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Rock Island Argus., 1909-06-10
"A Case For Coincidence.

Not all that glitters is gold and not
all who lean over the rail are seasick
One of the lessons of life is not to take
too much for granted. However, in
the instance mentioned by f. J. Nj.
Smith in The Hades of Ardenne" the
sympathy was as genuine as if the OBJ
ject had been more deserving.
Night was falling as Daubiton paced
the deck. One by one the passengers
had gone below. One lady remained
in the stern, leaning over the rail, gaZ.
ing sadly over the sea. Daubiton could
just make out her outlines in the dusk
AS he drew near her on one of his
rounds a heartrendihg groan startled
his ears. He looked wistfully at the
graceful figure shrouded in its long
garment. He could make out the small
head bent over the foaming water in
exquisite feminine grace. If he could
only help her!
Back and forth he paced. She was
evidently suffering from the worst
form of seasickness. 1t was sad to
think of her all alone with no one to
comfort her. Daubiton debated. Per.
haps she preferred to be left alone.
The boat suddenly gave a roll and
plunged wildly. There was a shrill
shrek, followed by a terrible groan
Daubiton could stand 1t no longer. He
went to her and spoke respectfully
"Can l do anything for you?"
There was no answer.
"She seems unconscious" he said to
himself and laid his hand gently on
her shoulder. Then he started. It was
no lady. 1t was fender, and the
groans We're made by the chains which
led from the rudder to the steering
Aouse.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-06-10

porting n rival candidate ana gave &
lawyer horse which outwardly ap-
peared perfect. but which broke down
entirely before half the journey was
completed, so that when the candi-
date arrived the convention had ad-
journed and his rival had been nomi-
mated.
On his return to the stable late the
following afternoon. knowing that it
was useless to resent the trick played
upon him, he said TO the owner: Look
here, Smith. you must be training this
horse for the New York market You
expect to sell him to an undertaken
for hearse horse, don't you? Well.
It's time wasted. / know from his
gait that you have spent days train
Ing him to pull n hearse. but he'll
prove a dead failure. Why, he's so
slow he couldn't get a corpse to the
cemetery in time for the resurrection"
Rock Island Argus., 1909-06-10
REMARKABLE CAREER Of HENRY h rogers
PrinceIy Benefactor to His Home
Town, Fairhaven-His Advice
to Young Men, Don't Be
a PeSSimiSt"-Once a
Baggagemaster.

years. Bartholomew Taber, paint.
shop proprietor in Fairhaven. heard
from Charles Pratt of the Pratt oil
works in Brooklyn that his company
was looking for bright young New
Englander. Rogers was summoned
from McClintock's S, on Oil creek, where
he had mastered in a surprisingly
short time all of the details of the pro-
ducing business. Mr. Rogers before he
left Pennsylvania had become connect
ed with the Pennsylvania Salt COM
papy of Natrona, which operated one
of the largest refineries on the Allie
gheny river in connection with its
chemical works. During the civil war
he had contributed to the Union cause
and aided soldiers
1t wasn't long before Mr.. Rogers
was an important factor in the firm
of Charles Pratt & Co, having been
taken in as Il partner. This part
nership continued until the formation
Of the Standard Oil company in 1874,
when the union of the chief refineries
Of New York. Philadelphia. Cleveland
and PtttSburg was effected. Mr.. Rog-
ers became the chairman of the man
ufacturing committee of the combina-
tion and also one of the trustees. From
that day until his death he was one
of the controlling forces in the affairs
of that company. 1t has been said of
him that lie had more actual expert
ence in the petroleum industry than
any other of the men who have be-
come rich in the Standard Oil group.
Mr.. Rogers first wife died fourteen
Rock Island Argus., 1909-06-10

nine years ago, following the failure of
publishing house in which he was
interested, he found himself $15O,000
to his assistance and. violating pre-
viously unbroken rule of his career.
acted as his trustee and benefactor in
recouping the Twain losses is one Of
his shining monuments.
A story is told of Rogers which is
worth repeating.
A young man in New York. who had
the same name and initials as Mr..
Rogers frequently received through
the mail letters which were intended
for the Standard Oil man. One day
he received bill for a new flag fur
nished to Mr.. Rogers yacht, which he
mailed to him with the following note:
Dear Sir-I received the inclosed bill in
tended for you. as i am not fortunate
enough to own yacht. However. l will
pay your bill if you will tell me the best
time to buy Standard Oil.
He received the following reply:
Dear Sir-Your note at hand l will be
glad to pay my own bill The best time
to buy Standard Oil is between 10 and g.
One of the traditions at the Stand
ard Oil building was that Rogers ar
rived and departed exactly at 1920 in
the morning and $3.50 in the afternoon
One morning the veteran watchman
who stood at the Broadway entrance
to the building was seen to take out
bis watch when Mr.. Rogers hurried
in, look at it and confidently set it for
ward ten minutes. for among the dis
tinguished characteristics of Mr. Rog-
ers was regard that almost amount
ed to a reverence for time.
Mr. Rogers rounded out his life work
by constructing the Virginia railroad,
which is 442 miles in length and cost
s4O,OOO.0O0. The. road, which tops the
rast bituminous coal fields of West Vir.
tinia. was almost entirely built with
AR. Rogers own money.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-06-10

years ago. In 1896 he married Emelle
Augusta Randel. daughter of the head
of the diamond firm of Randel, Bare.
more & Billings. She had been Mrs
Lucius r. Hart, but had divorced her
husband and obtained permission to
use her maiden name.
Mr.. Rogers had spent, it is estimated,
S3.OOOO00 in making Fairhaven, his
| boyhood home. a model town. His first
gift, as already told, was the school.
house. After that came a town hall.
The Millicent library, a memorial to
his daughter, cost 100000 To the
Unitarian church he gave group of
buildings. the total outlay having been
about $1,000,0O0. This gift was In
memory of his first wife. Mr. Rogers
built beautiful home in Fairhaven,
and many of his happiest hours were
spent there. Mr.. Rogers interest in
his old town became So deep that a
few years ago he accepted the office
| of superintendent of streets, post
which paid him So day 1t is esti-
mated that Mr.. Rogers spent fully
100000 of his own money on the
streets and roads Of Fairhaven. The
sewers and waterworks also were built
/ largely with his money. Last year he
carried his patronage to the extent of
giving the teachers in the public
schools $1,000 each for their vacation.
He built beautiful three story Ma
sonic nall in the town and requested
that the lodge should be named after
Captain George II. Taber. for Cap
tain Taber," said Mr. Rogers, sis the
finest man l ever knew, with a heart
as big as an OK and love enough for
the whole world" Among Mr. Rogers
other philanthropies was the purchase
Of the old Lewis G. Morris homestead
on Morris heights. for an orphans
/ home under the management of the
Church of the Messiah.
Mr. Rogers had come In for his share
of the trouble that has arisen for the
, Standard Oil men out of the federal
and state agitation against the COM
pany, Mr. Rogers testified In the pro-
ceedings that were brought against the
company by the state of Missouri. and
he had said that he was ready to ap-
pear as a witness in other actions
whenever his testimony was needed.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-06-10
HAT FAD AT SMITH COLLEGE
Girl Students Have Different Ones Fol
Every Hour of the Day,

They cost only 10 cents, and that's
the reason why Smith college girls at
Northampton, Mass, have been dis
porting themselves of late in an end
less variety Of gorgeous headgear.
The hats come from a factory in
Amherst They come untrimmed, but
that is a matter of small Importance,
for Smith college girls are artists at
ornamenting hats.
Some weeks ago 1t was noticed that
a fad for variegated millinery held the
students in its grip. Girls who, as
their friends knew, had not been out
of Northampton for weeks suddenly
appeared in gorgeous new creations.
And some of them had as many as ten
or a dozen new hats. There was moth
ing like them in the Northampton
stores.
Then it was learned that for two
weeks the cars running between Am
herst and Northampton have been
daily crowded with students going to
buy the fifteen cent hats. 1t is the
fad at present to have a hat for every
hour of the day, and each girl pur-
chases from half dozen to two dozen
Of the straw hats, takes them back to
Northampton and decorates them to
suit her fancy.
81 believe that in the last month";"
said Fred Shepherd, superintendent of
the hat factory, recently, Eve have
sold no fewer than 1.J00 of these hats.
Girls are arriving here at all times of
the day in carriages, automobiles and
on the cars.
''They go to the big storeroom and
search through the piles of hats in the
bins till they find what they want. One
girl only few days ago spent whole
day picking out hers and went away
with exactly two dozen. AS a rule,
however. the purchases range between
half dozen and dozen and q half"
Rock Island Argus., 1909-06-10

rector Of the United States Steel cor
poration. the Unions Pacific railroad,
the AtchisOn, Topeka and Santa Fe,
the Tennessee Copper company, the
Guaranty Trust company, the Atlas
Tack company, the New Jersey and
Staten Island Ferry company. the Chi
cago. Milwaukee and st. Paul rail-
road and several other corporations.
Mr.. Rogers was born in 1910 at Mat
tapDisett, Mass, where his ancestors
had lived from colonial days. He at
tended the Fairhaven high school and
was graduated in the first class that
ever left the school. He told his
friends of later years how the seats in
that schoolhOuse used to cramp his
long legs and how, i'm complaining to
the teacher one day, he had vowed
that If ever he got rich he would build
a-schoolhouse in which boys could be
comfortable. His very first gift to the
town of Fairhaven after he had be-
come Il man of wealth was school
house which cost S75.000
Fairhaven ;n the days when Rogers
left high school wasn't teeming with
lOI du
The high school graduate tried his
hand first at selling newspapers for
want OF better employment. but he
had to run over to New Bedford to
find enough people to make the thing
pay.
A little experience in that line salts
fed him that there was o better OPEN
ing in q store. He held his place as
clerk for five years at So week and
board. Then he tried his hand as bag
gagemaster on the branch railroad
which ran through Fairhaven. That
job paid $1.16 day. The payroll Of
the road showing his receipts for
wages and also numerous grocery bills
that he signed are kept as interesting
relics in the town now.
Mr. Rogers. like many an ambitious
young New Englander. started for
Pennsylvania in the early sixties to
seek his fortune in the petroleum bust
ness. He knew nothing about it eX-
cep what be had read in the newspa-
pers. He had married Miss Abbie T.
Clifford of Fairhaven, and together
they set out for the new land. Their
stay In Pennsylvania was for only six
Rock Island Argus., 1909-06-10
A Grand Family Medicine.

t gives me pleasure to speak a
good word for Electric Bitters,
writes Frank Conlan of No. 43G
Houston street, New York. Its d
grand family medicine for dyspepsia
and liver complications; while for
lame back and weak kidneys it can
not be too highly recommended y
Electric Bittcrs regulate the digestive
functions, purify the blood, and i'm
part renewed vigor and vitality to the
weak and debilitated of both sexes.
Sold under guarantee at all drug
gists so cents.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-06-10
DON'T GIVE UP.
Discouraged Citizens VIII Find Com.
fort in the Experience of
Rock Island Man.

Experience is the modern instructor
Profit by the experience of others.
1t may save your life.
The experience of friends and neigh
bors,
The testimony of Rock Island people
Will bring renewed encouragement.
Here is a case in point:
A. G.. Fider, retired, ITO Third ave
nue. Rock Island, ILL.,, says: From my
Experience with Doan's Kidney Pills.
do not hesitate to endorse them to any.
one suffering from kidney trouble. My
back bothered me great deal, and
there were acute pains across my kid.
neys that made it very hard for me to
stoop Other difficulties led me to be
lieve that my kidneys were affected
and reading about Doan's Kidney Pills
was led to get a supply at the Harper
House pharmacy. They gave me prompt
Irelief, and thus convinced me of their
great merit
For sale by all dealers. Price, 90
lcents. Foster-Milburn Company, Buff
falo. New York, sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-a
take no other.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-06-10
He Was Slow.

Lincoln used to be fond of telling a
story of lawyer who desired the nom-
ination for county judge. On the
morning preceding the evening on
which the COUNTY convention was to
meet he applied to the livery stable
keeper in his village for horse and
buggy in which to drive to the county
town, sixteen miles distant, where the
convention was to be held. "Give me
the best and the fastest horse you
have, SAM" said he, $50 that I will
have time to go around and see the
boys before the convention comes in"
The liveryman. however. was sup
Rock Island Argus., 1909-06-10
Master Mind of the Standard
Oil Trust Who Rose From the
Work of a Newsboy to
Be a Power In World
of Finance.
III ENRY II. ROGERS, the million
aire Standard Oil man. who
died of apoplexy on May 10 in

Tic
aire Standard Oil man. who
III died of apoplexy on May 10 in
New York, had not been in
rugged health for some time.
Mr.. Rogers was one of the best
known men in financial affairs in
America. but his name was less often
In print than the names of some other
very wealthy men. He was an enthusi-
astic yachtsman and very often took
parties of friends on cruiseS.s Since
Mark Twains return from his long
residence abroad Mr.. Rogers on more
than one occasion made the humorist
one of his yachting guests, and it was
something of a toss-up on those trips
whether Mr.. Rogers got the more fun
out of Mr.. Clemens or Mr.. Clemens
had the more sport with his host. The
yacht of these recent voyages was the
Kanawha. Some years ago Mr.. Rog-
ers' yacht was the Lotowana.
Mr.. Rogers business interests were
diversified. He was an officer or di-
rector of at least twenty-five corpora
tions He was president of the Anal
SaIlateu copper CoLHpdHs' wee pleSi-
dent of the Anaconda Mining COM
pany. vice president of the Atlantic
Coast Electric Railway company. vice
president of the Brooklyn Union Gas
company. president of the National
Transit company, president of the Rich
mond Light and Railroad company,
vice president of the Standard Oil COM
pany and vice president of the United
nnt"is SnliinG cnmnnnv- He was di-
Rock Island Argus., 1909-06-10
No Wonder She's Cross.

The woman who has a thousand petty
cares and annoyances while she suffers
with headache or Sideache must not be
blamed If she cannot always be angel
ically amiable. What she needs is
thoughtfulness from her family and such
simple and natural remedy as Lanes
Family Medicine, the herb tea that makes
weak women strong and well. Sold by
druggists and dealers. 25c
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-20
Steamer BLOCK ISLAND

go DLOSA AOL11NO
June 10th TO Sept. LIST, 1000. Inclusive.
WEEKDAYS; Leave Norwich $40 a.
m New London $50 a. m, Watch Hill
1855 a. m, due Block Island 1880 p. m.
RETURNING: Leave Block Island AIS
D. M. Watch Hin $40 p. m, due New
London s D. m. Norwich SIS p. m.
SUNDAYS: Leave Norwich 9.15 a. m,
New London 1040-a. m, Watch Hi
ii 40 a. m, due Block Island l p. m.
RETURNING: Leave Block Island 2.45
D. m. Watch Hill p. m, due New
london $40 D. M. Norwich p. m.
Shore Dinner Houses and Bathing
Beach near landings at watch Hin and
Block Island.
From Norwich to Watch Hills rs
Watch Hill, Sundays. limited to
Block island. limited TO day. -. Zoe
Block Island. Sundays, limited to
White Beach Ocean Beach,,
weekdays and Sundays, tickets
include trolley from New Lon
don to Beach 1000. ......... st
For further information. party rates.
apply at office of company near steam
boat landing. Norwich. l. M Gilchrist.
Agent
The New England Navigation Co.,
F. c. CoLEY. A. q. P. A.. New York
je24d
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-20

Hills Grove, r. l., Aug. IA seri-
Gus accident in which r. G. Lasfbury
OF Broadbrook, Conn.,. broke his leg
just above the ankle marred the Sec
ond days racing at the Hills Grove
track today. The spectacular mixup
occurred in the first half of the third
heat of the 2.14 pace. AS the field
swung into the stretch, The Plummer,
with Eddie Sunderland up, broke bad
ly. Ella Willis was close up and ran
into Sunderland, throwing him to the
track. Lashbury, driver of Ella Willis,
was also thrown heavily. Conner came
up and ran into Donnybrook, which
was trying to get out of the mixup
throwing Sherman, Coiner's driver.
Donnybrook also went down, throwing
Martin, his driver All the horses then
scrambled to their feet and bolted
around the track.
As near as can be learned, Coiner
stepped on Lashbury's leg, breaking
his ankle off short. Sunderland was
struck about the head, but not seri-
ously injured. Ella Willis sulky was
smashed to pieces, but before damage
could be caused all the horses vera
recaptured. The horses in the mixup
were placed owing to an unavoidable
accident.
The PA pace was the feature of the
day and furnished the third new record
for the track this year. In the second
heat The Piummer was forced TO go the
mile in 2.10 IA, lowering the track
record of Eli IA male by Gallagher
last month. Asa Wilkes took the next
three heats and the race. Scientia
won the necessary heat today of the
2.30 trot, of which five heats were
raced Monday. Shila in straight heats
in the 2.22 trot. while Leona had a
hard five heat match to land the 2.15
trot.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-20
SILVER IN STRAIGHT HEATS.
Wins 2.2o at Poquonoc Track-Roan
Lady Third in the Free for All.

Norwich horses carried away some
of the oats in the races at the Po-
uuonoc track Thursday afternoon,
where there were about 400 specta-
tors present. Silver, driven by his
owner. William F. Bailey, won the
2.20 in straight heats. Harold Boy,
beloning to S. F. Mason. New London,
and driven by Case, was second, and
Bismarck Boy, belonging to E. G..
Swanson of New London, and driven
by ]. WEIGH, was third The aver
age time was Iii for the half-mile
heats. Roam Lady. driven by G. F.
Kingsley took third in the free for
all.
Three Minute Class.
Peter Gamehurst, o. A. Stedman.
WEXFORD.
2ARoy Medium, A. N. Williams,
Mystic.
S-Mystic Chimes, J. F. Kingsley
Norwich.
Time-1.11, straight heats.
2.3o Class.
1-Silver, William F. Bailey Nor
witch.
2-Harold Boy, S. F. Mason, New
London.
S-Bismarck, E. C. Swanson, New
London.
Time-1.O7 IL, straight heats.
Free for All.
big Frank, L. A. Chapman, Po-
2-Orthea. w. S. Aldrich, westerly
3-Roan Lady, ]. F. Kingsley, Nor
witch.
Time-1.OS
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-20
PEOPLES STEAMBOAT co.
STEAMER SIGHT SEER.

OF--10oe
On and after Saturday, June 18th.
win run as follows: Two round trips
daily between Norwich, New London.
Ocean. Pleasure and Crescent BeacheA-
observing the following schedule:
Morning Trip.
Leave Norwich sos a. m, New Lon
don $40. Ocean Beach 9.45. Pleasure
Beach 1910. arrive Crescent Beach
1890.
Returning-Leave Crescent Beach
1O.40 a. m, Pleasure Beach II, Ocean
Beach 1L25. New London 11.b0. arrive
Norwich LOS p. m.
Afternoon Trip.
Leave Norwich 205 D. m, New Lon
don 500, Ocean Beach 3.45, Pleasure
Beach 40, arrive Crescent Beach 40
Returning-Leave Crescent Beach
44O D. m, Pleasure Beach 5, Ocean
Beach i 5.25S New London $50 arrive
Every Sunday leave Norwich a. m.
and EOS p. m. On the morning trip
running only as far as Pleasure Beach
and return; on the afternoon trip
| through to Crescent Beach and return
PEOPLES STEAMBOAT CO.,
Norwich, Conn.
AVERY C. SMITH. Managing Owner.
/ je16d
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-20
What and Where 10 Buy In Norwich
Joseph F. Smith,
FLORIST
200 Main Street, Norwich.
MILL REMNANT STORE,
POI w. Main st.

We just received from the mills a lot
of Is, 900 yards of Woolens, Cottons and
silks suitable for skirts and suits; good
lengths, the latest styles. Wooden
Dress Goods from 15c and up, regular
prices soc to 50. Silks at special prices
from 121Rc, 15c 25c. 35c, value from soc
to 81 a yard. Come and see them.
aug14d JOHN BLOOM.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-20
MIxUP AT HILLS GROVE TRACK
Drivers Leg Broken Donnybrook, Wlimantic Horse,
In Runaway-.Jorwch Racers Win at Poquonoc
Track-Boston Americans Drop Back to Third Place
Local Diamond Artists Will conpete
Saturday at Sachem Park.

c. A. c.'s AFTER TWO GAMES.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-20
Larkie VIII Have a Team.

For his game this week against ALL
Greeneville, Manager Larkie of the
Mohicans finds that he will not be able
to present. his regular team, but ne
intends to be on hand with a fast ag-
sgregation and give the Greeneviiles a
good battle, expecting TO ~in, even If
he is up against what he believes is
the fastest team in the city. The NO
hicans will be without the services Of
their star first Lasernan and also VIII
be minus heir fast nutfield, bit Mar
ager Larkie VIII rot quit for that rea-
son and after he has finished with the
All-Greenevil.es he viii he in class
to meet the Carpenters on Labor cay.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-20

Springfield, Mass, Aug. 19.-Spring-
field won both games of double head
er here today, to 3 and IL to l.
The scores:
First game R. II. E.
Springfield 1000 800 *-5 s 3
Hartford 0 l 0 0 l 0 0 Is 2
Batteries: Mclean and Conn n; Nc
Carthy and Wadleigh: time, 1.5O; UNI
pires, Cullen and O'3ricn.
Second game T. II. E.
Springfield 0 0 1 4 10 IL 0
Hartford 0 % 0 0 0 l 0 o. :
Batteries: Coffin and Whalen: Evans
and Abrogast; time, 1.55; - ulnpires,
Cullen and O'Brien.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-20
AMATEUR LEAGUE NOTES.
Postponed Game Schedule Arranged.

A meeting of the directors of the
Connecticut Amateur league was held
at Plainfield Wednesday,. Those pres
.ent were F. t. Racine. president. Jas.
Ramsay, Robert Bryson, Arion French.
Mr.. SALISBURY Mr.. Smell. Mr.. Rob
erts and John Driscoil Arrangements
were made for playing the postponed
games. After this was completed the
directors took up the game that was
played at Moosup Aug. IA. IN which
the umpire changed his decision, giv-
ing the game 10 Moosup to y. AS no
action was taken the standing of the
teams to date Il as follows:
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-20

1t will be local baseball talent lined
up on opposite sides as drawing
card at Sachem park Jon Saturday,
when the c. A. C.'s play White Rock
a double header and the result should
be the best turnout of the season 10
look over the amateur talent In
the box, White Rock has Sheehan,
the Greeneville twirler. who will work
his best to set the city team back
a peg, while Taftville's interesters are
enlisted By the playing of Greenwood
behind the bat and McSheffrey on
third. They both have strong fol-
low = in the village, who will be out
to ROOT Burroughs, the high school
pitcher, Will probably ofiiciate in the
second game for White Rock.
The c. A. C.'s WI present Phillips,
the Montville twirltll to open the mat
inee. and nothing short of two VIC
tories will satisfy THE city team, as
they have their eyes on place higher
up in the standing than they occupy
at present. White Rock might just as
well be the first stepping stone. Man
ager Frank Kane will have one change
in the infield putting in shortstop
in place of Driscoll, who is tied up by
| his work so that he cannot get away.
/ The prospects are for the best base
| ball seen here in a number of weeks.
and with good weather the best crowd
| on the bleacherS.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-20

the postponed games in the league;
Aug. 21-Plainfield at Central W.
lage. Jewett City at Sterling, Moosup
at Coventry.
Aug. 2s-Covcntry at Moosup. Jew
EFT city at Plainfield, Central village
at Sterling.
Sept 4-Jewett City at Pialnneiu'
Central Village at Moosup.
Sent. 6-Central Village at Moosup
(rnorning), Moesup at Central village
tafternoon), Sterling at Plainneia.
Sept 11-Moosup at Sternng' Je"ee'
CITY at Central Village.