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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-10-10

hand able 20 support your head. and
maybe your head viii learn IN time 70
support your hand Il was worth a
whole volume OF maxims 20 me, I
rover forgot II, and for the n years
following I worked with my hands.
No doubt I was born with a mcchani
cal bent but when. in tSCs. / entered
the oil refining business IN Brooklyn
I had an equipment OF mechanical
knowledge and experience that gave
me a special value, and ! may say
that l cxacted a money return for H.
My mechanical knowledge and apti-
tude were OF great advantage to me
with my young competitors in the
business, and, indeed, with many, n
not most Of the older ones.
Great Opportunities To-day.
What, ! am asked, is the young
high school boys chance now as com
pared with so years ago? The cry is
general that It Is much less than II
was then Is that so? Il Is emphati-
cally not so. The chances for the
high school boy now are many times
greater than they were then. People
count too much by the conditions they
find in their Immediate surroundings.
They don't look NJ it in a broad
enough way. ReEsmber that In 1856
/ seemed 10 find closed to me a trade
that has since grovI with the
try's growth. In a proportion far
greater than the increase in popula-
ton. Think of the number OF ma
chine shops in the country now com
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-10-10

pared with then. Not only that but
think Of the increased average Of out.
put or the total OF machinery Of tho
United States to-day compared with
so years ago.
we are truly in the way Of having
the whole world as n market Our
cotton. wheat and corn, our coal. iron
and copper. our gold and silver. our
oil and all its by-products. not TO
speak OF an the manufactures that
arise out OF these and which call for
more and more millions OF workers
these are the great fields open for the
effort ot the young men just out OF
school And these United States alone
win some day be the home Of 500. 600
900. In this great opportunity OF to-
day, and this multiplying prospect Of
tomorrow. the high school boy may
surely ind an that any age has pre-
scented. or ever will present"
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-10-10
woman,s Telephone Gran.

We've got TO have our phone TAX.
en- out or else move" said = little
woman m%ournfuily. the other day. 'It's
TOO expensive where we are now. Yes.
the phone Is the cause OF Il all.
There's a woman In The suite back OF
ours who hasn't any phone and once
I told her she could use ours. Since
then she has pat IN about a dozen
long distance calls at different times.
After she's had "A long distance con.
y~ersation OF about ten minutes she'll
say. o. that1l be charged 20 yon.
won't ~ Well. I'm hand you whatever
Il comes 20 ~ the morning nut she
never does ! never have the nerve 10
refuse her when she wants 20 tele.
phone-ahe'a always 10 nice about n
But she's making things mighty hard
FOR us.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-10-10

struct,ou he IL IN much butior position
20 talk and deal with contractors aud
with much better satisfaction on both
sides Il "a an important piece OF
work 10 start 20 build a house that
expects 70 live IN for probably a
plumber OF years and Il pays well e.
read up and know for certain whether
things are just aa others represent
them or not
One point In making a cellar bot
tom that every nnc should know IL
the manuc OF loyoling the ground a
cellar bottom usually 10 not put In un
40 after the hrst hoor joists are iH
place, The ioists Of course are level
and d o. easy 90 level tho cellar bot
tom 90 the ioists by using d measure
ms stick nf the proper length. bat
the noor should be- lower in one cor.
ner. enough to drain readily. Every
cement cellar bottom should have a
drain 10 carry OF the water when the
cellar as being cleaned A clean cel
lar o. necessary Tor health and % pro
vision is made for easy washing when
the cellar is huiIt the cleaning wiIl
be done much oftonor than o. win BE-
n this %precaution ls neglected
Another point that should bo 70
mcmbcred is the cement top surface
which should b. about thrce-Quarters
Of an inch thick. composed OF cement
part 10 three parts OF clean aharp
sand. first thoroughly mixed dry.
then thoroughly mlzed wet enough so
that water win follow the trowci IN
smoothing, This coat should be put
on the concrete foundation while the
concrete Ga still damp. otherwise Il
may not stick properly and you viii
have a floor that sounds hollow
Another point In cement consiruc
ton Is the opportunity 90 make the
cellar window silis OF cement and 20
embed the frames thorouWhly and
carefully IN the wan. IN the north.
em part OF the country where the cold
Is extreme Ia winter this p~recautlon
viii help a great deal In mnkirr a
frost proof cellar.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-10-10

New York.-When a mar like
Henry II. Rogers drops out Of the &C
tive business world wherein he made
80 striking a figure, his friends are
prone to become ~anecdotic about him
Hence stories that take on a romantic
finge in bank parlors and directors
rooms. and in the chatty OF
the exchange. not to speak Of the
shipping Offices near the water front
IL Mr.. Rogers feels like resuming the
ways OF Bowling Green in q few
months or so he viii find a recon
structed Rogers looking at him from
every corner. and whom he may have
some little difficulty in recognizing.
The tall. erect figure Of a we'll
dressed man with whitening hair and
white moustache, who somehow re-
flected in his ripe age OF g. the graces
that he cultivated a quarter OF a cen
fury back. is, however. the figure that
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-10-10
TO CROSS ATLANTIC IN DAY.
Inventor Of New Gliding Boat Is Ex.
trsmely Optimistic.


Within a few. years. say WI.
liam G. Fitzgerald. IN Technical World
Magazine. the crossing OF the At,
lHntic. with ia 5000 miles % stormy
sea, will be a mere pleasure oxcur.
sion OF 30 hours In length The mar.
yelous boat, Invented by petor Cooper
Hewitt. which Is supported b. planes
which glide or skim through the
water. IS expected 10 cut down tho
length Of the trip TO Europe 10 a day
ard a quarter. at the same time doing
away with most of the danger OF an
ocean voyage
my first model" Mr.. Hewitt told
the Technical World. was entirely
supported by the planes az rs miles
an hour. the Rotation hull being en-.
urely cut Of the water az that speed.
I found. too. that the area OF the
planes should decrease with the speed
for economy and safety. So far.
speed has only been limited by tho
propeller. bat the craft viii gradually
improve with increased size. and the
liner OF the future viii be practically
independent or weather and have no
motion from the waves"
Mr.. Hewitt is known for the in.
v~eation OF the famous light which
bears his name and OF many devices
used on automobiles. His reputation
% that OF a conservative and careful.
as well as brilliant observer. His
new gliding boat has been seen aud
approved by many leading scientists.
a larger model for which a speed OF
70 miles an hour Is confidently pre-
dicted, is now In process OF construo-
ton.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-10-10
Rogers Library, Fairhavsn.

his friends will recognize. His photo
graphs have done him the doubtful
service Of giving him a proud. rather
naughty. air, as Of one who marshals
hosts Of facts and figures and who is
always bent on hard achievement Il
is the familiar trick OF the camera to
pick out in the self-conscious moment
that M stands before It the traits
that are at the root OF character rather
than those that are familiar 70 every
body.
The Habit Of Victory.
Take all great men Of business,
said a banker, H. H. loved affairs
better than anything else Il was not
the struggle for the sake Of the fight,
but for the end in view. AS soon as
he won he passed on without a halt
10 try another tilt. and he had what
is important the grit for a long
-clinch. and what believe me. is most
important, the habit OF victory"
Men Ike the heads Of the Stand
ard Oil company are no accidents,
said a sharp observer. They were
tried out in a hundred ways before
they came TO control. Il was the many.
sidedness of II. II. Rogers that made
his upriso a necessity In that remark.
able group headed by John d. Rookie
felleT. ! don't know any Of the quail.
ties they possess that Is not common
in the business world OF America.
They are no better and no worse than
the thousands Of men engaged IN the
conduct OF the higher business Of the
country. but each one has had some
quality notably Ina excess Of the aver.
age Their combination has been lr.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-10-10

Hollow cement blocks are very
much the best. They require consid-
erably less material in the making.
and the open space in the wall Is a
benefit as IL permits the construction
OF hollow walls which are universally
preferred.
Provision Is made In this plan for q
cement floor In the cellar as well as a
cement outside cellar entrance. the
walls Of which and the stairs are
built together aud when finished really
make one big solid stone The com
position for the cellar bottom con
sists Of four inches Of groutinE which
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-10-10

so that draughts from che plerlan
spring might supplement satisfaction
OF the ordinary thirst OF the villagers.
Commissioner Of Highways.
He built a grammar school and a
Unitarian church, with a parish house
and parsonage, altogether one OF tho
most complete and handsome edinces
In Massachusetts. He became, al uni.
versal request, commissioner OF high.
ways. and thereafter never. were
streets SO looked after He turned
low land into a park. beautihed the
highways and byways. furnished q
stone approach 10 the bridge over the
Acushnet river and. lest the traveller
might think an OF Fairhaven's hostel,
ries, erected the handsome Tabltha
lnn-name suggestive OF New Eng.
land neatness and q%ualntness,
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-10-10

irresistible. because its action has been
continuous. It's steady business pres
sure. its method, It's CONNER
cial reliability have been due. / have
no doubt. 10 John ID. Rockefeller but
! have no doubt either. that It's ire
mendous outreach and conquerlng
courage have been greatly due TO the
imaginative side Of the temperament
OF Henry II. Rogers. He has inherited
the pioneer spirit
His Domestic Life.
A man always happy IN his domes.
etc relations and devoted to his fam
Ily. Mr. Rogers has been accommodating
the patrlarchal with the regularity Of
his increase in other wealth. He has
been twice married. and his son,
Henry n. Rogers Jr. and hts three
surviving daughters. Mrs. Urban H.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-10-10

Is composed Of one part good Portland
cement. two parts clean sharp sand
and four parts small clean broken
stone The word clean to a cement
man means that the sand and stone
used must be free from clay or ordi
nary earth because clay or loan will
not combine and n used the cement
win be crumbly. The manner OF mix
ing differs somewhat with different
workmen, but the old method Of mix.
ing the materials thoroughly dry. then
mixing again thoroughly vet has
never been improved upon
II the owner understands SOME 81
the general principles Of cement con
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-10-10

Broughton, Mrs. w. R. Coe. and Mrs.
W. f. Benjamin, have already pro
vided him with nine grandchildren.
And he Is proud of them in a way
usual to grandparents, and one may
find their pictures making cheerful
his roomy ONCE at &c Broadway.
From this lovable domestic side
n travels easily TO his general so
cial outlook That can best be de-
scribed as frankly American. He is
too sensible OF the value Of his posi-
ton as a man Of wealth TO underes-
innate its possibilities. He mixes
easily in society, entertains on a gen
erous scale, with an eye 70 the ele-
gancies so easily within his reach. but
he enjoys most the company of the
gifted, the genial and the witty. for he
rather leans to saying good things
himself and is never happier than
when he applauds a smart saying or a
good story A quiet game OF cards
for the love OF the game in congenial
company is his occasional pastime.
He has developed the fondness
for field games that pleased him in
his youth. He has taken easily to the
automobile, but Ike all good sons OF
the saltwater. his liking for the sea
has grown with the years.
At Home on His Yacht.
Nowhere is he perhaps more genial
" at home than on his yacht No
hurry that sends men to express
trains Is allowed to interfere with his
yachting runs 10 Fairhaven. Hence
the Kanswha is about as well known
as Mr.. Morgan's Corsair around the
waters OF New York. But II is in
itself that he fairly revels
in life as he thinks he would like TO
live 1t. There he vas born and
reared. and his affection for the town
and the bay and the country road is
extravagant in its manifestations.
There. in his frequent visitings, II Is
his delight to move about and chat
with all and sundry old cronies OF half
a century gone. who call him Hen;
son and daughters OF old friends who
are middle-aged men and women
salute him as Mr. Rogers, and third
generation little ones. who regard him
open-eyed as the local representative
Of a magnificent providence. Said a
newspaper man recently: Il couldn't
find anybody there who would say
anything but kindness OF II. II. Rog-
ers."
Generous 10 Fairhaven.
He surely has been good 10 Fair.
haven, which picturesque village looks
across Buzzard's Bay 10 New Bedford,
ancient home Of whalers and all the
romance and business that came OF
their seafaring. There he built a
great mansion for himself amid beau
tiful grounds, and there he loves most
20 live when away from work But
he alone was not to be the only Fair
hayenite who was finely housed. He
built and presented to the citizens a
handsome town hall and a Masonic
hall.
On The death Of Mrllcent. a be
loved daughter. he built a beautiful
public library as a memorial. II Is
called the Milliccnt library. and has
the highest record In the country for
books laken out and read IN proper.
ton TO the contents Of its shelves.
The village wanted water works and
H. h. Rogers provided them. That
they might be doubly useful to Fair.
haven. he decided the income from
them to the Millcont library forever.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-10-10

II was IN 1856 that Henry Rogers
was graduated from the high school
OF Fairhaven. and it appeared 20 him
that there was SIN something else to
build as the afiieth %annlyorsary OF
that event approached SO ho called
for his merry men all. and commits
stoned them TO build and equip the
anest high school evor. and as Il
went up he watched Il and nursed Il
as a mother might a growing child.
And now, with It's wonderful fittings.
It's gymnasium, its class rooms. its Of
hces. Il is at once the most luxurious
and practical building Of the kind in
the world.
What is at the bottom Of all this
home love and passion for local adorn.
ment?" a friend Of his was asked.
1t is his A%mericanism." was the
answer. He loves his people and
would e them second to none in the
world"
Taking Life Easy.
Mr.. Rogers is taking life easy now.
and obeys the behests Of his doctor
with a smiling acquiescence that con.
ceals whatever Impotence he may
feel at unwonted restraint You no.
ticed the other day that he had Mark
Twain with him on a short yacht
cruise. Wen, that was o the first
time they had foregathered in the
cabin after a day OF steaming In the
open. Men like Mr.. Clemens aud the
late Tom Reed are the type he most
prizes for companions-they should
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-10-10

everything goes together right. but
when you have 20 stop and chisel
blocks TO a. then the expense for
labor mounts nap az a lively rate.
Before signing the contract and ont
positively II the builders know ex.
actly how TO design and manufacture
blocks that viii 80 together without
this extra eXpouso The house owner
10 the "a who pays the bills whether
the house "a built under contract or
by days labor A contractor that uu
dorstanda his business viii make a
bid that IL reasonable, but a contract.
or who has not had experience Ia GO.
ment block construction Is likely %
lead himself aud The wne into din.
cuacH,
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-10-10
The Fairhavsn High School.

be bright and brainy both. OF a win
ter evening when he lives in town he
may spend a few hours at one OF his
clubs-the Metropolitan. say. There
he would be apt to gather a group OF
bright people and smoke a single
cigar while good things went around
I heard him once tell OF meeting a
whaling captain whom he had known
as a lad 80 years before. He took his
old comrade about the town and The
countryside, identifying old land.
marks together. The captain had
been away six years from home and
was to ssil on a new voyage the next
day. I'm going aboard now. Hen.
he remarked. And won't YOU go
home first and tell your wife good
by?' I asked. "Blazes. no. replied
the whaler. I'm only 10 be gone two
years" That seemed. he said. the
most extraordinary u~tterance he had
ever heard. He saw the humor Of IT,.
but to a home-loyer Il seemed sacrl.
lege.
When the new high school was
about 10 be opened spent an after.
noon with him. and our talk turned
quite naturally on education. What
he said then Is about as good a key
to the man and his opinions as any
thing I a think OF. and this Is the
drift OF Il:
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-10-10
The Under Doc.

II frequently happens that the
under dog Is exactly where he he.
longs
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-10-10
Had Mechanical Bent.

As for myself. 1 was very eager 10
go 20 work after graduating. aud In
fact did go TO work IN less than a
week from the day / left school as a
graduate. Ny father and / were
agreed that ] should take up the trade
OF machiniaL but there was no chance.
Apprenticeship were limited even al
that time as much as they are nov.
The machine shops within reach were
fun. 80 ! had 10 look IN another direc.
ton. I wanted 10 be az work and /
found work. / was proud 20 get three
dollars a week 10 begin.
MY father said 70 me-. Make youI
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-10-10

An Easy Way 20 Begin.
After n has he'd a hearty meal I,
ls easy % begin dicilRg
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-10-10

For the boy starting out In life
who is anxious 10 succeed ia business
I believe that the ordinary high school
education is the best outnt
He is master OF the ordinary im,
ulements Of business life. whether Il
be mechanical or eommercial-that is.
ho can read, write. spell and figure.
lie has az least a foundation OF gen.
eral knowledge. Our American high
schools, too, cultivate a sense OF the
greatness OF the country which tn
spires him with confidence In her IN.
ture and hence In his own. I speak
now more particularly OF what may be
called the country schools. which /
know best The high school boy has
had set for him a standard OF good
conduct. and that ~give-andtake, which
Is the necessity OF an civilized social
conflict
His great advantage over the col.
lege bred man Is that he gets his
start IA life az i6 or II years OF age.
as against the 81 or % years of the
college graduate. The high school
graduate % proud enough Ia his way
of what he has accomplished Ia get
ting his class standing. hut he does
not bring his pride with him when be
"a going 10 work or looking for a job
On the other hand, the college man
who Is not entering one Of the profes-
sions IS apt 20 have more pride than
the situation warrants. and that Is q
hampering thing. lie Is expecting the
world 10 come 10 him rather than he
should set out with eager heart 10
discover the world.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-12
MoANA FROM COLONIES.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. s. S. Moana.
Captain Morrisby, was sighted last
evening at 7:30 o'clock, from the Colo
MES. At $50 she was alongside the
Oceanic wharf. She sails for Vaneou-
yer and Victoria at IL O'Clock this
morning.
Sydney was left on November % and
Brisbane reached on the 9th. Leaving
Brisbane on the day Of arrival, 1855
p. m, the Moana arrived at Suva on
December 2 at. 5 p. m, and sailed on
the 3rd at 635 p. m, arriving at Fam
ming Island on December at 3:11 p.
m. and sailing the same afternoon at
$40 p. N.
She experienced strong northerly,
winds with moderate seas to Brisbane.
thence moderate to fresh easterly
winds with moderate to rough seas
until arrival at suya, thence moderate
to strong trade winds to Tanning Is
land, followed by strong northeast
winds with rough seas to port
Cargo for Honolulu consists of sixty
three cases of butter, fifty packages Of
stores, 266 packages of merchandise,
225 cases of gin. fifty cases vermouth,
500 carcasses of mutton, nineteen bags
of phosphates and a lot of sundries.
The phosphates. are from Tanning
and are brought here for test, being
consigned to Theo. H. Davies & Co,
Monsieur Rougier as elsewhere re-
ported, has purchased Tanning Island
for $125,O00 and has large guano
business in prospect.
Mrs. H. Svendsen, who was born
here and whose father is here, comes
to visit him.
C. F.. Maxwell, another Honolulu pas
senger, is a brother of Mrs. Annie
Kearns of this city. He represents the
New Zealand government in the Cooks
group of islands.
C. Adams is from Tahiti. Maratema
and Hera are Japanese from Australia
who will visit here.
The Right Honorable the Earl and
the Countess of Lovelace are travel
ing through.
E. w. Lycett, also going through, is
the representative of the Standard Oil
Company at Melbourne, Australia
w. G. Allen. manager of the British
Columbia Sugar Refinery at Vaneou-
yer, is going home after an extended
business trip in. the Colonies.
DR.. and Mrs. Wagner and their chill
dren are Tacoma people returning
home. The doctor has lot OF kan
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-12
NELSON RELICS.

Relics of ships the Victory and the Foudroyan have
the oak being made shields
the schools and the into plaques be COM
by writing imperial
great has these relics Canada
Zealand and South Africa that
entaied and still required The
his has consented to receive Dust
inscribed President Roosevelt has received one
which has been placed White House The German
distinguished have also received relics OF Ne
agshps Paris received piece OF victory OAK IN memory
brave
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-12
ARBITRATION PENDING.

Committees representing the Marine
Engineers Association and the Inter
Island Company have not vet settled
on facts 10 be submitted to arbitration
in the matter of the engineers demand
for an increase of wages. The matter
will be settled shortly and probably to
the satisfaction of all concerned.