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The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-01
Shaft to Commemorate Independence
Of Mexico.

upon It a carved column viii rise to
height of 1870 feet and will be sur
mounted by a large figure represent
ing the Goddess OF Liberty Grouped
around the lower part Of the monu-
ment viii be the statues of Mexican
patriots and allegorical figures
IL is expected that this monument
viii be finished In time for unwilling
at the celebration in 1910 which is TO
mark the centennial of MeXlcos in
dependence. President Diaz has
evinced the liveliest interest In tho
construction OF the monument He
made a careful study of the plans and
design for the structure before giving
his official approval
The monument OF King Charles ".
of Spain has long been an Object OF
great interest 10 visitors here. Il Is
a figure Of horse and rider In casting
Inc monument the siirrups for the rid
or we're omitted, and for a lons time
leather stirrups were attached.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-01
EMERsoN's MEMORY AT FAULT.
Had at Times Almost Entire Lack
Of Remembrance.

Emerson was notable sufferer
from the vagaries of memory. His bi.
ographer relates that he met him one
day In Boston, apparently at loss for
something. and asked him where he
was going. ITO dine" said Emerson,
with very old and dear friend,
know whero she lives, but hope she
won't ask me her name" and then he
proceeded to describe her as the
mother of the wife of the young man
the tall man-who speaks so Well
and so on, until his interlocutor
guessed to whom he was referring
Even the names of common objects
often failed him completely. On one
occasion, when he wanted an umbrel
Ia, he said 81 can't tell its name, but
! can tell its history. Strangers take
II away"
This falling OF Emerson led TO a
pathetic scene when he attended
Longfellow's funeral. and remarked as
ae gazed at the coffin: "He was a
sweet and beautiful SOUL but have
entirely forgotten his name
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-01
LIVING ADVERTISEMENT
Glow Of Health Speaks for Postum

II requires no scientific training to
discover whether coffee dlsagrees or
not
Simply stop Il for time and use
Postum In place OF Il. then note the
beneficial effects. The truth will appear
six years ago / was In very bad
condition" writes a Tenn. lady. Il suf
fered from indigestion, nervousness
and insomnia
u was then an inVeterate coffee
drinker. but Il was long before could
be persuaded that It was coffee thar
hurt me. Finally I decided 10 leave Il
OF a few days and find ont the truth
The nrst morning / left of coffee /
had a raging headache, so ! decided /
must have something 10 take the place
OF coffee" CTho headache was caused
by the reaction Of the coffee drug
caneine)
Having heard Of Postum through a
friend who used n, bought a package
and tried IT, did not IKE II At drst
but after learned how 20 make &c
right according TO directions on pkg,
] would not change back TO coffee for
anything
------------r- ------'-'-- --------r
weighed only III lbs Now : weigh
40 and as have not taken any tonic
IN that time / can only attribute my
recovery OF good health 10 the use Of
Postum In place OF coffee
my husband says / am a living ad.
yertisement for Postum. ! am glad to
be the means Of inducing my many
friends 10 use Postum. too"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek. Mich. Read "The Road TO Well
yille," in pkgs. There's a Reason"
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time Ia time. They
are genuine, true, and full OF human
Interest.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-01
ln eeantlful sepulcher.

The last resting place OF the great
Norwegian composer Edward Grieg.
is one OF the most beautiful In its nat
ural surroundings that could be imag.
ined. BY the side of a lake, at the ex-
tremity of ford, close to the compos.
er's native town of Bergen. there is a
natural grotto formed in the solid
rock, which rises preclpitously from
the waters edge. Here the bones OF
the famous musician are buried. and,
as the grotto is only accessible from
the lake, the funeral cortege will have
to make the journey by water.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-01

A man who does not use his con
science often has terrible paroxysms
of Il; but man who uses IL all the
time never comes into what Is called
a state OF conscience. II comes on
him as dew on flowers, and falls on
him gently as rain on the ground He
is full OF conscience, but II Is not con
centrated at any single point. II is
distributed through the brain, the
nerves. the muscles and the skin. II
is in every part of him. It peryades
his life. II does not, therefore. rise
up into freshet.-Henry Ward
Beecher
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-01

In the year 1886 Anastasia Goold,
the wife OF John Archdeken. deter
mined TO astonish her husband when
he returned from the wars by build.
ing him noble castle that should only
actually cost four pence. She there
fore engaged workmen. whom she sup
piled with provisions and other arti-
cles at retail prices, and when the cas-
tie OF Monkstown, near Cork. was
eventually finished. the thrifty wife
found thar the retail profit had paid
all the building expenses except four
pence.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-01
Rau state,s eIrst oovsrnor.

There was almost a score Of candi-
dates at the first election held TO
choose governor under the new con.
stitution of Massachusetts IN 1880
James Bowdoln and John Hancock.
both eminent Bostonians, were the
two men most IN the public eye and
estimation for the position. Altogeth.
er the total poll was about or less than
1900. Hancock received more than
1000, Rowdoin something over 1000,
and the remaining ballots We're dis
tributed among 10 or l6 other can
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-01
- Hannened - eoston.

1T IS time said the speaker that
we had moral awakening In this
town Let as arise IN our might Lot
us glrd up our loins Let as take on
our coats Let us bare our arms Let
Hold on now screamed an uh
gular lady, who was seated near me
platform. III this is TO be a moral
awakening don't you dare to propose
10 take Off another thing. Chicago
Record. Herald.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-01
BREAKS A COLD PROMPTLY

The following formula is a never
falling remedy for colds:
One ounce of Compound Syrup OF
Sarsaparilla, one ounce Toris Com
pound and one-half pint of good
whiskey, mix and shake thoroughly
each time and use in doses of a table
spoonful every four hours.
This II followed up will cure an
acute cold in "a hours. The ingre-
dents can be gotten at any drug store.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-01
MoIasses and Sugar.

The term "molasses" is properly APP
piled to the saccharlne product which
is separated from sugar in the process
Of manufacture. A syrup is the direct
product OF the evaporation OF the
juice of a sugar-yieldlng plant or tree
without the removal Of any of the
sugar The term molasses applies 10
the same process with the exception
of the fact that the sugar has been re.
moved at least partially by crystalliza-
ton and some kind OF mechanical sep.
aration Of the crystals from the re-
naming liquid
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-01

Although most of us would hesitate
to express what might be termed the
face value OF the modern smile" we
certainly realize at times that Il is q
form OF currency which Is depreci.
ating. In the modern smile" we recog'
nize the crude. official thing which
neither Eliminates. cheers nor bridges
awful gaps OF silence II may SAVIOR
OF suggesting a wave OF imbecility TO
declare that we ought all to smile
more, but Il Is certainly true that the
charm OF woman's smile was once
esteemed even above beauty.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-01
catarrh CANNOT BE Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, a. they cannot reach
The soat Ut the disease, uatarrh b blood consti.
tutioual deCaso, aud IN order 20 Ce u you must take
Internal remedies. HANS Catafrh Iuro n taken IN.
tcrnauy and acts directly upon the blood and mucous
sur'acea Halls Catauh Cure a not = quack mrdi.
cine N prescribed By Of the best physicians
" thb country foe years and u REGULAR prescription,
10 h composed Of the best tonica known, combined
with tho best blood purihcrs acting directly the
mucous snttncca. The perfect combination OF tho
two ingredients n what produreu such wonderful re-
sutn IN curing chtarrh. Send for testimonial. free.
y. J, CHENEY a co, Props Toledo. q.
Enld by Druggists price 7fc.
Tske Hails PANTY pnls Tor constipation.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-01
Mexlco's NATIONAL MEMORIAL.
Five Monument Being Erected to
Commemorate country's hide.
pendence.

Mexico City, MeX.--The monument
being erected in this city to commem-
crate the nations independence will
be, when finished, one Of the most
magnificent structures Of its kind In
the world. 1t will cost 100000 il
gold
The monument is of beautiful de
sign. The lower part of the structure
will be 300 feet in circumference, ant
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-01
No Excuses Needed.

"There's no excuse for anybody's
having any kind Of Illness" said ihs
resolute person
"Perhaps not" answered the man
who always tries TO agree. And per
son who is really III doesn't feel Ike
being formal and begging somebody's
pardon. anyhow. wv Washington Star
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-01
Measuring

MIR. Timmld-TIaye-ha you no
tlced. Miss Maud. that the chandelier
seems to be shaking? Are you sure
that the foundations OF your house
are-are quite secure7
Miss Maud-Theres nothing TO be
alarmed about, Mr. Timmid. Papa's
room is just overhead, and he's snor-
ing
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-01

The kidney secretions passed irregu-
lar,y with pain, and | bloated badly.
Nv head swan and spots fitted before
nv eyes. One doctor said ! was In.
enable However, ] found prompt re.
lei when ] started using Doan's Kid.
rey Pills, and the troubles I have re-
hled gradually disappeared"
Sold by all dealers. soc a box. Eos.
,erMllburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-01
TREE GROWS ON COURTHOUSE.
Indiana Town Has Natural Wonder
Which Gives Town Nickname.

Indianapolis. lnd.--A natural won.
der, not duplicated in the world. is the
lone maple tree, which has given It's
name, the Lone Tree City" to Green's
burg, one Of the prettiest cities Of In.
diana 1t is on the top Of one of the
towers of the courthouse. 1l2 feet
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-01

Pensions for the heroes OF the cross
were advocated by Prof J. w ZolIer
before the Laymen's association OF
the Central Ohio Methodist confer.
ence.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-01
ALPINE PeRlLs.

Disgust of Timson, who has been
aodging his tailor for the last six
months. when he suddenly comes upon
him at the summit of a mountain in
Switzerland
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-01
A Clever Eellow.

"Dld you friend make a hit at the
literary club?'
Il guess he did. He pronounced
les Miserables' in brand-new way
and then alluded to 1t as Victor Her.
berts masterpiece" - Washington
uarall
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-01

First oyster Pirate-What do you
think Of this ordering the oyster navy
ou against us?
Second Ditto--lt is something that
touches us on the raw.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-01

ago / contracted Sc.
we're kidney trouble
and my back began
to ache continually.
Every day II seemed
worse. The least
pressure on my back
tortured me, and |
could not stoop with
out a bad twinge.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-01

The average woman can change her
mind in half the time it takes a man
to change his collar
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-01

Aliens Foot-s.ase, u Powder
For swollen, sweating feet dlvca instant rclief. Tho
original powder for the faot &c at al Druggists
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-01

Mrs. Winslow'a Soothing Syrup.
For children teetbing, sofcns the gums, reduces In
nammAton, allaya pain, curos wind oolio &eabotte'
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-01

Lots wife may have been peppery
before she turned TO salt.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-01
AFFECTING SIGHT.

Cook TO her friend)-The proposal
that the widower made me was really
very moving. He brought his four
children with him, and they all knelt
before me.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-01

Friend. what you'd get FIRST earn
Browning.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-01
SEEMED WORSE EVERY DAY.
panaerous Case Of Kidney Com.
.I,int and How II Was Checked.

urs Lucy Quebeck, Mechanic St..
,,.oe Valley, II. l., says: Eight years
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-08-15

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 DR..
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. 1. 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 a 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 well worn.
| A diamond ring or so, with the stones
| set in the fashion of a 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-cut
manner of speaking, and her large
| dark eyes, which look straight at one
| while she talks. She is a woman of ex
traordinary strength of mind and char.
acter, and it takes but a moments
| acquaintance to understand why the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-08-15

granted Maj. Jones, in 1890, as a COM
pensation for services rendered, a
commission to cruise against Spanish
property. At any rate, the privateer-
ing business did not last long, but was
immensely profitable while it did 1t
was considered a 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 F1atlands 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 Liyingstons; the Tangier Smiths
Whose ancestor was governor of Tan
gier, Africa, under Charles I'D; the
Cornells, the Weekses, the Living
stons (who were among the aristoc-
racy when New Amsterdam was a 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, of which Mrs Grover
Cleveland is a 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 this
transfer some of the Jones millions
to bolster UP decayed nobility
I'VE certainly have not, and 1 don't
think we are likely to-" she answered
emphatically- I'VE are Americans,
and are proud of it. Our wealth lies
here, and here it will stay SO long as
God wills to keep it in our hands ]
had rather be a plain American wom-
an, as am, than the queen of any
country under the sum-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-08-15

EW YORK.-The richest wom-
an in America-or in the
world-may not be Mrs. Hetty
Green. The greatest land-own-
er in America may not be one
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-08-15
TNT1ANcE 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 a 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 $1,000,000. 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 Maj. 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 comfortable fortune, won on the
seas through privateering privileges
granted him by James H., whose cause
he fought for in the battle of the
Boyne. This fortune has been handed
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-08-15

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.
Yes, almost everywhere" she an
swered. 4 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. 1 forgot about Texas.
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
I sold to a very dear friend while
ago. My rule is to always buy and
never to sell. In fact, that is the rule
that has been handed down to us from
generation to generation, and was
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-08-15

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.
1.-The Jones estate or property has
passed directly through five genera
tions in unbroken descent to its pres
ent holders. On my mothers side 1
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 1 married DR.. Oliver Livingston
Jones / didn't have to change my
name"
The visitor being somewhat of a
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 Of course
we have some that is new, but the old
is too beautiful and too well built to be
put aside. 1 see no reason why it
should not be beautiful and serviceable
still a hundred years from now" Mrs.
Jones remarked. Il 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 L have bought because 1
liked them rather than because they
were done by famous artists"
Mrs Jones was disfncIined to talk
specifically about the details of the
various holdings which make up her
own vast possessions in New York and
throughout the United States She ac-
knowledged that her husband and her
self were interested in almost every
branch Of industry to greater or less
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-08-15

He died In 1713 and was buried a
short distance south of the old Brick
House. on the east bank of the Massa-
pequa river. The ancient burial place,
about 80 feet square, was threatened
by inroads of the tides, and in 1893 his
remains were removed. His headstone,
bearing the inscription quoted above,
is still well preserved. In the early
days his was known as the pirates
Grave" and for many years after his
death it was the common belief (says
John H. Jones in his history of the
family that some of Maj. Jones'
wealth was buried with him, and so
deeply rooted had this become that his
grave was opened by vandals in the
quest of relics, and the ancient bones
left strewn on the ground. His re-
mains now rest in the burying-gro
adjoining Grace church, at South Oys-
ter Bay.
Record of History.
About Maj Jones being a pirate lit
tie is known. There is extant a letter
from Lieut.. Gov. Golden to his son,
written in 1859, in which he says:
while Col. Fletcher was governor the
inhabitants of New York carried On a
trade to Madagascar while that island
was frequented by pirates, and many
of the pirates came and dispersed on
Long Island and around Delaware Bay.
1t has often been remarked that none
of the pirates made any use of their
money to any real advantage excepting
one Jones, who settled on Long Island
and whose son made remarkable fig
ure as speaker of the assembly while
Mr. Clinton was governor"
1t is also known that James II
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-08-15

Laundry work 1t home would Be
much more satisfactory if the right
Starch were used In order to get the
desired stiffness. it is usually neces-
sary to use SO much starch that the
beauty and fineness of the fabric is
hidden behind a paste of varying
thickness, which not only destroys tie
appearance, but also affects the wear
ing quality of the goods. This trou-
BILE can be entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch, as it can be applied
much more thinly because of it's great
ar strength than other makes