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New-York tribune., 1908-10-31
MRS. GOULD'S TRIPS.
Witness Tells of Visits to atlantic
Citu and LazCsOn'S Farm.

The examination of Elijah W. Sells in connection
with the suit of Mrs. Katherine C1emmons Gould
for divorce from her husband, Howard Gould,
continued yesterday before Edward G. Whitaker,
the referee. Mr. Sells testified that he helped get
the Doody afdavits with the idea of assisting Mrs.
Gould, and that he also helped get affdavits from
Isaac Trip and Herbert Flint employees his
estate. and from Vito Milo italian contractor
living in the neghborhood.
He said he had also spoken to the proprietor of a
Chicago hotel about getting evidence from a waiter
that he had talked with Lord Royston in London
concerning his attitude toward Mrs. Gould and
that he had written to Professor Mahaffay, of
Dublin University, in regard to getting evidence
Mrs. Gould.
Mr. Sells said that a year ago he turned over
$4,000 to Mrs. Gould for the purchase of $4,000
worth of Wabash bonds and 60p Missouri Pacific
shares. Three checks were shown him. aggre-
eating $,7Oo which he thought payments on
the Blue Gap farm. in Virginia. He declared that
during June. 1905. the month when Mr.. Gould had
alleged his wife was drunk and helpless at Castle
Gould, she was in reality at the Sells country
nome North Castle, leading a vigorous outdoor
life. After answering questions regarding
Mrs. Gould's drinking procivities the witness was
excused. and his daughter Marjorie took the stand.
Miss Sells gave her age as twenty-one. and said
she had known Mrs Gould since childhood. She,
too was examined in detail as to the amount of in
toXlcants Mrs Gould was accustomed TO use, and
declared she had never seen Mrs. Gould drink more
than was good for her. The witness said she had
visited Thomas W. Lawson's farm near Boston in
1905 with Mrs. Gould. who interested in sci
entifc farming. On their way back in an auto
mobile they stopped at Hartford to Dustin
Farnum, who playing there. She also de-
scribed motor trip TO Philadelphia with Mrs.
Gould and a Miss Shackford. Dustin Farnum and
Eleanor Robson were both playing there, she said,
and were entertained by the Gould party, and also
accompanied them down to Atlantic City Sun
day The witness said she had also seen Farnum
again in the following fall in Washington where he
took luncheon with herself and Mrs. Gould.
Boston, Oct. 30-In regard to the visit of Mrs.
Howard Gould and Miss Marjorie Sells the
home of Thomas ". Lawson, Z. F. McSweeney.
Mr. Lawson's private secretary, stated to-day that
a few years ago Mrs. Gould asked permission 10
visit Dreamwold the country home of Mr.. Lawson
at Egypt, Mass. a card of admission to the farm
was sent to her, which she used. spending about
an hour at Dreamwold. Mr.. Lawson was in New
York at the time, and did not see Mrs. Gould.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-31

Peking Oct. 3O.-Various Chinese officials, in
Guiding viceroys provincial governors and gen
erals of the army, as we'll as a number OF
schools throughout the country, have tele-
eraphed messages OF greeting to the men and
officers of the American fleet.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-31
VEGETABLES.

Apropos of Halloween, more pumpkins have been
sold In Washington Market this week than at any
time during the autumn 1t is plain therefore. that
in hearts the old fashioned pumpkin head
with its rudely fashioned features. has not been
superseded by those witfuy designed novelties seen
in great variety in the shops.
Not Cor years have the markets displayed such
magnificent heads of cauIifover, they range in
price 5 to Is and 20 cents. Sweet pota-
toes are 10 cents quart; early potatoes are
Is for two quarts Cabbages are 10.
cents a head. pumpkins 20 to 80 cents each and
French arti ,hbkes . Endves are 30 cents a
pound, they imported from Belgium and have
Isen considerably prics lately on account of the
damaged condition of some of the recent consigu-
ments. Hothouse tomatoes . cents a pound
cran5erries Is cents quart mushrooms 30 cents a
pint. radisnes cents bunch and sprouts 15 cents
a quart Parsnips. which cheap just now are
20 cents dozen ana green egg tomatoes are 10
cents quart String beans and beans
each Is cents quart. but lmas have gone UP 20 20
cents "A quart. Peppers . cents dozen onions
10 cents quart and picking onions 10 cents
quart. Lettuce is and cents a head ronaine 10
plant 10 to . cents each. ginger Is cents a dozen
and okra 10 cents dozen. Celery is 20 cents a
bunch and oyster plant 10 cents bunch.
FRUIT
There is nothing new in fruit this week spitzen-
berg apples are 70 cents dozen. crab apples =
cents "a basket. oregon beauties from so cents IN
10 81 a Dozen Jonathan apples so cents dozen and
Snow apples So cents basket, Ounces are so cents
10 81 IA basket, imported chestnuts DC unds for *
cents. kumquats 30 cents a small basket Japanese
oranges and the first of the mandarins 40 cents a
dozen and California oranges 20 cents a dozen
Fresh figs 81 y dozen, seckel pears 80 cents a
basket. prickly pears % cents dozen and kumis
pears 10 and 81 dozen. Alligator pears are
- cents each plneapples % to SS cents apises and
New-York tribune., 1908-10-31
WILL GO TO THE POLLS.

The Harlem Equal Rights League invites the
women of greater New York TO vote for President
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great Jones fortune has grown with
such rapidity under her management.
Property in Many States.
rs It true that you own property
everywhere in the United States?''
was asked.
Eyes, almost everywhere" she an
swered. Il pay taxes in every school
district on Long Island, in every or al
most every county in New York state,
and in every state in the union. No,
that last isn't so. forgot about Texas.
l used to own some property in Texas,
but | was down there a while ago and
concluded to sell it, No, don't care
to say what the reasons were.
THAT is the only property / have
ever sold, except an acre of land that
sold to a very dear friend while
ago. My rule is to always buy and
never to sell. Ir fact, that is the rule
that has been handed down to us from
generation to generation and was
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ALL RUN DOWN.
Miss Della .Sxyoe6e. syho had Coss'
blstkly Lost Her Health. Found
Relisffyom Pe-rx-na at Once.
Read What She Says:

MISS DELLA STROEBE, 10 Rich
lV4 mond ST., Appleton, Wis.,, writes:
"For several years I was in rum
down condition, and could md no re-
lief from doctors and medicines. !
could not enjoy my meals, and could
not sleep at night. I had heavy, dark
circles about the eyes.
any friends were much alarmed. I
was advised to give Peruna . trial, and
to my Joy began to improve with the
first bottle. After taking six bottles I
felt completely cured. Icannot say too
much for Peruns ~ medicine Tor
women in rundown condition"
Pe-ru-na Did Wonders.
Mrs. Judge J. r. Boyer, 1421 Sherman
Ave., Evanston, H., says that she be-
came run down, could neither eat nor
sleep well, and lost flesh and spirit. Pc
runa did wonders for her. and she thanks
Peruna for new life and strength.
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down from the eldest Of one family to
the eldest of the next through five
generations, until now the bulk of the
vast accumulations rests with Mrs.
Mary Elizabeth Jones.
Mrs. Jones is the daughter of
Charles Hewlett Jones and of Eliza
beth Oracle Gardiner. She was born
July 5, 1854, and was married to DIR.
Oliver Livingston Jones, her cousin,
when she was 10. They have six chill
dren, two daughters and four sons.
In summer, and in fact at intervals
during the winter, the family live in
the old Jones manor house, at Cold
Spring Harbor, L. l. There is nothing
ornate or especially striking about
this country home of the woman who
is perhaps the richest of her sex in
America. 1t is simply large, we'll
built mansion of the later colonial
style of architecture, of which it is one
of the best examples in this country.
The rather battered surrey driven
by the son of the owner of the ''hackin'
business" at Cold Spring Harbor,
stopped in front of the main entrance
to the mansion and remained there
during the hour and more that the re-
porter was talking to Mrs. Jones.
The richest woman in America was
gowned quite simply in something
light blue, comfortable and we'll worn
A diamond ring or so, with the stones
set in the fashion of generation ago
sparkled on her fingers. Her almost
white hair was combed straight back
from her forehead, with just a slight
puff to relieve its severity. In her girl
hood Mrs Jones must have been very
beautiful; she is handsome in her mid
die age. But her chief charm and at
traction now is her quick, clear-cu
manner of speaking, and her large
dark eyes, which look straight at ont
while she talks. She is woman of ex
traordinary strength of mind and char
acter, and it takes but moment
acquaintance to understand why tn
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SPEAKING
HER MIND

what was Freiberg maxim 30
many noises about to you this morn
ing?" inquired Miss Reifsnider OF Miss
Mcnamara at the noon hour. AS she
spoke she removed the rubber band
from her lunchbox and slipped 1t on
her wrist for safekeeping.
Jaw, 1t was about them statements
for the old man." replied Miss Nc
Namara, producing a sandwich from
the depths of newspaper parcel. She
regarded it critically before biting on
q corner of it with an air of satisfac-
ton. Hes always pickin' on me about
somethin', though. Seems like ne
can't be happy without he's jawin' at
somebody" She proceeded to con-
sumo her sandwich with energy.
HE certainly is a fright" agreed
Miss Reifsnider, cracking the shell OF
q hard-boiled egg by tapping with 1t
upon her desk.
He used to be bad enough" re-
sumed Miss Mcnamara. but since
they give him roll-top desk he thinks
he's the whole thing and then some.
A kid like that tryin' to boss me!
| Would / stand for it? Not any.
made up my mind the next chance
got I'd show him. did 1t this morn
ing good and proper. tell you those
"Dyou call him DOWN." Miss Reif
snider's face lighted up with sympa
| thetic interest.
well, did 1? He come out of the
old mans office looking awful chesty
s'pose the boss'd been pattin' him OF
the back-Freiberg can always ge
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N Jew YORK.-The richest wom-
an in America-or in the
III world-may not be Mrs Hetty
Green The greatest land-own-
er IN America may not be one
of the Astors. These are the
conclusions that probably would be
reached il the Green and the Astor
possessions could be valued correctly
and the figures compared with those
which would represent the vast wealth
of Mrs Mary Elizabeth Jones of New
York and of Cold Spring Harbor, l.. I.
Further than that, the social crown
of America, long held by the Astors by
reason of their wealth, would belong to
Mrs Jones if she chose to claim it, for
her fortune is doubtless greater and
her lineage in this country runs CEN
fury further back She is related also,
far and near. to nearly every one of
the great families in New York and
New England whose names are written
large on the pages of American history
from the days of the Colonial wars to
now.
Probably no one, not even Mrs.
Jones herself, could say accurately
how great is her fortune. II is mostly
in land She acknowledges that she
owns and pays taxes on land in every
school district on Long Island, in
nearly every county in New York
state and in every state in the union
except Texas. The property immedi-
ately surrounding the old manor house
at Cold Spring Harbor, where she
lives in summer, is worth millions of
dollars.
Her husband. DR.. Oliver Living
ston Jones. is also great landowner
but his possessions fall far short of his
wife's. Then there is the Jones estate
which is owned by some 20 heirs
which also runs up into scores Of mil
lions in value. Three or more thea
tiers in New York city are owned b,
her, and it is said to be her ambition
to own property in every city in thu
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TNTRANcE -rAlN Hall

United States. She owns property In
most of them now and each year gets
nearer TO a realization Of her ambition
The other day she had controversy
with the city of New York about the
ownership of the sunken meadows up
in the East river. They are estimated
to be worth 100000. The grant to
the Jones family goes back to Queen
Anne. SO it is likely Mrs. Jones will
retain possession.
Founder of the Family.
The foundations of her vast fortune
were laid by Mai. Thomas Jones. who
came from Strabane in the kingdom OF
ireland" and settled with his young
wife near what is now called Oyster
BAY. l.. l., in 1893. He brought with
him a comfortable fortune, won on the
seas through privateering privileges
granted him by James H.. whose cause
he fought for in the battle OF the
gcyne. This fortune has been handed
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round him-and he strutted up to my
desk tryin' to look as if he's six foot
tall-the little sawed-off!
He says to me: How many OF
them statements have you got done?
what statements?' says l., awful
sweet and as innocent as you please,
but knew what he's talkin' about, all
right
Them statements l give you
yest'dy afternoon he says.
allow many am liable to have
DONE says l, when you didn't give
me no figures for any of 'em YETI
"'Whyn't you ask me for 'em?' he
says.
81 asst you three times, says l.
"swhyn't you remind me again? he
says.
what d'you want me to do?' says
l. Set of an alarm clock under your
chair every Is minutesT"
His face begun to get red." pro-
ceeded Miss Mcnamara. "'This amt
no time to get funny he says.
who's tryin' to be funny?' says I.
sThen he looks at me real ugly and
he says: You better cut that out,
young lady, or first thing you know
I'll show you where you get on at"
well, wouldn't that astonish the
Dutch!" exclaimed Miss Reifsnider.
THE idea Of him sayin' that"
you bet it made me red-headed.'
said Miss Mcnamara. II just looks
him in the eye and / says, just as sar'
castic-I can be awful sarcastic when
l want to-I says to him: Well, you
certainly are the most ignorant person
that ever come up the pike, says
You show me where get on at! Not
you, sonny. tell you one thing. III
get on where / please and when
please and 1t amt likely you'll b.
there to see me do It, says. Then
walked on and left him standin' there
madder'n the dickens"
MY" sighed Miss Reifsnider. e
wisht could think of them sarcastic
things to say when get mad, but
never do till afterwards. bet that'l
keep him quiet for while!"
well, If 1t don't it had ought to.
returned Miss Mcnamara, much graft
fed by Miss Reifsnider's appreciation
Miss Reifsnider wrapped her lunch
box neatly in piece of manila pape
and replaced the rubber band whicl
she had taken from 1t. Miss McNa
mara laid a piece Of cake on her desl
wadded up the newspaper In whicl
she had carried her luncheon an
threw it into the waste-paper basket
I'VE got 20 minutes yet she sait
you eat half this piece Of chocIu
cake and then let's get on our thing
and go over to State street and rul
her in at the store windows"
"All right" acquiesced Miss Rel
snider, eating the cake rapidly, Will
she stood up and brushed the crumt
from the front of her skirt Say y
do."-Chioaso Daily News
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The sort 81 rhine He Liked.

In an early day in Stone county,
Missouri, q farmers boy rushed into
the office of DIR. T. J. McCord of Ga
lena and urged the doctor to come
quickly to see his father, who seemed
to be dying. Said the doctor. What
ails him, and what has he eaten?"
The boy said: "Oh, nothing much
but IA roastin' ears for supper"
WELL" said the doctor, "just 60
back and throw him a couple OF
bundles of oats and tell him I VIII be
up there in about 30 minutes.
From Judges Library.
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granted Maj. Jones, in 1890, as com
pensation for services rendered,
commission to cruise against Spanish
property. At any rate, the priyateer
ing business did not last long, but was
immensely profitable while 1t did. II
was considered legitimate business
in those days.
Among the many well-known and
famous families who are related to the
richest woman in America and her hus-
band are the Willetts of Flushing; the
Van wycks of Flatlands (prominent In
the colonial wars); DR.. Valentine Mott.
the great surgeon; the Underhills, ia
nous mariners; the Remsens, who In
termarried with the De Peysters and
the Livingstons; the Tangier Smiths
(whose ancestor was governor OF Tan.
gier. Africa, under Charles IL)s the
Cornells, the Weekses, the Living
stons (who were among the aristoc-
racy when New Amsterdam was VII
lage); the GARDENERS. who were and are
the lords of GARDENERS Island; the
Scudders, the Hewletts and scores be
side. They are also related to the FOL
som family, O: which Mrs. Grover
Cleveland is member.
Such is the woman. her family past
and present.
No international Marriages
| About the last words that closed the
reporters interview with Mrs. Jones
was his query whether any Of her fam
lily had made or were likely to make
any international marriages, and thus
transfer some of the Jones millions
to bolster up decayed nobility.
I'VE certainly have not, and dom
think we are likely to-" she answered
emphatically. I'VE are Americans
and are proud of 1t. Our wealth lie:
here, and here it win stay so long a.
God wills to keep 1t In our hands.
had rather be plain American WON
an, as 1 am, than the queen Of an
country under thu gun
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The Cold Morning Bath.

The cold morning bath Is recon-
mended for those who can stand the
cold bath, though countless many
cannot. To prepare for 1t one should
first sponge the body with cold water
and step into a few inches OF water
drawn from a warm water pipe. II
will not be warm or cold early In the
morning. Splash the water over the
body and wash hastily, letting tho
tub fill gradually. II the salt bath ID
used, do not throw the salt towel IN
the laundry. Let 1t collect the salt
In beauty lighthouses each individual
has a salt towel that is used countless
times, because It gets thoroughly sat
urated and is more beneficial. A cold
bath should not last longer than nve
minutes.
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geniture and entail. These English
laws. however, could not be followed
in this country, as the statutes are
against such a procedure. With us,
however, it has become sort OF fam
lily understanding.
"The Jones estate or property has
passed directly through five genera
lions in unbroken descent to its pres
ent holders. On my mothers side
am descended from Lion Gardiner, the
first proprietor of GARDENERS Island.
John Lyon Gardiner, the twelfth pro-
prietor, married Elizabeth Coralie
Jones. My maiden name was Jones, so
when / married DR.. Oliver Livingston
Jones l didn't have to change my
name"
The visitor being somewhat OF
connoisseur in colonial furniture could
not help commenting on some of the
splendid pieces of old mahogany In
the room where he was sitting. This
| led Mrs. Jones to take him from one
room to another on the ground floor.
"All this old furniture has been In
the family for generations. or course
we have some that is new, but the old
is too beautiful and too well built to be
put aside. / see no reason why ii
should not be beautiful and serviceable
! still a hundred years from now" Mrs
Jones remarked. i am fond of good
pictures, too," she went on. "a good
many of these paintings are inheri
tances from my father and those be
| fore him who had some taste in art
and some have bought because
liked them rather than because they
were done by famous artists"
Mrs. Jones was disinclined to tall
specifically about the details Of the
various holdings which make up hel
own vast possessions in New York ant
throughout the United States. She &C
knowledged that her husband and her
self were interested in almost ever.
branch OF industry tn sraafar or les
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WONDERED WHY
Found the Answer Was "coffee."

Many pale, sickly persons wonder
Tor years why they have to suffer 30,
and eventually discover that the drag
caffeine in coffee Is the main cause
Of the trouble.
IT was always very fond OF cohee
and drank 1t every day. / never had
much flesh and often wondered why
I was always 30 pale, thin and weak
ABOUT Ave years ago my health
completely broke down and I was con-
fined to my bed. My stomach was
in such condition that ! could hardly
take sufhcient nourishment to sustain
life.
During this time was drinking
coffee, didn't think could do with
out it.
AFTER awhile I came to the con-
clusion that coffee was hurting me,
and decided to give It up and try
Postum. / didn't like the taste Of II
at first, but when It was made right
boiled until dark and rich--I soon
became very fond OF 1t.
I'm one week began to feel better.
| l could eat more and sleep better. Ny
| sick headaches were less frequent, and
within I'VE months l looked and felt
like a new being. headache spells en-
! tirely gone.
my health continued to improve
and today am well and strong, weigh
| las lbs. / attribute my present health
to the life-giving qualities Of Postum
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extent. But when the conversation
would approach anything that related
particularly to her personal business
affairs or those of the great Jones es-
tate, of which she is sharer, she in
variably shifted the conversation to
matters genealogical Or to generalities.
Ancestor a Pirate7
The most interesting of the many
famous ancestors of DR.. and Mrs.
Jones is The founder Of the line In
America. Some of the ruder historians
say he was pirate, and intimate that
it was by scuttiing ships and maraud-
ing on the high seas generally that he
accumulated his many barrels OF
pieces of eight" which he is alleged
to have brought to Oyster Bay when
he settled there. At any rate. he him.
self was markedly reticent about his
earlier history, except that he fought
for James II. in the Battle of the
Boyne. He even wrote his own cpl
taph:
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It cured your Pa and also your Ma
of chills in the long ago and it will
cure you now. 1t has been tested BY
time and its merits have been proven.
We guarantee one bottle to cure any
one case of Chills. II 1t falls your
money is cheerfully refunded-and its
name is Cheatham's Chill Tonic.
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The Patieht-Doc. / can't bay you
no money while amt gone none.
already. Win you dake It oud in
drade?
The Dentist-Well, l might consider
that What's your business?
The Patient lead leedle Choi-
man band. Ven come aroundt und
serenade you effry nighd for q mont.
yet!
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Here Lyes Interd The Body Of
Major Thomas. Jones Who Came
From
Strabane in the Kingdom of
Ireland Settled Here and Died
December lib. From Distant Lands
To this Wild Waste He Came
This Seat he Chose and Here
He Fixed His Name. Long May His
Sons This Peaceful Spot Enjoy And
No III Fate his Offspring Here An
noy.