Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-09

YORK, Shaw was cautioned by Roose-
velt II wouldn't say anything here
about silver II were you, Shaw; let
the dead bury the dead" But Govern
or Shaw shook his head mo, sir" he
replied, stubbornly, "the dead may
come to life again" And in Governor
Roosevelt's hearing he delivered at
Yankton one of the most earnest gold
speeches, talking straight from the
shoulder. At the conclusion of the
speech, while Yanktsn was cheering
itself hoarse, Gov. Roosevelt grabb 3 /
Gov. ShaW's hand and shouted enthu.
suastically: THANK you, thank you
for that speech. l shall never forget
it." And when President Roosevelt
wanted secretary of the treasury lie
remembered that man and that
| speech.
lc Hard Worker.
AS cabinet member, Secretary
down In the morning ahead of most
of the clerks.
What are you doing here ("
growled the Waterman at the door the
second morning of Secretary Shaw's
administration, When the new secre-
tary presented himself at an unseen
ly early hour.
Il thought I'd go to the secretary's
office, II you plase, was the meek
reply.
Don't you know nobody arrives at
this time of day? He's not here yet"
was the contemptuous reply.
| We'll, he ought to be, and that's the
reason want to get in, if you'll let
me-. explained Secretary Shaw, hand
| ing his card to the astonished watch
man.
Tells Many Stories.
Secretary Shaw's prediction for an
illustrating story is one of his notable
traits. There is never political adj
dress without half dozen or more
stories This trait came near getting
him in trouble once. Always a devout
Methodist and enthusiastic church
worker, Shaw was once taken to task
by his fellow workers for what they
were pleased to call his levity. Don't
tell so many stories" they urged, and
Shaw, eager to continue in the work,
agreed never to tell another. But the
very next Sunday he was talking in
| Sunday school and needed toillustrate
his point. He wanted to make the
boys understand how good, wholesome
country lads are changed into bad
boys in the city. He repeated the idea
in various forms several times, but ii
was easy to see that the boys were not
impressed. Something must be done tic
drive the thought home. Finally, IN
Hncnoir hox 1po1,AJ l.:
and blurted out:
He Can't Help 1t.
II can't help it; can't help it; but
it's very much like the farmer who
lived on the Oregon river. This farm
er caught very fine salmon one day
and thought he'd take 1t into the cit,
to the minister, who was very fond O,
salmon" When he had gotten this ia,
the boys Immediately began to pay at
tention. Shaw continued: con the
way to the city he stopped to get din
Inar at q country town and boastet
about the fine salmon and what hi
meant to- do with 1t. Some jokers wen
out to the wagon. took out the salmon
: and put sturgeon in it's place. Whel
John got to the minister's, he reached
under the seat for the salmon ant
pulled ott-a sturgeon. He looked a
1t for moment and then put 1t bacl
and, without ringing the ministers
/ doorbell he turned back home II
shame and sorrow. He stopped at the
same hotel for supper. While he was
in the dining room they took out thu
sturgeon and put back the origina
salmon. John drove on home His sor
met him at the house.
i We'll, how did he like the salmon
father?"
4 "The old man shook his head. "Tha
was no salmon e said. 1T was moth
| ing but an old sturgeon
! Father. what are You talking