The Washington herald., 1907-08-11
MEN AND THINGS.



Stewart. who was a well-known figure for
so many years as United States Senator
from Nevada. Stewart Castle on Du-
pont Circle. was ore Of the original show
places Of Washington. That was in the
day before the Letters, the Pattersons,
the Townsends. the WadswOrths, the
Larz AndeTsons, and others built their
mansions here. Stewart Castle gave way
TO the march OF fashionable progress,
after having been used as the Chinese
Legation. and was torn down. A man
sion commensurate with modern de-
mands will ultimately take its place.
Stewart made ard lost two or three for
tunes He was a fcrty-niner, and a
quarter Of a century or so ago became
so opulent hat he was known as the
silver king" His riches were dlssi-
pated, however, by extrayagances of va
rious sorts, and when he retired from
the Senate only a few years ago, he
was practically penniless. and his condi-
ton excited the sympathy Of all who
had known him in the heydey Of HIS
prosperity. An ardent silver man, his
chronic habit Of talking about the
crime of 70, IN season and out Of sea-
son. led to his being Fidlculed oftentimes
during his closing years IN the Senate:
but his kindly, generous nature won and
| held many sincere friends Hho kept a
warm spot in their hearts foF him. Get
( ting his affairs into shape. he pluckily
went back to Nevada and began life
anew. On Friday he celebrated his
eightieth birthday Having made some
lucky strikes IN mining. instead Of row
| being down and out" financially, his
wealth is again conservatively estimated
at quarter of a million dollars. WASH
ington will rejoice In the good fortune
that has come 20 the fine old man.
PitiabIe Case of DeIamater.
The passing Of George W Delamater.
who took his life on Tuesday at Pitts
burg. was pitiably distressing. He was
tbs victim OF the first uprising Of the
people against Boss Quay's domination in
Pennsylvania politics. Quay named him
as the Republican candidate for gov
ernor in 1890 Machine methods ruled
absolutely. Delamater was essentially
the product OF the machine. By an al
most unprecedented upheaval his Demo-
cratic opponent was elected. This brought
10 Delamater financial ruin. as well He
had staked his all on that campaign. and
lost For seventeen long years he strug-
gled TO retrieve his lost fortunes, but
did not fully succeed. A life insurance
Of $4,000. however. which he managed
! 70 carry, will provide for those members
Of his family surviving him. OF the
hundreds who enjoyed his bounty before
( political defeat. not one was present at
the simple funeral service. No politician
Of the old Quay school came 70 pay trib-
ute. The body was taken from Pittsburg
+ 10 Meadville and there inferred.
/ ST. Gaudens' Rock Creek statue.
The real name Of the St Gaudens statue
I in Rock Creek Cemetery, dedicated 10
/ the memory Of Mrs. Henry Adams. is
The Peace which Passeth Understand
I ing This name was given the statue
I by the sculptor himself When it was
first erected a Westinghouse friend
/ In youth OF Mrs. Adams, who was Clara
( Hooper, Of Boston-wrote 70 St GaudenS
/ and inquired as TO the name. He answered
/ that Mr.. Adams had asked him for "a
/ statue Of Nirvana, but that as he did not
know what that meant be had tried 70
( express it by The Peace which Passeth
/ Understanding. There has long been
/ wide misunderstanding as to the real
/ name OF this beautiful piece of art. which
/ has come 10 be almost universally re-
garded as ST. GaUdens' masterpiece.
COmtesSe de Boigne's Memoirs.
/ Great interest has been taken in the
recently discovered memoirs Of the Com
tesse de Boigne, who loved to record her
/ impressions Of the people with whom
she associated a hundred years ago. One
/ OF the most famous OF her companions
was Louise dc Condo, OF whom she writes
| I had great speculative veneration for
/ the youthful Louise de Condo, weeping
/ for the crimes Of her country at the feet
I Of affairs / had formed a romantic idea
+ Of her. but il was necessary 10 avoid
/ seeing the heroine. Common. vulgar, ig-
nOrant she was middle-class in her
thoughts, IN her sentiments, in her
actions. words and person. One was
4 tempted 10 pity God for being so con-
stantiy importuned by her; she called on
/ Him for help In the mosf futile circum-
/ stances Of her pueTile existence I have
seen her offer up a prayer to recover a
BAH OF wool which had fallen under her
chair"