Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-25

ness of dress, his
 epigrams and his
 A'as'''7"'@ homely illustra- tions. Pernaps it would be just as well not to seek for many other re- semblances, but in witty remarks and pat anecdotes ex-Secretary Shaw does approach the great war president.
 Here is sample of the aptness of his; stories:
 A man went to him one day when there was talk of some customs frauds in New York to ask if he intended starting an investigation.
 q knew fellow once," said MT. Shaw, "who hunted foxes with brass band A very long and embarras:, ing pause, while the secretary went on signing his mail.l He didn't get any foxes"
 One day Justice Harlan of the su preme court, propounded this query to Shaw:
 MT Secretary, what is the diffe"- eIlEc DSlA cen tt StttGoi!lu anu q pun ticiun?"
 Quick as thought came the answer:
 'It's the difference between the young man seeking d position and the boy locking for a job.'
 A friend of the family once remarl. ed to the secretary:
 "Mrs Shaw is So kind, isn't she?'
 "Kind?" repeated Mr. Shaw. MT; Shaw would be kind to her own eXccl; tioner."
 When the treasury portfolio was of fered to Governor Shaw, his friends, in his presence, were speculating as ta whether he would accept or not. He set their minds at rest by telling the following story:
 1.-Two boys, Bill and Bob, were at the dinner table. Some time before the end of the meal the pie was passed. Bill declined to take any, saying he was not yet ready for the dessert. Bob helped himself to the biggest piece on the plate and turning to Bill, remark ed, Bill. allus take pie when pie is passin'.'"
 The treasury department had mi. nor employee named Mike, who went on periodical sprees. But he was con sidered indispensable, so was taken back each time MT. Shaw learned of this and asked the delinquent's imme diate superior, What would you do fl Mike were dead?" "Oh, I suppose We would have to straighten out things ourselves" Well, so far as this de pertinent is concerned. Mike is dead. So begin and straighten"
 When he was secretary he always wanted to help people if he could, but. much as he desired to assist one wom- an to position, he saw it was impos- sible.
 "I tell you how it is. my good wom- an," he said finally, "rm always will ing to climb tree for anybody, but l couldn't climb greased pole to please my mother. want to help you, but l simply cant do it.''
 Senator Depew once raised great laugh at a London banquet by quoting the following poem as coming from Shaws pen:
 "Go ask papa" the maiden said.
 He knew that her papa was dead.
 He also knew the life he'd led
 And understood her when she said.
 "G0 ask papa"
 Englishmen are said to be slow in seeing joke, but even they caught on to the girls polite method of telling an unwelcome suitor to go to the inferna. regions.
 When Shaw was governor, he was one day making speech in which he was often interrupted by one man in the audience This individual butted In once too often. Tn an unhappy mo ment he broke in with Pardon me. but
 Before he could finish the governor replied: well, I've pardoned lots worse fellows than you in my time and l presume it would be unjust to draw the line here"
 The fellow sat down. and during the remaining two hours of the address there were no more interruptions.