The age-herald., 1901-01-06

 since MT. Buffers death. It seems to be no less a bright spot in the old gentleman's life than in that of the young people. But they respect MT. Rogers desire to keep his own business to himself, and Paterson has been able to get very little comfort out of the friendship. Perhaps that is one reason why the friendship is so strong.
 An aged housekeeper Is in charge of the house. The lawns are neatly kept and the walks are always swept clean.
 Another story sets him down as woman hater. It is said of him that he will never go to a place where he is likely to meet a woman. The only foundation this yarn has is that MT. Rogeers is a bachelor. Another complaint Paterson has made about MT. Rogers Is that in years gone by when pub lie subscription papers have been circulated MT. Rogers has been visited by insistent and voluble persons, with lists of signatures and plentiful reasons why he should add his name to the others with the gift of a large amount of money.
 Sometimes MT. Rogers, after studying the purposes of the subscription and the list of those who had already contributed, de- clined to have anything to do with It. Some times he gave as much money as he though the matter called for from him. But inva- r.aby the andable persons who brought the appeal to him expressed great disappoint- ment that a man possessing from $S,000,OoO to $S0,000,000 should not have subscribed more freely. These criticisms were not all ways reserved till MT. Rogers was out or hearing He answered them by sealing down his public subscriptions.
 What do you want?'i he said once to woman who came to him with paper flor a worthy cause"
 "Money-lots of money" replied the wo- man, vivaciously.
 what did you come to me for?' he ask ed.
 Because I knew you had such lots Of money, MT. Rogers" said the young wo- man, that I thought you could spare lit- tie bit of it."
 ''Oh, you did.' exclaimed MT. Rogers.
 'Then why did you say you were going to see Old Man Rogers today, but you knew it wouldn't do any good? l wouldn't for the world disappont a lady. Good after noon."
 MT. Rogers owns a great deal of land about his house. When 1t first came into his possession it was all open fields. Now Pat. erson has built up all around him. The land is tremendously more valuable than 1t was when it came to him. The SeSquehanna Railroad put its tracks right through the middle of MT Rogers vacant lots few years ago. He was very much put out about the matter. But the road had the law on it's side, and he could not stop it. He seem- cd to be afraid that the trains would an noy his deer.
 There are about fifty deer They are nCuSeQ Tn a barn Denlnu ITS HouSe- lHe iot on which his house is built covers about half a city block. The rear half of il is all together occupied by the deer park. The deer have plenty of room to run around in a number of enclosures. They multiply quite rapidly When the yard becomes overcrowded he sends them off. lie mas sent some of them to Germany. He always gets a good round price for his deer When one of them dies it is credibly related that he has it stuffed and adds 1t to the pictu- resque collection on his veranda.
 MT. Rogers is fine judge of horse-hesh He enjoys the use of thoroughbred very keenly One of his favorite forms of recre- ation is to be driven from his Paterson house to his farm at Pompton Only the widest kind of estimate of MT. Rogers means can be given. Roughly cal culating, as has been shown, the locomo- tive works have brought in about $S,oO0,o oVo. One slight acquaintance of MT. Rogers said the other day that he knew of securities | amounting to about $20,OO00oO that the old man had. There must be added to these sums the increase in value of his real es- tate. In dealing with stocks MT. Rogers never speculates. He buys stock because | it is in his judgment cheap; 1t may rise 1 thereafter to perfectly unreasonable price, from which 1t must certainly fall, but MT Rogers cannot be persuaded to sell It. He didn't buy it to sel he says. He bought 1t to keep.
 MT Rogers has few blood relations. They are the children of one of his brothers.