Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-05-25

x MI. Rogers was" a man Oh 1tE1A1N8
appearance. He was also a man OF
great geniality. He WINS always fond
of joke and knew how to crack one.
he was once asked how be managed
to succeed so Well in the world. He
replied:
by working as hard as anybody l
ever saw or read about"
In 1897 Mr.. Rogers, at the behest OF
a representative of the Danish gov
eminent. brought to the attention OF
the federal government the fact that
Denmark desired to sell to the United
States the Danish West Indies. The
outbreak of the Spanish war stopped
the negotiations at that time, and this
brief connection Of Mr.. Rogers with
the matter was made the basis OF SEN
sational stories which had Mr.. Rogers
owning the United States senate.
Mr.. Rogers is survived by his wife
and four children-Henry II. Rogers
Jr.; Anne, who became Mrs. W. r..
Benjamin.; Clara. whose first husband,
Bradford Duff, died four or five years
ago and who afterward married Ur-
ben H. Broughton of Chicago. and
Mae, who also married twice.
Mr.. Rogers New York city home
was at 3 East Seventy-eighth street.
The social organizations to which he
belonged included the Union League
club, the Metropolitan, Lotos. En-
gineers', New York Yacht and Seawan-
aka Corinthian Yacht. He was also
member Of the American Fine Arts
and New England societies. the Amer
lean Museum of Natural History. the
Municipal Art Society and others.
Here is the sort of talk that Rogers
gave to young men:
Don't be a pessimist. Believe In
yourself and your country. We are
entering upon an era Of development
and prosperity unparalleled in the his
tory Of the world. The; young man
who realizes this fact the young
man who will succeed"
Mr. Rogers was a handsome man.
Tall. 1.-the. straight as an arrow. he
lowered far above the crowd any
where. His face was lean and clear
cut, the strong protruding Jaw OF the
fighting man attracting attention to
him at once. But the severity Of his
lower face was relieved by twin.
king, merry blue: eye and 4 lofty, be-
nevolent forehead. - Z,
II have been hammered for years, !"
Mr.. Rogers said recently. every one
takes a shot at Rogers ct some time or
other in his life; OF courses l don't
lfkeit. The man doesn't live who does
not covet the esteem Of his aneiShbots.
But what can I do? Nothing that I
could say would stop the torrents of
abuse. So I say nothing. e.: ..
The resources Of this great land
have only been scratched. The next
City years will see wonders In the Wy
Of development that even we do not
dream Of. That's why I say to you
young men, don't be pessimistic. Get
into the light and do i mans part.
There never we're 80 many opportuni-
tea as there. are today. The great
trouble with our boys, 10 that; they
don't like work They like. to cit on q
high stool, wear q high collar and osie
the girla. The way to st along IN to
60 to- work: and BY that mean 60 to
work with your hands. No man ever
learned business In the ONCE.
"What does the president Of rail-
road do With his SOM Does he get him
a 1ob III the onice1 Not much The
boy goes into the shop and learns hoN! I,
to Do things worth while: Then aftet
he has shown that his hands wiz SUP
port Ill head that II, to feed him-he
d Is given chance to show that his
head can support his hands. .s. -
"And. another. thins-get, married.
There's nothing like good wife to
make man hustle. just look around
you. and yeu'l find that mine out Of
ten successful men Of affairs have mar
ried early In me." 49,.
When Mark Twain, the great Amer
lean humorist, awoke one morning
nine. years ago. following the failure Of