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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-10-05

was Il boy. You had your ambitions,
and these ambitions are changed.
Sometimes a boy starts out with the
idea that he is going to be rich. and
bends everything to that end: some
times one starts out, and his goal is
social distinction, and he bends every
energy in that dircc6un: another
starts out with an ambition for office,
and he lays his plans and works pat
! lently. looking forward to some covet-
ed honor. | had my ambition. When
was hoy cnl ~ fourteen wears of age
| conceived the ambition Of going to
the United States Senate. | never
thought of goin" to Congress: never
thought of being Prcsident--it was to
be United States Senator, | did
t expect to 90 soon: I was going to
be lawyer first: | was going to make
my fortune in the aw. and after was
independent | was goin" to enter
politics and the United States Senate
was the object Of my ambition. Cir
cum>tances changed the course , f nv
life. and experience has given me. I
think. Il better ambition than TO hold
office. One hundred wears from now
t.c world will nut remember me by
what the world has done for me. II
the world remembers me mt all. it will
y" tor what have done for the worl |.
! am conscious of changing ideals as
make progress toward the crave.
"u are conscious of CHANGING ideals.
" hen we are Young things look great
t" lis that after awhile look very in
significant. Struggles that excite us
are looked back to with amusement,
But, my friends, as we approach the
grave we begin to wonder what the
world is going to say Of us; wonder
how the world is going to. feel when
We are gone. We wonder what i'm
preston our lives are going to make
upon those about us. Those of you
who are older already think of this,
as l. think Of it. You who, are younger
will think Of it as YOU grow older. I
believe that Prof .McIver's life was
success. We have great man,
Rockefeller-the richest man in the
world, and if | had to choose between
leaving the record Of Prof. McIver
and leaving the money of Rockefeller,
| would a thousand times rather leave
Mclcvr'S record to postcrity. | will
tell you test Of whether life has
been success or not. We all live
amid an environment. Sometimes we
are only known to little circle, some
times to larger circle; but when we
dc there is going TO be just verdict,
and that just and honest verdict is
the thing that we ourselves, when
we come to take proper view Of
life, will be more interested in than
! the houses and lands that we leave
for our children to quarrel over, and
[ have thought that it can be said that
life has been lived successfully if,
when it passes out, we can say Of the
person, as we can say Of this dear
friend of mine and of yours,
"The night is darker because his light
/ is gone out:
The world is not so warm because his
heart is cold in death.'
|
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-10-05
have it and to their friends, but Prof.

MclYer hQd Dchlnu his intellectual Ell
thusiasm moral enthusiasm, ant
you could not come into contact Will
his life, consecratcd to great work
without feeling that somehow there
had been kindlcd in your own heart
an enthusiasm like his. What ha:
he done? How long will his influence
be felt7 Who can tell7 Who vii
measure the Influence that heart ear
exert upon body. You can measure
the Influence that a mind can exert
upon mind, but who will measure
thc influence that Il heart can exert
upon the heart Of The human race? We
speak Of inventions of genius. and
they have been great. We marvel that
cnc can stand by the side of tclegra-
phic instrument. and by means of
electric current talk to people ten
thousand miles away. but the achieve
ments of the heart are still greater.
The heart that is full of love for its
fellow. the heart that yearns to DO
some great good, the heart that puts
into motion something for the benefit
of the human race. will speak to
hearts that will beat ten thousand
years after all our heats are still. How
are people remembered? Do you build
monuments to thcm7 Is that the only
way7 Have you ever gone into an old
graveyard, hundred years old. or
two hundred, and looked at the mnnu-
mrnts Of the graves? How few of all
the countless millions of the human
race will ever be remembered one
hundred years after their death by
any monument that marks their rcSt-
ing-placc. | am glad that the Creator
AS infinite in love as in power--has
made it possible for every human be-
ing to erect for himself monument
that will endure when all the monu-
ments of granite and bronze have
crumbled t" decay. I believe such a
has been reared by Prof.
McIver-fivc hundred students-iNtn
how many homes do these people 20?
Count the graduates who have cone
out from year t" year. Count the
homes which they have elpcd to
make better. and then trace. if VA
can. this tremendous influence "a II
rr"S on IN incrcaSin. circles measure
the distance of the farthcSt star from
the earth. but VIII" will measure the
influence nf Sinyie kind word ''r a
single kind act on the generations
that are yet to come!
Prof. McIvcr has shown uS what
can do. He has not only shown us.
but what man ought to do. He has
given us an ideal Of life, and / am
coming more and more to believe that
the ideal is the important thing. There
are Democrats here and they have
spoken kindly of my Democracy.
There are Republicans here, and they
have sometimes criticised me possibly
with severity. | want to say to you
that T have reached this point. that
! believe that the things that hold lis
toocther as citizens are more import
ant and more numerous than the
things that separate us during cam
uaipns into hostile battles. and / am
more wcdded 10 the ideal that shapes
the individual life than I am to any
marty policy. No matter how good
we max government. no one will get
tho hcncfit Of it if he ha. an ideal
that docc not lead him onward. No
mattcr how had government. and will
least suffer from it. IF I could look
;uto vour hearts and see what ideals
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-10-05

It's mighty funny how much pref
tier girl always is in her photo
graph.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-10-05

produces fine results I'm 80 days. It ncts
powerfully and quickly. Cures whom others fail.
o,1 H,41umg M mon oan regain their lost manhood. a.
using REVIVO. J. quickly ana quietly "
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Wasting Diseases, and entets OF self-abuse or
oxcess and indiscretion, which units one for
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with guarantee. Circulars ftee. kit .css
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GLIDER B. WEEKS
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1906-09-06
Die eanptifhe Nraae.

Su ben osutiden Slatteru peroen
Die unfrsunOli9en Semertunsen bel
enstil6sn Rreiie iiber Die 3uiammen'
tunft bes Saiiers g8ilbelm nit SOniS
@owarO fait tdslid erwdbnt unb nit
Seiremoen, iuit nit @ntriiituns baraui
binsewislen, bab seraSe jest in SOnoor
loaar Die musite @ntwidelung Der
Diuse in Gsppten fur Ses;wede aus
aebeutet miro. iuoem man iih nit oel
trosisen Sebuuptun9, eS. 9ebe tetn'
eapptiide Srass. eroreiitet, Deuti6t
LAMB Dor einer @inmilbun9 in e9pp'
tiI6e ansele9enbeiten gu marnen. Oil
beuti9en SeitunSen ertlGren als 9nt'
aeanung 6araui, OaB Osuti6Iano al
Sen Serbaltuiiisn in @9ppten iiber.
baupt uift betbeili9t Jet, uno bal
@u9lanb'S enss Se;iebunseu gu 6ranf
reid fir Deuti4lano 9esenltanoSloi
ieien.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1906-09-06
@eSbalb Graf 08itte pom &aiier
ni6t empfaneen purSe.

I Grit lest wiro elm Gift oes Saiiers,
Der ~anfun9s weniS ODER ni6t beahtet
wOroen lit, in Der ganSen BreIie oes
2auoes auf oas ~lebbafteite beiprOhen.
98dbrenb Der Saiier auf Srieori9sbOf
bel @runber9 weilte, wuroe nit Se'
Itimmtbeit scmetbet, oab Der Wtonart
ben ebsmali9eu ruifiiAen Wfiniiter'
praiibenten, @raien @itte. in IuoienS
empfansen werbe. Sest wiro aber
BON anseblt6 gut unterrihteter Ssite
bebauptst, baB Der Saiier es oireft
ablebute. ben ruiiiideu 81 = Rremisr
,u empfunseu, neil er oamit oartbun
wolte, baB er iit unter feineit unn'
ltGnoen in Die inneren In9elesenbeiten
Ruslano's mii6en werOe. Gros Der
ausoriidli6en Dement'S tau6ten mans
lid in Der lssten 3eit mieOerbolt
W~telounsen o SOrihld9eu oeS Sat'
iers an ben 3uren ODER BON Seripre'
6uusen fir Den Sail Oes ausbru6s
elmer ofenen 6suolutiOn auI. Oa
nun Der Suiier iia ausbriidli9 9e'
weisert bat. 9Sitte gu %empian9sn, obs
wobl cine ct. RetersburSer 9ia6rtht
iosar idon Die GinSelbetten slrsr be-
reits f~tattsebubten rlnterreonn9 ;mi'
lden BEN Saiier uuo BEN SraIsn
@itte bru6te, 10 miro BON Der Prelie
Deuti9lanOs nit 9ia9cruf bsruor
seboben, baB Der nidt erfOlste @m'
pians 8itte's oils cine iebr wirfIame
abiertisuns uler Oerurti9en tenOen'
siOIen @r~finOunSen anseIebcn peroen
fam,
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1906-09-06
3ebn Stnflasen eceen ben Sels
truit erbpben.

3ebn stnflasen scecn ben Sci:
truit erboben.
Son ben special : 8uubsS9rob9es
ldworenen, Die mdbrenO Der leeten
8Oden in Chicago Die sesen Die
STANDARD Sil So. erbobcnen BE.
i6nloigun9en iuegen annabme unsss
lesliGer 0tabutte unterlu9t baben,
murSeu Dor 0unSes' SreisriGter 8etbea
Sebn anfla9en erboben, in oener Die
Stunoaro Sil 60. in GAPS perldieoe'
men Sdlleu Der tlebertretuns bes 9eieses
bei9ulOi9t wiro. Da bic Strafe fir
oas in jeoeut ein3elnen Safe nambuft
sema6te Ser9eben auf je $1,000 bis
$4,000 feitseiest lit, 10 wirO Der
Seltruit, ipenu er idutOis befuuOen
neroeu iollte, elm beoeutenbes Siimm'
den an S~trafselbern gu entri6ten bas
ben. 9eioer beitimmt bas 9eies ui6t,
baB bic perantmortli9en Seamten Der
Stanoarb Sil 60. uerbaftet weroen,
Dor benz 8i9ter eri9eiuen unO bort bic
fir is feitseieste Siir9i6aft binterleSeu
miIIcn, ionoern ueriiist nur, oaB bic
Ge6tsuertereter bes Settruits bas
prumpte Gri6eiusn ibrer Glieuteu gun
%roSe6 I'M @eri6t ueripre6en m%iiiien.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1906-09-06
0Bas bic aufftdnSifhen in Gnbt
perlanaen.

9ol. Gsbert fat aus benz Seloe benz
Yraiioenteu Falma bic fOlSeuOe 9ia9s
ridt Su9eben laIien: nsSir baben
bic @afien se9en Die Re9ieruus erSrifs
fen, neil mir gu Der rleberSeusun9 9es
tOmmen iinO, oaB @eiese uno @ereGs
tisteit inter Oieiem Gesime niht mO9'
lid iinO, ba Die BON %uuitrupulOien Sc
ri6ten unteritiiste 0te9ieruH9 Die Gons
ititutiOn in Der i6anOli6iten Weiie
perlest unO oas Solt ieiner inn ses
issli9 %juertannten Gle6te beraubt. IS
lit uuier ein;iser 8unid, Der Sberbos
beit oss @eieses Scltung ;u ueri6af'
fen unb a1e ans~ele9eubeiteu 10 gu
orbnen, mie Tie Dor ben letten Wablen
waren. g4ir %perlan9en, Dap neue Wab'
len angenrOnet weroeu, oamit bic
GiirSer pole Sreibeit baben, ibr Wabl'
redt ausjuiibeu, unb Wfanner erwabs
len f%Onnen, bic in jeOer Se;iebun9
wiirois iinb, Die aemter oes Rraiioens
ten, bes Slices raiiOenten, Der Sous
uernsure. SenatOren, abseOrOneten
uuo FrOuinjial : abSeorOneten gu be'
tleioen. dur renn mir pom Resies
runSstruppen a~nSesriffen peroen,
werOen mir gu ben 8afien 9reiien ;
JOINT woaen mir ben blutisen Srie9
uermeiOeu, neil mir ni9t yuit baben,
oas Seben u%uierer SriiOer auf's Spiel
gu issen. Oafiir babeH mir wieoerbolt
Semsiis seliefsrt, 10 in Der S6la6t
uon Slor Dc lJtapO, mo mir 9ele9enbeit
battsn, Die Tesieruusstruppen nieoer
su MAIDEN ;i.uber uon:oieier 9els9enbeit
teinen 9ebrau9 ma9ten."
N%nnoncirt i'm rWohenblatt.-
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1906-09-06
0emtfcbe
S60n= Tarberei,
1927 u. @aibiagton Glue.
Seiec Telephone.

aae 9lrbeit nad better 8etie uolliibrt.
Dem Reinisen unb TlGtten ipeiielle
auimertiumteit seidentt. Slrbeit abse'
bolt unb ab9elieIert.
Geo. ". S9miSt, gi9entb
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1906-09-06
Gifenb Scittabelle.
s,lupars, eadauanna aHS BsHsrn Bubr

On araft rtn "a. SUM 1906.
eInlid -9ulGei scranton fir Rem gprf
nm 2.05, 800, COS 500. 1920, Born. ;
1 2.l0, 3.25 unp $40 Nabmittass. 6ir
gltp gIorf une philadelphia, I'm $40 gcrm.;
f2.4O une 49, Na6mittaes. 8ir
9pbpbafud, Ole Nd6mittass.
Q6rolia -6ar Buffalo UNI rs. 6.25 u. 800
Mor.; t.55. $40 uus fife Ndbmittdss. 8hr
Sinsbamtpn, Slmira unp 3pii6tuifatipnsu, uHi
1910 Wer unt LOS Na6m. 6nr Sspegc,
@sraeuIs uue Utica. um i.t5 unb 6.25 MSr.
f.55 Natmitass. Ssrsap. Spraeuis uni
Utica 3ua um 6.25 ROr. lduft tdsli6, ausgt.
upmmsn 5pnuiags. Cir Mputrpfr I'm 900
Wor.; los uni GAO Ra6m. Hi&Ulirn VIC
eomreatipu. nm 400 Hahmittdas. Stne'
hampton seecm citation, nm 6.l5 Nabmittass,
Bloomsbury 9ibifion-gsrlGei SeantOr
fir Northumberland I'M 6.35. 1920 Wcr.
f,55 mi Gao Ha4m. Cir Ylpmcntb I'M 9.Os
Rahmtttass.
SonntaaS'3hee.
eiolid-Bar @tp grrf UNI POS. 3.20
6.O5 uub 1920 @prssns; 3.35 nnS 3.4l
Ha6m.
RSrolid - Cir Buffalo UNI LIS. uni
6.25 Wpr.; t.55, $40 uub lilo Nabni
Sir Sinsbamipu uue 3pii6sufatipntn, 9.U
unb 1910 Bprmtttaas,
Bloomsbury Sibifion -g.rIGet SsTanto'
I'm 1920 Wcr. uue $40 Na6miitass.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1906-09-06
Seftimmune eiues in Spanien ers
laiIeneu f6nieliAcu Gbtfts.

Seftimmuns ciues in Spanien ers
ldffencn f6nieli6eu Gbtfts.
9ia6 eiuem betaunt sesebenen fOni9'
li6en Gbitt piro uerfist, baB bic fir
@iuiltrauuuseu uOrSei6riebeuen 6Orma'
litGten mieoer beObu6tet wereen uno
SaB 9eriOnen, welde ii6 trauen laiien,
ni6t se;wunscn peroen o%iirieu, iiber
tire 0telisiOn Gustunft Su ecben.
Dieie Seitimmuu9 itebt in cirettem
@ioeripru9 ju benz, mas Der pdpltli6e
N~bseianbte uerlan9t bat unO miro
wubri6einli6 nod gu beiti9en auss
acknowledgement I'M 8arlament fiibreu,
neil Die ortbobor.clerifale Rartei INNER
nod iebr fart lit unO bic Durdfiibrun9
bes fUnislidsn @oitt Die SeOeutun9 Der
tir6li9en Erauuns beinabe aufbebt.
IS wirO ulio in 3ufunft in Spanien
fir Gubdnser uerfdieOener Sir4en'
semeini6aften mOSIi6 ieiu, cine @bt
einjuseben, ielbit, perln es Die Sasnu'
gen ibrer reipettiuen firali4en SebOr'
Den uerbieten lolten.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1906-09-06
StlberfOne,
ausea spe,ialif,
225 2acfaip anna 2tpe.
3mciter Stpcf.

% eitbt ni6is, bel ptIbtm cine gtrjO.
srun9 10 ssfdbrlib III, ais mt AussnIstptn.
8spihsnbaTis Bsbnupluus it tdrafteriffil&
pon unItrtu un%tuiuhuugsu. uulert prlf-
uns III unftblbar. Sepen Gag Der 8trsOs.
truns bfptutst ptitrrs 8efapr Tur Sbrs 8es
iunppslt unp AustnIi6t. uHisr @sihaft
btitsbt parin, Or %aniupstitn, ME a bic
Ausen rt6iis btbanbtlt.
98tr prtauftn gldlsr uuO SriDsn, bic
anbtrs ju Sl.U0 als YprtpsIIs az Ssissn, fur
50 Gems.
8neset ni6t, i'd babe ben bsff sinsGi&.
ttirn Upnibsu parlUr in NCrpOlt psnnlplpa'
uia. S1 bshBt tSpt bsfdnnte 5aeiliidr .ur
hniniupuus br Aussn. SD babe rtt btift
unp ausstpdblltit stnis ppu tuufli4tn
Mugsn IL Der Stapi.
SD ~eupllFirs ale esnlsn une ltpfibt
Gtltfls auf turjs Nptii.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1906-09-06
audauanna g. gBgOmins gaIl:b.
Qaurel Qinie.)

1Tdt IN NlaIl uW L. JuHl lSNo.
Rhas prladtu S%trautcn nm 1 OO, 2.Dn, 3;OO
Am, 500 une 600 Wrrssus. lin 8 40 Nor
atns an @Ubtutassu uub alt uatt0lssne'
%s,rau,ta Wiuuieu, une nm 700 Wcrgtns an
Sonntaasn une ale na&frlssnes jDantts VT
uuttu bic une %iuflufpt 1910 Ra1ts, In Ntl'
fts.garre al Niuutsn ipGtsr aniomntsre.
9iat aGt 10 Miuuitn an @oHsnlassu bon
$50 bic GAO Ra6mittass.
GrpneiHss balttn uur in pittston an, ptr'
IaTtu Sudutpu ale Sturbs idgli6, ausgs'
npunmtu Spunias. ron 7.t6 Wpratns be I'M
7.f6 RaGmittaes une trtfsu in @uits'Sarr'
SO Winuttn Ip6trr Elm.
Otftsrr DituR ipii6tn SCRANTON, Nap Aui
parf uue PETERSBURG.
Sitbt BdbrpIau fur etpddbsfUresrnet 3nat.
3. q. @ptp IT,, 8rritbrslsittr, Sndnion
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1906-09-06
Die Gamorra in Oenpe(.
Die uubeimli6e Sbatisfeit hes ges
iabrli6sn 6ebcimbunors.

@raniamsr Roro-,, sisbesmabIe"-e intib'
u zines aanOiOaten n PHidtousu.
geri6ieoene GRADE uuo R~ansabseidsn.
,,etenerasgtntrstbnna en-.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1906-09-06

Bauarbeiter In DE-
o tafrifd. Wenn IN 0eutf6sSfs
1Frifu elm einbeimii9er 8uuberr ben
'yubbooen IN ieinsm neusr 5duie feits
Hampton IaFen min. 10 intellect er als
Bi6tisites etneu @orfdnser, bann
siemli9 bel grbeiter, iotpobl WGns
ner ME Weiber. Nun mub Der Dor
IGnger einen imprppifrten Sab fin
aen, ben Die Irbeiter i'm gbor fptebers
holsn. Sdsu ftampfen fe i'm Sdtt ben
9ooen. Nan bort oteien BON Stums
pfen begleiteten WedIelaeTuns itunbens
lang. au6 Die 2afttrdser, Die bort.
no nod fan u1es burd Wenf9en
trursportirt ptrb, bel gu tbun haben,
erlethtern F6 TIRE oft redt fdrpert
arbsit bur6 rbptbmfdsn gsidns.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-04-07
THE GOOD OF MEDICINE.

We have % years OF experience
to prove the good OF one medicine.
To people who are nervous, with
weak and falling memory, loss OF
ambition and strength, pale sallow
complexion, DR.. Gums Blood and
Nerve Tonic is a never failing cure.
A tablet to take at meal time. Turns
the food into good, red blood, max
ing solid flesh at the rate of one to
three pounds per week. Sold by
druggists, 75c per box. This medi-
cine saves doctor bills and insures
health. Made by DR.. Bosanko Co..
Philadelphia, Pa. s's
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-04-07

You're growing more beautiful day
by day, dear Grace,
| hope you're not using cosmetics
on your face;
Oh, Charlie, this is a great injustice
to me,
I'm simply using LII o.
Rocky Mountain AUII17El21zz7I/
Tea. v
Cards out.)
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-04-07
PRINCESS OF SYMBOLISM
DEPICTS GODDESS Of FAR EAST

I entail goddess that this New York
girl seeks to portray.
With swaying motions this high
priestess of symbolism and mystic
ism seeks to show the favorite
feminine diety of the far east. With
quivers and shivers of her beauti-
full body, with wave upon wave
of her long, graceful arms, with her
full diaphanous skirts whirling
about her, the story of Radha is
told.
The dance the 400 is enthusiast
tic about is called the "Hindoo tenn
pie dance" Radha, the diefied wife
of Krishna, the patron saint of the
Hindoo religion, is seated in her
sacred temple amid gorgeous rugs
and draperies. Braziers glow with
rudy Goals and incense slowly as
cend as the temple priests bow be-
fore her and seek liberation. Slow
ly the supposed spirit of Radha de-
scends from it's pedestal and de-
livers a message in the form of
mystic dance.
The first figure consists of five
circles, each typical of a physical
sense. The second figure portrays
remuneration. the determination to
be free, and the throwing off of
bondage. Then comes the peace at
tainment and the final picture
showing the idol back on her
shrine.
Miss St. Denis claims that her
dance is the result of several years
study in the far east. She insists
that none of the physical part of it
has come through teachers. AS
fashiona BILE women for months past
have been curiously peeking into
the occult, Miss ST. Denis has not
wanted for loudly applauding audi
ences.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-04-07
- Our Daily Story. Z


you'd better go back to l.
peacefully" l answered. "If you
want your crime made known here
we can fight 1t out right now"
He had become engaged to a
beautiful girl in the place. and he
broke down and went back like a
lamb.
One of the smooth swindlers l
have put under arrest was B. D.
Oxford. He swindled numerous citi.
zens of Cincinnati, O., while I was
connected with the police depart
ment OF that city. He was from
Columbus, and arrived in Cincin-
natl one Sunday afternoon and reg
lstered at the L House. His
name was given as Jas. Harris. and
he claimed to represent the @. D.
Printing Co. After a weeks ex-
perience in the city Mr.. Harris, or.
rather, B. D. Oxford, left between
two days, taking with him in the
neighborhood of $1,000 belonging to
Cincinnati business men, and leav-
ing hotel bill unpaid.
Oxford claimed to be canvassing
for hotel blotter upon which were
to be printed advertisements. His
business was transacted largely
with laundries, almost II not all of
which became his victims. His plan
was to secure the contract for ad.
vertising, have a few OF the blot
tiers printed to show the firms
which made the contracts and leave
without having performed his part
OF the bargain by having printed
and circulated a large number of
the blotters.
b. d. Oxford was a high roller,
no mistake, and entertained sew.
eral parties In his elegant rooms in
the l. House. He was a smooth
dresser, rather slight Of figure and
youthful in appearance. He brought
with him letters of introduction and
references from a number of pro-
minent Kentucky people which
helped him to gain the confidence
of Cincinnati business men. |
should estimate his swindling oper-
ations amounted to at least $1,000.
| finally ran B. D. Oxford in, and
he is now quietly serving his time
in the Columbus, o., penitentiary.
Speaking of criminals of this par
ticular class, l may mention that
Henry Danton Mayne of Kentucky
was another crook who l ran in in
the same vicinity for working a
similar advertising scheme, but, in
his case, he agreed to place ad-
vertising ON a handsome bill of
fare.
His scheme was to show his sam
pies and a letter from the hotel
proprietor, in which the latter
agrees to use the card; then he
entered the plea that he hadn't
time to wait for the completion of
the work, but referred to some
printing establishment that had
agreed to complete 1t, and succeed
ed in making his collections. His
contract with the printing house
was all right so far as 1t went but
inasmuch as he failed to pay for
the work, the work was not done
and the merchants lost their invest
ment.