Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-12

One day Justice Harlan of the su- preme court, propounded this query L. Shaw:
 Mir Secretary, what is the diffes ence between statesman and p0l;- tician:'
 Quick as thought came the answer: Its the difference between the young man seeking a position and the boy looking for job"
 A friend of the family once remark ed to the secretary: = .al.s...a. Mrs Shaw Is so kind, isn't she:'' 'Kind:" repeated Mr. Shaw. Mrs. Shaw would be kind to her own zyetr. tioner.n -.fr1 IT. frr1-l.s.->>-a< ll1 .>>-a< .E >S;---~~szs1=$rs<< a>'''- V When the treasury portfolio was of fered to Governor Shaw, his friends. in his presence, were speculating as whether he would accept or not He set their minds at rest by telling the following story:
 Two boys, Bill and Bob, were at the dinner table Some time before the end of the meal the pie was passe0 Bill declined to take any saying he was not yet ready for the dessert BoH helped himself to the biggest piece on the plate and, turning to Bill, remark ed, Bill, allus take pie when pie l. passin'.'' ,.xs..5s1:'a
 The treasury department had a mi hn on periodical sprees. But he was con sidered indispensable. so was take. back each time. Mir. Shaw learned of this and asked the delinquents imne diate superior. What would you do if Mike were dead:' "Oh. suppose " would have to straighten out thing, ourselves Well, so far as this dt partment is concerned, Mike is deaG So begin and straighten' ../E a.a.A---b-. - Is.ss.
 When he was secretary he alway$ wanted to help people if he could, bus, much as he desired t2 assist one Woa an to position, he saw it was impo- sible
 'l tell you how it is. my good VOL! an," he said finally, I'm always vii! ing to climb tree for anybody, but couldn't climb I sreased pole to pleas my mother want to help you, but simply cant do it.
 Senator Depew once raised a great laugh at a London banquet by quoting the following poem as coming from Shaw's 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,
 ''Go ask papa"
 Englishmen are said to be slow in seeing d joke, but even they caught on to the girls polite method of telling an unweleome suitor to go to the infernai regions.
 When Shaw was governor, he Waa one day making a speech in which h" was often interrupted by one man iA the audience This individual butted 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 I 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 n letter to his wife as follows:
 The Best Woman In the World.
 Des Moines, la ''The letter." said the happy woman with mixture of delight and senti ment. was delivered 10 me without question as the postmaster knew the writing
 When Bellamy Storer was dismissed from the diplomatic service recently some one asked shaw if the deciSio" had been sudden. In answer came a story.
 out west" said the secretary there was tenderfoot who struck new town just as q funeral procesSion was coming out. He stood and watch ed it file by and then inquired of one of the bystanders who the deceasei was.
 "'Pink Eyed Bill was the reply. "'Was his death sudden:' inquired the tenderfoot
 Sudden" said the resident No. stranger. He'd been under suspicion a