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ais 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. 1t
II the familiar trick of the camera to
pick out In the self-conscious moment
that one stands before 1t the traits
that are at the root of character rather
than those that are familiar to every
body.
The Habit Of Victory.
'Take all great men of business"
said a banker, III. H. loved affairs
better than anything else. 1t 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
to 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 like the heads OF the Stand
ard Oil company are no accidents"
said a sharp observer. "They were
tried out in hundred ways before
they came to control. It was the many
sidedness of H. H. Rogers that made
his uprise necessity in that remark
able group headed by John d. Rookie
Teller. I 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 verse than
the thousands Of men engaged In the
conduct of the higher business of the
country, but each one has had some
quality notably in excess Of the aver
xe. Their combination has been ir-
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Broughton, Mrs. w. R. Coe, and Mrs.
w. q. BENJAMIN. have already pro-
vided him with nine grandchildren.
And he is proud Of them in a way
usual to grandparents, and one may
lind their pictures making cheerful
his roomy Office at 26 Broadway.
From this lovable domestic side
one 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 man of wealth to underes-
innate its possibilities. He mixes
easily in society, entertains on a gen.
erous scale, with an eye to 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 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 never developed the fondness
for field games that pleased him in
his youth. He has taken easily to the
automobile, but, like 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
ly at home than on his yacht. No
hurry that sends men to express
trains Is allowed to interfere with his
yachting runs to Fairhaven. Hence
the Kanawha is about az well known
as Mr.. Morgan's Corsair around the
waters of New York. But 1t is In
Fairhaven itself that he fairly revels
in life as he thinks he would like to
live 1t. There he was 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. 1t is
his delight to move about and chat
with all and sundry old cronies OF half
a century gone, who call him Hen"
sons 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: II couldn't
find anybody there who would say
anything but kindness Of H. H. Rog-
ers."
Generous to FaIrhaven.
He surely has been good to Fair
haven, which picturesque village looks
across Buzzard's Bay to 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
to live when away from work. But
he alone was not to be the only Fair
havenite who was finely housed. He
built and presented to the citizens a
handsome town hall and Masonic
hall.
On the death of Millicent, a be-
loved daughter, he built beautiful
public library as memorial. 1t Is
called the Millicent library, and has
the highest record in the country for
books taken out and read In proper
tion 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 Millicent library forever,
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hand able to support your head, ana
maybe your head VIII learn1fn time to
support your hand II was worth .
whole volume Of maxims to me. ]
never forgot II. and for the II years
following worked with my hands
No doubt was born with q mechani.
cal bent. but when, In 1858, I entered
the oil refining business in Brooklyn
I had an equipment OF mechanical
knowledge and experience that gave
me . special value. and may say
that exacted money return for It.
My mechanical knowledge and apti-
tude were Of great advantage to me
with my young competitors in the
business, and. indeed. with many, II
not most, Of the older ones.
Great Opportunities To-day.
what, / am asked, In the young
high school boys chance now as COM
pared with so years ago? The cry is
general that 1t is much less than It
was then. Is that SO? It is emphati.
cally not 80. 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 at It In broad
enough way. Remember that in 1856
seemed to find closed to me trade
that has since grown with the coun-
try's growth, in a proportion far
greater than the increase In popula-
tion. Think of the number of ma
chine shops in the country now com
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resistible, because its action has been
continuous. Its sterdy business pres
sure. its suave meshod. its CONNER
cial reliability have been due. have
no doubt. to John d. Rockefeller, but
I have no doubt, either. that Its tre-
mendous outreach and conquering
courage have been greatly dne 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-
tic relations and devoted to his fam
lily. MI Rogers has been accumuating
the patrfarchal with the regularity OF
his snoraasc IN other wealth. He has
been twice married. and his SON,
Henry n Rogers, 'Jr.. ana his three
td'vsr'ns daughters. Mrs. Urban II
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Il was IN 1855 that Henry Rogers
was graduated from the high school
at Fairhaven. and II appeared to him
that there was still something else to
build a. the fiftieth anniversary of
that event approached. So he called
for his merry men all. and commits
stoned them. to build and equip the
finest high school ever, and as 1t
went UP he watched It and nursed It
as a mother might q growing child.
And now. with It's wonderful fittings,
Its gymnasium, its class rooms. its Of
fees. 1t is at once the most luxurious
and practical building Of the kind in
the world.
What 10 at the bottom Of all this
home love and passion for local adorn-
ment?" friend of his was asked.
1T is his Americanism," was the
answer. HE loves his people and
would see 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 smiling acquiescence that con-
ceals whatever elmpatience he may
feel at unwonted restraint. You no
ticed the other day that he had Mark
Twain with him on short yacht
cruise. Well, that was not the first
time they had foregathered In the
cabin after day of steaming in the
open. Men like Mr.. Clemens and the
late Tom Reed are the type he most
prizes for companions-they should
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New York.-When a man like
Henry H. Rogers drops out Of the &C.
tive business world wherein he made
20 striking a figure. his friends are
prone to become anecdotic about him
Hence stories that take on a romantic
tinge in bank parlors and directors
rooms, and In the chatty corners Of
the exchange, not to speak of the
shipping Offices near the water front
II Mr.. Rogers feels like resuming the
ways Of Bowling Green in few
months or so he will find recon.
structed Rogers looking at him from
every corner, and whom he may have
some little difflculty 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 67 the graces
that he cultivated quarter of cen
tury back, is. however. the figure that
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sERMoNETTE.


the Introductory statement to
this black chapter In the life Of
David. The Inference 10 Justi-
fable that his place Of duty was
with his army In the campaign
against the Ammonltes. But
David tarrled.
The first step In many . man's
downfall 10 In tarrylng when
duty calls to another place.
Temptation 10 almost certain
to assalI one who fingers In the
lap Of ease rather than toll by
the side of duty.
To be sure the pathway OF
duty 10 beset by the snares Of
temptation, but temptation
which comes at such times finds
one In the attitude OF mind and
heart more easily to resist the
suggested evil.
Thus we find there are really
two types Of temptation. One
which comes through no fault
Of our own, and the other which
comes az a direct result Of tar
rying In a forbidden place and
neglccting to obey duty's call.
OF the first James says In his
eplstIe: "count II all Joy when
ye fall into divers temptations;
knowing this, that the trying Of
your faith worketh patience.
But let patience have her per-
feet work, that ye may be per-
feet and entire, wanting moth
Ing"
OF the second he declares that
"every man 10 tempted when he
10 drawn away Of hIs own lust
and entieed. Then when lust
hath conceived Il bringeth forth
sin; and sin, when II 10 finished,
brlngeth forth DEATH"
Notice In this second type Of
temptation that the initiative 10
with the man himself. There 10
the inner desire before the out
ward yielding. There 10 the low
ering Of high standards before
the downward step 10 taken.
There 10 a neglect Of God be-
fore there can be q partaking
with the devil.
An Idle moment, and a lust
fuI eye proved DavId's undo
Ing, az they have many another
soul.
Through the channel Of the
eye much evil find entrance to
the heart Of man, and remember
that generally the eye 10 quick
to see what the heart desires.
Had David's heart been lifted
heavenward In communion with
God, HE eyes would not have
fingered on improper scenes.
II behooves one In this day
Of suggestive pictures, and de-
piction Of the human form In
various degrees Of nudity on
bill boards and In newspapers
and magazine publications, and
on post cards, to take the stern
resolve that the eye shall not
become the open door through
which the evil thought and de-
sire shall find entrance to the
heart, there to terminate and
grow until the favorable mo-
ment gives II opportunity to
burst into the full fruItage Of
sinful indulgence.
Set a guard upon the windows
Of thy soul lest the monster,
Lust, gain entrance and rob
thee Of thy purity and virtue.
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be bright and brainy both. OF win
ter evening when he lives in town he
may spend 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.
l heard him once tell of meeting
whaling captain whom he had known
as lad 40 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 sail on 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, Tn only to be gone two
years." That seemed, he said, the
most extraordinary utterance he had
ever heard. He saw the humor OF 1t,
but to a home-lover it seemed sacri,
lege.
When the new high school was
about to be opened spent an after
noon with him, and our talk turned
quite naturally on education. What
he said then is about as good key
to the man and his opinions as any
thing l can think of, and this is the
drift of It:
High School Best Outfit.
"For the boy starting out in life
who is anxious to succeed in business
l believe that the ordinary high school
education Is the best outfit.
"He is master of the ordinary i'm
plements Of business life. whether It
be mechanical or commercial-that is,
he can read, write, spell and figure.
He has at least foundation Of gen.
eral knowledge. Our American high
schools, too, cultivate a sense Of the
greatness Of the country which in
spires him with confidence in her fu-
ture and hence In his own. l speak
now more particularly of what may be
called the country schools, which J.
know best. The high school boy has
had set for him standard OF good
conduct, and that give-and-take, which
IL the necessity of all civilized social
conflict.
His great advantage over the col
iege bred man is that he gets his
start In life at 16 or II years OF age.
as against the 21 or % years Of the
college graduate. The high school
graduate is proud enough in his way
OF what he has accomplished in get
ting his class standing. but he does
not bring his pride with him when he
is going to work or looking for Job.
On the other hand. the college man
who is not entering one Of the profess
sions Is apt to have more pride than
the situation warrants, and that Is a
hampering thing. He 10 expecting the
world to come to him rather thar he
should set out With eager heart to
discover, the world. 3
Had Mechanical Bent.
"As for myself. l was very eager to
60 to work after graduating. and in
fact did 60 to work In less thsn q
week from the day left school a. q
graduate MY father and were
agreed that should take up the trade
of machinist. but there was no chance.
Apprenticeship were limited even at
that time as much AZ they are now.
The machine shops within reach were
full, 90 had to look In another direc-
ton. wanted to be at work and
found work was proud 70 set thres
dollars . week to begin.
NY father said to me. Make your
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skater on Clutches.

Just because boy has one leg anS
has to move through life on crutches
Is no reason why he can't enjoy the
delights Of roller-skating. There IL
newsboy In the theater district Of
Broadway who goes to and from his
stand" on a single roller skate every
night, pushing himself along with his
two crutches. The rate of speed with
which he moves fairly rivals that of
the average two-legged boy, and the
manner in which the crippled lad
lodges In and out through the crowd
Of pedestrians II wonderful to behold.
Incidentally he seems 70 bc having
the time Of his life.
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Scripture Authority: "a Samuel
l1:1-5.
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EXPECTS TO BE ACQUITTED
Standard Oil Company Then Proposes
to Reorqanze.

Standard Oil Company Then Proposes
to Reorganize.
New York, Sept. 2t.-Omcial denial
is given to reports that conference
of Standard Oil interests is to be held
at the home Of H. H. Rogers in Fair
Haven, Mass. 1t is stated that Mr..
Rogers has not been consulted re-
garding Standard Oil affairs since he
became ill. A representative of the
Standard said:
1.-THE statement that conference of
Standard Oil interests has been called
for the purpose of changing the name
of the company and effecting reorgani-
zation in general is without founda-
ton. We can do nothing in this re-
spect so long as the company is under
Investigation. l can say, however,
that as soon as the Standard Oil COM
pany has freed itself from the lady,
rinth of litigation now involving it
then there will be reorganization.
The capital stock will be increased to
an amount more in harmony with the
value of it's assets, say to- $500, 100000
or $500,000,000.
1--WE also purpose to issue periodical
statements of earnings, operations,
etc. We propose to give the repre-
sentatives of the government every
thing in the way of information that
it calls for, which is all we can do.
If we are guilty of violations of the
law then practically all other corpora
tions are guilty of the same offenses
and should be tried accordingly. But
we are confident we will win out"
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BAR ASSOCIATION GIVES
BANQUET At MARKHAM
Sen. CIapp, Congressman Stevenson
and District Judges, Spooner and
mcCIenahan, Honored Guests.

A pleasant gathering was held at
the Markham Hotel last evening,
the occasion being the banquet given
by the Beltrami County Bar associa-
ton in honor of U. S. Senator Moses
E. Clapp of St. Paul, Congressman
Halvor STEVENSON of Crookston,
and District Judges w. S. McClena-
han of Brainerd and M. A. Spooner
of this city.
The visiting attorneys in the city
and few invited guests were also
present.
After the banquet, POSTMASTER
Chester McKusick in appropriate
words introduced Senator Moses E.
Clapp, who gave the association a
very able address. This was followed
by appropriate remarks by Con.
gresham STEVENSON.
Toasts were also given by C.. w.
Stanton, county attorney of Koochi.
ching county, H. A.. Simon and
E. E. Mcdonald of this place.
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INTERESTING MEETING
Is. HELD BY OLD SETTLERS
Continued from First Page

youth of most of the settlers pre-
sent, as an indication of what we
may soon expect in view of great
progress that has been made by
them in a short time.
He spoke glowingly of Bemidji and
said, Excepting International Falls
and Duluth, Bemidji has the greatest
possibility of any northern city. 1t
should be the capitol of new state,
should that state ever be created.
International Falls is not suggested
for that honor, because we have had
trouble enough to become capitol of
a new county,"
At the close of the general meet
ing, business session was held.
The secretary gave his report for
the past year and showed that he
had attempted to get the old books
and records from the former secre-
tary, J. w. Speelman, but he had
failed in his attempt.
The election of officers for the
ensuing year, resulted as follows:
Geo. H. Wetsel,o of Tenstrike, presi-
dent, L. G.. Pendergast of Bemidji,
vice president, H. Stechman of Ten
strike, secretary, and Earl Cell of
Bemidji, treasurer.
The matter of a place for holding
the next meeting was left to the
president, vice president and secre-
tary, but no doubt they will decide
to hold their meeting at the same
time the fair association meets next
year.
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Standard Official Declares That the
Fight in Colorado Was Started by
the Independents, Who Were the
First to Cut Prices.
New York, Sept 2 The line of
defense of the Standard OH company
of New Jersey to the allegations made
by the federal government in it's suit
against the company was indicated in
the hearing during the day when WEES
ley H. Tilford, treasurer of the Stand
ard Oil company, was cross-examined
by John G. Milburn, chief of counsel
for the defendants. Mr.. Milburn's in
terrOgations to the witness were de-
signed to show that in the oil fight in
Colorado between the Standard and
the Independent companies the first
to cut prices were the independent
companies and there were no troubles
made for the independent companies
except those which arose from natural
causes. Mr.. Tilford explained the
reason why the supply Of crude oil
had been cut down to the sixteen in
dependents in the Pittsburg field just
before the agreement was made with
the Standard was because the oil sup
ply III that district was diminishing.
Mr.. Milburn developed that the oil
firm of Scho6eld, Shurmer & Teagle
Of Cleveland, an Independent COM
pany, was not forced into the Stand
ards control but had been taken over
after many suggestions from the off,
GERS of the Schofield company. The
questions that adduced this testimony
and others put to the witness showed
that the defendants intend to meet the
government on every point raised in
the long bill of complaint.
On redirect examination Mr.. Kellogg
sought to draw from the witness that
where the Standard had the selling in
a field without opposition it sold it's oil
for over Is cents and that where there
was competition the Standard sold it's
oil as low as s cents. Mr.. Tilford said
that he did not know if that was the
fact.
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SAYS AFFIDAVIT IS FALSE
"John Sanford" Denies Latest Story
Of 0oebeI Murder.


New York. Sept. 2L-Captaln Cas-.
sius Marshall Sanford, only son of
the late John Sanford Of Covington,
KY. who was referred to in the aft1-
davit of Mrs. Lulu Williams Clark as
"John Sandford' and as having been
present in the statehouse at Frankfort
when Governor Goebel Of Kentucky
was killed, has issued positive denial
Of every one of the statements through
his attorney, Charles Strong of New
York. Captain Sanford, who is now
living in New York after residence
of eight years in China and the Phil
ippines, said:
Every one Of the statements OF
Mrs. Clark Is absolutely false. | never:
knew her (Mrs. Clark or Gertrude
King, to whom it is said paid atten-
ton, or Turner Igo or any one else
mentioned in the affidavit. At the
time Of the killing Of Governor Goebel,
Feb. 8. 1900. l was in the Philippines
on business, living with q number Of
army officers, by whom can prove
my residence there at that time"
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Pleads Not Guilty.

Mrs. Jennie Anderson, indicted
for forgery and grand larceny
in connection with the obtaining
of $4,000 life. insurance, premium
from the order of United Workmen,
intended for another Mrs. Anderson,
through her attorney H. J. Loud
eptered a demurred to the indictment,
hearing on which was had Thurs.
day evening and overruled by the
court. She then entered a plea OF
not guilty, and her case will come
up for trial this term.
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Standard water Meters Wanted.

Bemidji, Mimi, Sept. 25th, 1907.
Sealed bids will be received by
the undersigned in behalf of the
City of Bemidji, Minnesota, for 100
Standard water meters. Bids will
be opened before the city council
October 7, 'O7 at p. m. Meters
to be fully guaranteed, 10 per cent
of amount of bid in certified check
on Bemidji bank to accompany
each bid. The city council reserves
the right to reject any or all bids.
.-Thos. Maloy,
City Clerk.
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DAUGHTER OF COUNTESS.
Principal in Strange Suicide in New
York City.

New York, Sept. 2 A close friend
of Mrs. Marguerite Carter, who so
strangely committed suicide last week
in the home of John Jay White, the
retired broker, declares that Mrs. Car
ter contided to her at one time that
she was the daughter of a French
countess. According to this friend
Mrs. Carriers maiden name was Mar
guerite Louise Marie de Maribeau, her
birthplace was Paris and the date Of
her birth July, 1876.
Her mother died at her birth and
she was brought up by her grand
mother. On the death of her grand
mother she was placed under the
guardianship Of a grand uncle, who
lived in Philadelphia. She married an
Englishman in 1898, but he deserted
her just after her honeymoon while
she was i'll with typhoid fever in this
city. The friend says that Mrs. Carter
told her she made no less than four
teen attempts at suicide.
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ThimbIe Bee Meeting.

A special meeting of the Eastern
Star Thimblebee will be held at the
Masonic Hall on Tuesday afternoon.
All the members are invited to be
present and to bring lunch with them.