Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-21

tions Perhaps it would be just as well not to seek for many other re semblances, but in witty remarks ana pat anecdotes ex-Secretary Shaw dOea approach the great war president.
 Here is a 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 Mr. Shaw, "who hunted foxes with brass band A very long and embarrass ing pause, while the secretary went OF signing his mail.l He didn't get an, foxes"
 One day Justice Harlan of the su- preme court, propounded this query t. Shaw:
 MT. Secretary, what is the differ enca between a statesman and a pol;- tician?'
 Quick as thought came the answer:
 Its the difference between tl"' young man seeking d position and tic boy looking for d job
 A friend of the family once remark ed to the secretary:
 Mrs Shaw is so kind, isn't she?'
 "Kind?" repeated Mir. Shaw. Mrs Shaw would be kind to her own eXecu- tioner'
 When the treasury portfolio was of fered to Governor Shaw, his friends, in his presence, were speculating as to 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 q mi nor employee named Mike, who went on periodical sprees. But he was con, back each time. MT. Shaw learned 0! this and asked the delnquent's imme. diate superior, What would you do il Mike were dead?" "Oh, I suppose We would have to straighten out thing ourselves" Well, so far as this de partment 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 won!- an," he said finally, ''im always will ing to climb q tree for anybody, but ] couldn't climb greased pole to please my mother. I want to help you, but simply cant do it." 1 Senator Depew once raised great laugh at a London banquet by quoting the following poem as coming from Shaw'S pen:
 "Go ask papa" the maiden said. l He knew that her papa was dead
 He also knew the life he'd led And understood her when she said.
 ''Go ask papa"
 Engishmen 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 infernai regions.
 When Shaw was governor, he was one day making a speech in which he was often interrupted by one man in l the audience This individual buttetl in once too often. In 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.
 Governor Shaw once addressed Il letter to his wife as follows:
 The Best Woman In the World.
 Des Moines. Ia.
 "The letter." said the happy woman 1 q mi VI of dnI iOh md