products ou the part of European governments, Ger many In particular. It has held to the principle that commercial wars are un profitable. But If Germany or any other country hall Inaugurate a policy of retaliation the United States will be found ready to meet It to the fullest ex tent The fiscal policy of Germany Is her own affair. She has a right to make tariff duties whatever is deemed neoe sary to protect her domestic Interests. But making reprisals Is a very differ ent matter and It Is a game this coun try can play quite as effectively as Ger many or any other nation. PHCSPeAr MITCHELL'S STJ I E.VIA T. The statement of the mine workers' ease by President Mitchell before the arbitrators Is at once forceful nnd con servative, In Hue with his previous ut te ranees, and will favorably Impress the public. It makes a strong showing of the Justice and the necessity of alle viating the general conditions under which the workers in the anthracite mines labor, conditions obviously hard and imtHous and capable of betterment. ts numerous allegations of fact are matters for proof aud the consideration of the arbitrators, but Its temper and spirit of candor will deepen tbe sym pathy with which the public lias from the first regarded the plight of the miners. Two lmportaut positions are empha sized by Mr. Mitchell which, whatever finding the arbitrators may make ou other branches of the case, are Impreg nable In logic and settled in the public mind. One Is the absolute right of em ployes, as well as of employers, to or ganize, to associate themselves together for the promotion of their common In terests as employes and to act through representatives or agents of their own choosing In all their relations. The right of any number of miners to refuse to Join other associations of miners Is, of course, Identically the same as that ot members of the latter. No one act of the proprietary companies has gone so far to excite public opinion against them as their arbitrary and contemptuous re fusal to treat with the organized miners. to discuss grievances with them or their representatives or to recognize them in any manner. Tbe day has gone by for capital. Itself so elaborately and solidly organized In dealing with labor, to deny the same right to tho latter. Not less fundamental Is the point upon which Mr. Mitchell insists, that youth of both sexes must not bo per mitted In tho mines and mills at an age when they should be In school. This Is a matter of public policy dwarfing In importance any mere local dispute of wages and even any question of prices to consumers. If It could be estab lished on behalf of the proprietary min ing and transportation companies that thev cannot pay the wages demanded by the miners without advancing prices to consumers, then It Is certain that the public would not only consent but in sist that sufficient advance in price be made to bring the wage to a point where the boys and girls in the anthra cite region could be educated as Ameri can children should be. There Is no question on that score. But there Is at least strong ground for believing that the mining and transportation compa nies have absorbed an undue share of the high prices of anthracite, leaving an insufficient portion for the proper sup port and education of the miners' fam llles. It is well to Insist upon these points touching the broad public phases of the subject for In the near future they are bound to enter more and more into de termination of public policy. They are vitally Involved In the Interest of the great third party, the general public, whom President Roosevelt volunteered to represent in this case, an interest which Is really paramount to those of the miners and their employers. IBREATEItlHO ANOTBER BOLDCP. The World-Herald has served notice on the Omaha drusnrists and liquor dealers that they musk submit to another holdup and nlank down $10 each as a peace of feting under the audacious pretense that the World-Herald has the largest circu lation of any newspaper In Douglas countv and under the law Is entitled to publish all notices of applications for licenses. This high-handed attempt to extort money tinder false pretenses could have been readily foreshadowed tne mo ment William J. Broatch was reinvested with a commission on the police board Five years ago Broatch deliberately sought to rob The Bee of its lawful pa tronage by declaring "the Daily World Herald" to be the medium of largest cir culation in Douglas county without tak ing- the trouble to ascertain what was the relative circulation of the Omaha dailies. That arbitrary action was, how ever, overruled by the supreme court which In Its decision punctured the l.uneo name that was sougut to do nlaved upon druggists and liquor dealers by the help of the Broatch commission. The supreme court pronouncea tne nailv World-Herald a figment of tho imagination. It decided that there was no aueh miner as the Dally w oria-uer eld. and declared that as a medium of leeal advertising the Morning Vtoria Herald Is one paper and the Evening World-Herald is another paper, ana laia down the principle that papers given away promiscuously or Bold In the street lv newsboys do not constitute a part or the bona lido circulation of a nowspuper, thus sustaining the contention made for the Omaha Evening Bee as the paper of largest bona fide circulation In Doug las county. As a matter of fact the Omaha Even lng Bee has for moro than twenty-five years maintained that position, and has at all times served by carrier from 25 to fio ner cent more subscribers thau any other paper published In Omaha. That position It holds today and will be able to maintain before the police commission aud the courts. The Bee, of course, can uot prevent liquor dealers from allowing themselves to be held up, but It makes bold to assert that the police commls slou, under the decisions of the supreme court, has no right to Instruct them to advertise in the World-Herald or sny other newspaper, and will not be allowed to divert the publication of liquor li censes from the paper of largest circu latlon under any pretext. It may as well be understood first as last that the license advertising is not within tho gift of the police commission. The object of tbe Slocumb law Is to give the widest publicity, to applications for license and the widest publicity can be obtained only through tho paper that serves the largest number of paying sub scribers. There Is no good reason why some ar rangement should not be made to end tho practice of bringing whole droves of Indians from the Omaha and Winnebago reservations down to this city at every session of the federal court as principals or witnesses In cases for minor law In fractions. By far tho greater number of these prosecutions, even where they result In conviction, entail but nominal punishment, while the demoralization suffered by those who are here only as witnesses takes weeks and months to mend after they are returned to the res ervation. A trip to Omaha by citation of tbe federal court has come to mean for the Indlaus an Invitation to a free debauchery excursion at the expense of the government It ought to bo stopped. Raising the total of the assessment roll for the city of Omaha Is sure to bring down the city tax rate because the city authorities are held down by fixed limi tations on their appropriations for the various funds, but it opens the way for the school board, which rests under no such limitations, to add to the tax bur den by Imposing any school levy It chooses. If the tax rate Is to bo kept down to the point It should be, the school board members will have to be brought to a realization of their responsibility In tho matter. Under our charter provisions the best the city council can do In tbe matter of granting franchises is to submit the proposition for ratification or rejection by the voters. The council therefore cannot go far amiss In agreeing to sub mit a proposition, presented in good faith, carrying conditions of reasonable compensation to tho city and protection against extortion on private patrons. Having bad themselves duly photo graphed in the miners' clothes In which they Inspected the underground shafts, tbe coal strike arbitrators should no longer be subject to sny question as to their qualifications for the work In hand. Visible Signs ( the Times.; Baltimore American. When railroads are unable to handle all the business that Is offered them, there can be no question of tbe general pros perity of the country. Striking- the Mainland Pace. Ban Francisco Call. Hawaii Is having all sorts of trouble be cause of the dishonesty of its publlo offi cials. Our new territorial neighbor will soon reach that stage In civilisation where it will look upon this as one ot the ameni ties of American political life. Graft and Craft of Princelings. Cleveland Plain Dealer. The receet'-revelatlons concerning the traffic la American heiresses should con vince those penniless princelings that they must either prepare to psy their trusted agents, ' or else Induce tbe latter to take the Job on the percentage system. Where the Shoe Will Pinch. Chicago Post. If Mitchell, gets the Increased wages for the men he will have the substance; If the operators succeed In eliminating recogni tion ot the union they will have the shadow. But the only certainty seems to be that the consumer will be assessed the cost In any event. If the Tables Were Turned. ' Providence Journal. Rome howls over the arrest ot Mascagnt In Boston and asks how Americans would feel if Italians had arrested Mark Twain be cause of some technical Infraction of the law. They would feel confident that he would extract considerable fun and some copy out ot the predicament. Gerrymanders Do Not Pay. Philadelphia Press (rep.). The Iowa republicans are talking about rearranging the congressional dlstriots of that state so as to make them solidly re publican. The New Jersey republicans tried to gerrymander that state so as to carry nine out ot ten districts, but tbey spread the vote out so thin that they carried only seven districts. It has been demonstrated often enough that gerrymanders do not pay, Give 'En Hoona to Gong. Washington Star. Tbe sugar trust. It Is reported, has de cided to reduce the price of sugar to 4 cents a pound In retaliation upon the beef trust for some alleged Infraction of agreements. The publlo will applaud such maneuvers and feel Inclined to exclaim, with the fron tlersman whose wife was being chased by an Intruder, "Go it, bear! Oo It, old Control of Wireless Telegraphy. Minneapolis TrBjune. Rear Admiral Bradford of the Naval Bureau of Equipment Is taking time by the forelock In recommending government control of all wireless telegraph stations along the coast of the United States. He foresees tbe time when the use ot such nations, either for communication witd our own vessels and atatlons or for inir ceptlng the messages sent by a possible enemy, will become of vital Importance. Advice for Heedless Ears. Philadelphia Press. Adjutant General Corbln may be right In bis position that young officers In the army should not marry, but he wonld have a pretty hard time carrying out such a policy. A prohibitory law on the subject would be effective In one way, of course. Officers could not marry and stay In the army, but they could leave tbe army and marry. And that Is what a great many of them would do. When a young man concludes to get married he doesn't take no from anybody but the woman In ques tion. Jellying; the Defunct. Cincinnati Enquirer. It Is not uncommon for the defeated leaders In a political campaign to raise their heads out of the ruins, na matter how overwhelming the disaster may hare been, and announce' that tbey are still in the ring and will be on hand at tbe next battle for the same old principles, undismayed and Unceasing In their ardor. To be brave la defeat Is greater than courage In victory and the losers ara Inclined to stand well before the publlo if tbey have to make s bluff at being cheerful. This Is s rapidly moving world and events of much conse quence quickly move to the rear and are forgotten, kttn who show buys lamed! Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder is so perfect in its make, so simple in use. that beginners in cooking may work ,w itli it successfully. It reatty ."makes home baking easy' and gives nicer, better food than the baker's. There is no baking powder or preparation like it or equalling it for quickly and perfectly making the delicate hot biscuit, hot bread, muffin, cake and pastry. PRICE BAKING POWDER, CHICAGO, TJ. 8. A. ately after election sr. not always required to maintain it through the weeks and months. We shall see how it will turn out In the present case. DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP. Public Distrust Written ou the Face of tho Returns. New York Evening Post. (ind.). One lesson of Tuesday's election is writ ten large on the face of the returns: Tbe democrats have not regained the confidence of the country. More narrowly, there re mains evident a distrust of democratic leadership. The democratio policies givs no signs of winning their wsy again, but all the would-be party leaders of the hour have been . dealt terrible blows by the electors. Even Bryan's volubility is quenched under tbe cold douche of both Nebraska and Colo rado gone republican. His fellow-charlatan In Ohio has folded his tent like the Arab. In New York Hill's offensive personality was the obvious and agreed cause, ulti mately, of democratio defeat. Emerson used to say that he preferred to vote with the democrats but to live with tbe whlgs. Changing the name whlgs for republicans, that attitude exactly corre sponds to ths position taksn by great num bers of our best citizens for many years. Their political cnvlctlons were the demo crats, their friendships and soclsl affinities were the republicans. But now tbey have been preferring to vote with tbe republicans for several elections, as well as to live wkfc them. That Is the situation which puts the domocracy to Its trumps. The time has gone by when the party name alone will suffice. It Is all very well tor s candidate, or a leader, to label him self a democrat, but the name has been made of recent years to cover so many brands of political villainy that precise specifications are necessary. Is he a cor ruptionlst like Oormsn, a reckless agltttor like Bryan, a demagogue with a brass band attachment like Tom Johnson, or a creep ing thing like Hill? Then to call himself a democrat will only degrade tbe adjective and not help the substantive In the least. At the pass which party affairs have reached none of the old shibboleths will do. The Independent voters who now bold the balance of power In this country, and are fully conscious ot their strength, are not going to be taken in by any sbam re form, any hybrid reorganization, any dubi ous leadership. 1'nless tbe democracy, In addition to a good cause, can produce a good man and put him In command of Its forces. Its battle Is lost Is advenes. Let the party take a long look at the destined leader of tbe other side, Theodore Roosevelt; let It consider bis heightened prestige, his immense personal following, his remarkable bold upon young men, tbe high favor In which be stands la tbe world of education, and then let it reflect os the Insensate folly and tbe fore doomed failure of sending out some old party hack to meet such as antagonist. POLITICAL, DRIFT. Governor Van Bant of Minnesota Is now talked of as running mate for President Roosevelt n 1901. The new delegate to congress from the territory of Hawaii Is named Jonah Kuhlo Kalantanaole. As the name la likely to Jar the vocal chords the delegate kindly re sponds to the title "Prince Cupid." Bird Coler contributed 170,000 to tbe dem ocratio campaign fund in New York state. $30,000 of which was advanced to the state committee before he received the nomina tion tor governor. It must be admitted he made a good run for the money. The rapidity with which election results may be had where voting machines were used wee effectively shown at Poughkeepsle, N. Y. The polls closed at 5 p. m. Twenty one minutes Ister the local papers an nounced the total vote cast for mayor sod governor. George Fred Williams shakes his cere ments of woe In Massachusetts and an nounces in graveyard tones that he will get busy presently and "undo the mischief perpetrated by fatthloss men." Environ ment does not teach George Fred the beau ties of epltaphy. John Cunnecn, democratio candidate tor attorney general In New York, who was elected by means ot tbe prohibition vote. Is said to be a lawyer of high attainments and uncommonly well fitted for tbe dutlea of tbe office. He Is not a prohibitionist In the political sense, but Is a total abstainer. Vermont's legislators threaten to move the capital from Mont poller unless the locsl tavern keepers restore tbe normal price for boose. There is patriotism to tie to. Every parched throat from Irasburgh to Ben nington will hiccough a cheer to the solons whose resistance to tyranny Is tbe hope ot the republic. Time brings Its revenges. Prof. George Howell, who has been elected to congress from the Tenth district of Pennsylvania, has been connected with the publlo schools of Bcrantoa as teacher and superintendent for a number of years. Lest May friends of Republican Congressman William Connell In the city council defeated him for re-election as ;ity superintendent of schools. Ths democrats took him up as the most avail able man for congress and hs has ousted Congressman Connell, who was a candidate for re-election to tbe house. Hugh McLaughlin, the veteran democratic leader of Brooklyn, Insists that he is In earnest in suggesting that New York be di vided Into two states. "Why not?" says be. "There's money enough and land enough for four, but two will do. The farmers of New York demand tbe right to govera tbe stste, while the people of New York City pay the taxes. If we split the state In two everyone would be satisfied. Let ' one of them be established above Albany and the o'her below it. Each commonwealth could then govern Itself according to Its owa Ideas." f WHITTLED TO A POINT. Detroit Free Press: Mermaduke Did your physician give you a diagnosis et your disease T Mr.llory Yea; he said I had a bad case of high living and no thinking. Washington BUr" "Home folks," said Uncle Kben. "Is Jes' like hens. As soon as dey gits sumpln' laid by foh a rainy day dsy quits work an' attracts so much 'tentlon by delr cacklln' dat somebody comes along an' steals It." Chicago News: "This young man," said the proud father, "Is toy only boy." "And you may well be proud of him," rejoined the aged philosopher, "if he ever amounts to anything." Chicago Tribune: "Miss do Mulr," sal 1 the teacher of the class in physics, "can you give an example of .reflex action T" "Y-os, sir," she replied, hesitatingly, and with a alight blush. "I have reed that hearts are sometimes caught on the re bound." Boston Transcript; Bland I didn't get Mrs. Barnes' husband's vote, after all. although I patted her baby and told her it was the perfect image of Mr. Barnes. Bowers You never have seen Barnes, have you? Bland Come to think of It, I never have. Detroit Free Press! Richard Your 14-year-old daughter seems to be a very capable glr.,r Robert Oh, yes; she has her mother end me under perfect control. Philadelphia Press: "I don't see," said the sensible girl, "hew you could bring yourself to run around after that actor such a conceited stick as he la." "You're mistaken," replied the matinee girl. He's just as modest as he can be. Why, when I asked him whom he con sider the greatest actor m the world h- actually blushed and replied that it wasn't for him to say." i THE SPINSTER'S LAJKEWT. Katherin. Tynan In Harper's Weekly. Where are now the gay lads gone Who my partners war of yore? At the dance I sit alone Once the lightest on tho floor. Chits I dandled on my knee Fling me many a scornful glance. Wonder withered girls like me Show their (aces at tho daooe. Where are all the gay lads gone Who my partners were of oldt Many a one lies under stone. Under stone, the night is cold. Bauey girls they pass me by, Toaa their topknots arid their curie, Twenty lovers ence had L Bo take warning by me, glrlsl WlUle lies in Cktongad, Jack sleeps sound In Ktlnaree; Patrick was a coaxing lad; Patrick's quiet under the sea. Joe and Jim and Valentine ' All are gone on self -same path, Play the musts, pour the win.. But the fiddler's name Is Death. Where are now the loves I lost Tim and Jerry, bob and Dick? At the dance I sit, a ghost. . Count the dead and not the quick. Count the dancers who are gone, Brown and black and golden head. At the dance I alt alone, ZeU say. rosary oc la. seas.
