The Washington herald., 1913-03-27

lives on a big farm near Knoxville. but has
never fretted himself over crop rotation
or pamphlets on How to Make the Farm
Pay" He simply hires a farm manager
and goes ahead with his law practice.
BY sticking strictly to his profession and
letting agriculture alone. he has managed
to keep his farm on a paying basis.
At least one man down that way. how
ever. regards Shields as a regular farmer.
They were having a county convention
few years ago, and this man offered a
motion that Shields be Endorsed for an
other term as Judge OF the State Supreme
Court. It was pointed out to him that
Shields' first term wouldn't expire for two
or three years. and that to indorse him for
ths next term would be almost premature.
Yes" insisted the Shields enthusiast.
but want to head OFF any possible op-
position to the man. He Is the first farm
er We ever had on the Supreme Bench,
and II We aren't mighty careful they'll
put q lawyer there IN his place"
When Senator John shafroth Of Colo
rado was a small boy down in little
town in Missouri he had a sweetheart
who thought rather well OF him. She
said he had II in him TO do something
big, and that some day his voice would
be heard In the United States Senate.
Shafroth was half inclined to believe
the girl was right. At any rate. he was
glad she felt that way about II, and he
came back with q counter prediction. He
said that II he became a United States
Senator. then she would be Mrs. United
States Senator. She blushed. and replied
that she wasn't 80 sure.
The funny part OF 1t is that both fore
casts have come true. In fact, II Sha-
froth were not now Senator and that girl
Mrs Shafroth, there would be no sense
in telling the story.
After Shafroth had been practicing law
in his home town for three years, he got
out the family atlas one day to refresh
his memory in regard to the geography
Of States lying to the west. He noticed
Colorado represented by beautiful
shade of pink, and 1t seemed to him that
Denver ought TO be a good place for
bright young lawyer destined TO be
member of the United States Senate.
He mentioned the project to his broth
er. and the latter thought his brain must
have slipped else he wouldn't have con-
ceived such a thing.
WHAT said his brother. pass up
fine law practice like you've got taking
in almost 81 900 a year. for an uncertain
ty!" And he walked away shaking his
head.
Shafroth went to Denver. but three
years later he returned to the home
town-for the girl"
This is the story Senator Chiffon has
been saving to tell to President Wilson:
A man came over from Russia a few
years ago and settled in West Virginia.
He was a natural merchant. and made
a lot of money. There was a movement
started to raise s1o0co for a church by
the adherents to some new-fangled kind
OF religion. They got the foreign-born
hero of our story interested. and he
gave them about half the entire sum
they required. Even then they couldn't
raise the rest, and after two or three
months they came around TO know II he
couldn't ante again to the extent OF, say,
5000
what" says he. Me give you $500
more, after all you got from me. Nav.
Not another cent. Before I'd give you
anything more. I'd Join the Preseyte-
rians, even II I did go to hell"
Senator Robinson OF Arkansas is not
only the fourth man to succeed the late
JEFF Davis in the course Of few weeks,
but holds the worlds record for the num-
ber of important offices held in short
time. Within two months he was men,
Der Of the lower House Of Congress, Gov
ernor, and Senator. The only thing to
mar his rapid flight IS the fact that
number Of people down his way have
criticised him for quitting the Governor
ship so soon. many declaring that It was
tust like breaking a contract, jumping
lease, running away with the French
maid, or as the old saying is. selling
ones birthplace for mess OF putty.
Elevator men about the Capitol don't
talk much about It, but II overpowered
and forced to tell the truth. they will
admit that nothing vexes them so much