Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-08-15

militia, and the members of one com pany rendered their resignations. The governor dismissed them in a charac teristic letter, closing as follows:
 "You can depart to your homes. Yon do not deserve it, but will pay your hotel bill and trust that may nevet be bothered with any more such band box and holiday soldiers"
 In his first speech in the senate the South Carolina man paid his respects to President Cleveland in rather savage fashion. He recounted how he had come to Washington as governor to attend Cleveland's inauguration, stand. ing out for several hours in drizzliny rain to see the first Democratic eXecu tive since the war. Then Tillmar raised laugh by vehemently exclain ing:
 God forgive me for being such fool"
 It was some time before this tha, rillman had made the thrust at tho president which fastened on the Sout, Carolinian the sobriquet of "Pitchfor'. Ben" It was as follows:
 But if go to the senate promis, dents fat old ribs''
 At another time Senator Tiilman e1 claimed:
 II would rather go to hell with my followers than to heaven with the oth CT crowd"
 To Columbia audience in his own state he said; This is the fifth time I've tried to poke some sense into the heads of you people, but suppose you don't want it. and think you had bet ter beat your drums and stampede like lot of towards, as you did the second time came here.'
 Later. .at the same meeting:
 You are a set of old fossils, and you can go to the devil in your own way don't want your votes.''
 This is rather grim humor, it must be admitted. Of somewhat gentle; quality is the following, given at tut time of his row with his colleague. Senator McLaurin: X young reportes was gathering statistics as to the fla vorite recreations and books of Wash ington notables. When the South Carolina man was approached he look ed the reporter over quizzically and ra piled:
 Every one knows my favorite recrG atiOn-having fun with McLaurin. My favorite book is If Christ Came to Congress-
 The reporter thanked him and askad where Senator Depew might be found
 Why" said Ttllman. "Chauncey Ia in Europe. but he continued, with sly gleam in his one eye. II can giv" you the information you seek. De pew's favorite recreation Is playinS penuchle, and his favorite author is E P Roe"
 Gan you tell me his favorite work?
 Certainly. Senator Depew's favor ite work is Opening Chestnv, Burr''
 Senator Tillman dropped into the wa, department one day to see Secretary Taft.
 See here," exclaimed the secretary who had just assumed spectacles-"s here what you have driven me to with your attacks on my character and mo tives. You have forced me to take to glasses"
 "Well." responded Senator Tillman "1 hope sincerely it will enable you to see the constitution now"
 The South Carolina man got dry fun out of the rate bill fight. When Aid rich accused him of abandoning his own measure when the Hepburn bill was placed in his charge. Tillman re sponded:
 'l never deserted my baby. but the senator from Rhode Island insisted upon putting his own dress upon it.. That was distasteful to me, and the bantling is sleeping peacefully. Ther some one dropped another kid in my house. and am holding it. l won, deny that l am suspicious of the pa ternity of the brat and of the brat Itself"
 During one of the daily colloquiea that occurred between the two Senate, Spooner said
 The last cartoon saw of the sep ator from South Carolina represented him as down in the straw and being kicked by the Democratic donkey"
 "The last one I saw" said Tillman represented me as riding the donkey. with the Republican elephant tied to It's tail"
 "What's before the senate anyway, MT. President?" demanded a senator during Hull one day.
 CT am before the senate" Senator