The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-06


troller of the destinies Of thousands OF
hood: the largest individual owner of cop.
per holdings in the world. member OF the
United States Senate, art connoisseur an6
director in dozens of institutions and cor.
porations the man who is said to have
the largest income of any person in the
wcrid-hCw shall he be described?
AS one who has risen from the lowly
walks OF life TO a power in the financial
and political world, he surely must beau
characteristics and possess qualities with
which few are endowed.
Always erect. he Is about feet 81
inches in height. His shoulders are spare,
his frame is lean. his features are sharp
~ cast lie has the eyes of the eagle.
They search an interrogation with a
penetrating glance and speak when his
lips are dumb. His chin IL covered with
a iuxuriant brown beard and has upper
lip with a carefully trained mustache.
His hair is still abundant. and now, in
the sixty-fifth year of his busy life, shows
only a streak Of gray here and there His
eyebrows are busny ana far prOtruding,
the eyebrows Of thinker, of a man VINO
closes his eyes upon problem one In
slant to open them the next and settle
Inc disposition of properties and determine
Gestin'es.
A STUBBORN FACE.
Senator Clark has the face of a man of
determination, Of quick, decisive power,
out sui one that is shrewd enough not to
miss the minor details OF unuertakings
which often mean SO much for their sue
cess or failure.
He lmoresses you with the belief that
he will tight. and fight on with the ten
acity of a bulldog. and falling in the last
ditch. will rise and fight again.
His words are chosen. carefully chosen !;
his voice is well naooulated. rarely rising
above the tone used in ordinary CONVERSE
ton.
1t was his quiet demeanor. his sober
ness. his seriousness; which can, II neces-
denunc!ation, that impressed me.
While his frame is not large. it is well
muscled. Senator Clark being wiry. MINI
quirements which are the result of years
Of continuous activity at his mining prop
critics In Montana and other States. where
one must be alert and quick and active
when climbing among the rocks and debris
upon a tour Of inspection
Climbing mountains did Senator Clark q
world OF good in making him q strong
man. as the healthful mountain air de-
and strong.
What about this man-his hopes, his
ambitions. his warnings In the autumn Of
been reached and there is nothing to do
but look forward for another world to
conquer?
The private life Of Senator Clark is laid
bare for the first time.
II you were worth great many million
dollars. how would you live and what
would you do?
dred million dollars, and this Is how he
passes his time:
HIS SIMPLE HABITS.
His habits are simple. his requirements
few. He has his fads. as you have yours.
He is very unlike the Hibernian laborer
who when asked what he would do If he
suddenly found himself possessed of a few
million dollars replied that he would en-
gage an extensive suite of rooms at the
Wsldorf-Astorla. dine well. with plenty
in the morning, retire, and when the
porter came to call him yell over the
transom that he didn't want to be an
noyed.
The Senator is an early riser. He ac-
CURED the habit during early days on the
farm, when the cows had to be MIXED
and he did the milking. He Is IN New lew
when he is here he takes his breakfast
shortly before 8 o'clock-that is, after he
has stretched his muscular limbs in
short jaunt.
Breakfast Is not sumptuous.
His morning and midday meals are very
light and simple. and he waits until the
Suss sss 1nSsr wsn ne
dinner in the evening. Then he walks
again. Leaving the Lisbon apartments, ut
No. It's West Fifty-eighth street. where he
yer. having one apartment, for himself and
another for his art treasures. he starts
with q swinging pace to Fifth avenue and
heads for the south.
There are many mornings when he does
not reach his office until noon. But the
hours intervening between breakfast and
midday have been busy ones. He has
bankers to see, art galleries to visit
friends to call upon. many little business
affairs to oversee, and all this Consumes
time. But he invariably, in fair weather.
waiks 70 MS omee: ano lrom Fifty.eiEhth
His mail takes up a couple OF hours, two
being kept busy. while his
Mr.. A. Underwood. Is firing