The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-09-04

Apparently as pugnacious and virile
as a man half his age. former Senator
William NJ Stewart. known as the
Santa Claus of the Senate" because Of
his wondrous white whiskers. has come
to this little town TO begin life anew at
the age of seventy-eight years.
Thus says a dispatch to Washington
from RhyoIite. New.
Since his retirement from public life
last March after a service in the upper
branch of Congress covering more than
forty years, the world has heard little
of Senator Stewart. The newspapers
published dispatches TO the effect that
he was once more poor man and that
he would make his residence in the
West. Then they forgot all about him.
To lose a fortune is a serious enough
misfortune at any period of life, and
nj Senator Stewards age it is almost
without exception crushing blow. The
fact that it has not proved so in his
case may be because he is used TO losing
fortunes and making them, or II may
be because he is not like other men
Not Crushed by Failure.
Whatever may be said about the SEN
ator politically. his bitterest enemies
will not deny that the physical makeup
of the man is marvellous TO the last de-
gree and that his courage is splendid. He
Is OF the type that cannot conceive de-
feat. but goes right on lighting in blind
ignorance OF the fact that it is hopeless
" v-orsted in the battle of life And the
Senator has more than once renaD.lit2t-
ed his fortunes when his friends be
lived that he was at last down ana
ont " Those who know him best are not
so sure that he will not do IL again, II
ne is nearly four score
Senator Stewart-the title will always
stick 10 him-expects 10 move INTO his
new home here in few days. When he
started TO build II, down in the bulifroG
district the townspeOpie. who knew his
record for Cayety in the East. said:
We're glad 10 have you with us, Sen
ator: but what are you doing way down
here in this lonely place.
oh. I'm just going 20 get back among
the boys for while, answered the old
man. strengthening his six feet of
stature and throwing back his broad
shoulders
! This air makes me feel like four
year-old. There's no place like Nevada. /
tell you. and | figure that I'll be doing a
bag law business here before long Bet
; ter To wear out than 10 rust. you know. "
Back Among the Boys.
/ HIS new house cost $4,000. That is
more than he was believed TO have saw
ed out OF the wreck when the mode
GalTN l3In III virginia put the ldSl
| touches on financial ruin that was
! begun when he tried TO force a real
estate boom in the direction OF Stew
! arts Palace" the gore gous structure he
/ put up in Washington at a time When
he was one of the Weaithiest men there
The new home is a one-story abode
| ornamented with red and white stone
| Ii has ten rooms and is finished through
| out I'm the finest woods. The bathroom
/ daZZles With tiles and silver trappinS.
| and has a genuine shower bath.
| II want to make IL as comfortable a:
! | can for my wife and daughter" saiC
! the old Senator. They're not as useC
! to roughing 1t as | am
/ A wide veranda stretches around tn,
! entire house. and the grounds are beinl
/ graded and fenced and sodded Ther,
. is a pretty stable and quaint httL
: chicken house, for the Senator is partia
! 10 chickens He has pure based 200 fowl.
and i'm his stable. instead rf thorough
bred horses he has Z large sleek pai
| Of mules. which he considers more an
| propriate To the country
One more addition is to be made t,