The National tribune., 1907-10-17
with the connecting parish house a

is exquisite. 1t Is finished in black oak,
the pewsc are beautifully carved and the
Stained-glaSS windows are marvelS In
their coloring and design. If one is for
tunate enough to visit the church on
bright day, with the sun streaming thru
these lovely windows, the exquisite soft
colored light resting on the richly carv-
ed oak pews and bringing out all the
beauty of the interior. finish, the sight
is one to be always remembered. The
choir of this church has an almost Ma
tional reputation, the finest talent in
the country being secured by Mr.. Rog-
erS. who pays the salaries himself. An
other real gem of architecture is the
iMilicent Library, which Mr.. Rogers gave
the town in memory of his daughter,
and whose collection of books is far
more complete than that found in the
libraries of most large cities. Then there
is the Town Hall. the Masonic Building,
the attractive Tabitha Inn and several
Others all the gift of Mr.. Rogers. or
course, what Mr.. Rogers says goes in
Fairhaven. and his suggestions with re-
gard to general public improvements are
followed out, specially as he always
helps to pay the bills. In order TO give
the town good roads he had himself
made Superintendent of Streets, and
now F'airhaven has splendid macadam
roads all over it. making driving per-
feet delight. 1t is impossible to tell all
Mr. Rogers has done for his native
town His hand is seen everywhere,
not only in the splendid roads. perfect
sewerage system, beautiful buildings, in
the lovely park which ne has just con-
verted from an unsighuy swamp. but in
other ways, quiet unseen ways, ways
which have proved that this man, sup
posed to be cruel and merciless in busi-
ness has Il tender. sympathetic heart.
Mr.. Rogers does not believe so much in
: fnr
itunate as in putting such people in the
way OF earning money themselves. He
tdoes not mean that there shall be any
suffering from poverty in Fairhaven,
| bur he is firm believer in the gospel of
work. and he intends there shall be M
beggars in the place. One is constantly
hearing stories Of the help he has given
this one and that one, of the tea roori
he started for the two old ladies who
had lost all their money and We're OBJ
liged to depend on relatives for their
support; of the little fancy store he
fitted out for some other middle-aged
woman. etc. He is the fairy godfather,
the good genius of the place, and its
people with one voice. rise up and call
lhim blessed Among Mr.. Rogers :
achievements Fairhayen stands out
beautiful and smiling. obscuring very
largely much that is ugly and repeilant
| in his record. In the final summing up
FairhaXen Will certainly COUNT for much.
Carrie Nation energetic wielder Of
/ the hatchet in demolishing the para
| phernalia of drinking saloons, has been
ma de- heading tiady ina temperance the
atricaI company which is now touring
the Middle West and Central States. II
seems hat in certain districts of Ken
lucky where local option prevails the
| liquor interests have been making n
and to prevent this the temperance So
lcietiess, have organized several Ten
Nights in Bar Room companies,
making Carrie Nation the bright particu-
liar star of one. While Kentucky's case
is to be attended to first, other States
l are to be narrowed by this moving
drama, and stony hearts are expected to
soften and consciences begin. to prick
the moment Carrie appears before the
footlights. Mrs Nation says she is en-
ioying her new life very much, and
thinks she will make a lot of money.
She is very much interested in the es-
| Establishment in Washington of a Home
for Inebriates, with a hospital attach
ment where so-called incurables can be
treated. she hopes sros make enough
money in her new role. to start such an
MS - G.lA S,~ ~-~st
The -xauns -Qaeen~efsSpain has ten
der hsaGts and -Isa tess aesbull fight. As
Queen of Spain, however. she is obliged
| to attend these cruel exhibitions with
King Alfonso. and at one which she was
forced to witness some time ago she
bowed her head and wept as one after
another of the poor horses We're disem-
boweled before her very eyes. The King
did not like this, and spoke to her rath-
er sharply. telling her to look up and
pretend to be Interested. no matter how
f,1f f.fe- faly.
Il mark Of displeasure towards them If
/ she showed so plainly her true feelings
with regard to their national sport.
Queen Ena dried her eyes, and did as
her royal lord and master required, but
she made up her mind that since she
was obliged to attend the bull fight she
would devise some means which would
save her from it's horrors. Accordingly
she had pair of field glasses made. with
the lenses completely blacked, SO that
not a thing could be seen thru them. AT
the next fight the Queen appeared, smil-
ling and sweet as usual and when the
first bull dashed into the arena she
raised her glasses to her eyes never re-
moving them once during the whole
performance. This gave her the ap-
ipearance of being wildly interested in
1.-THE bloody drama of the ring, which
pleased the King and her loyal subjects
present, and did her no harm except to
tire her eyes somewhat. King Alfonso
was much amused when he discovered
the trick but like a sensible man and
fond husband he raised no objections.
That China Is waking up there is,
of course, no doubt, and the presence OF
lthe native women at the reception given
Secretary Taft at Shanghai the other
day proves this in an almost startling
manner. The reception took place IN
"a native garden, hung with richly en-
lbroidered banners and hundreds OF
bright Chinese lanterns which trans
formed the place into scene from the
Arabian Nights. For the first time in
1.-THE history of China, that wonderful old
country that dates back so far that ono
lis worn out trying to find its beginning
IChinese women of aristocratic families
Iappeared, and took part in large as
lsemblage of both sexes. These ladie.
lpresided at the refreshmcnt tables ant
Iserved the guests.
Apropos of the servant problem
I which Just now seems to be greatel
problem than ever, lady in one of ou
: large cities had an amusing experience
. 1.-The other day. She, in common with th'
Il great majority of housekeepers, ha'
found it impossible to secure servant
of any kind or description, and in he
! desperation had expressed her willing
ness to try anything, no matter hov