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COAL PROBE
STARTED IN FIVE CITIES

New York, Dec 1.-THE federal
governments inquiry into the high
cost of living began here with prepa-
rations for grand jury investigation
of the coal business.
Similar Investigations will be made
in Chicago, Detroit, Toledo and Gin
cinnati These inquiries will be in
terlocking and will exchange infor-
nation
According to Frank Swacker,
special prosecutor representing the
department of justice, the government
already has discovered that there has
been no shortage in the supply of
anthracite coal at this port and no
warrant for the high prices charged
by some dealers.
Mr.. Swacker said that the grand
jury would consider also evidence
relating to conspiracies in fixing the
prices Of food commodities.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-12-15

Send for engine catalog showing all
styles gasoline and kerosene engines.
Prices reduced-long time to pay.
Ladysmith Implement Co.
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ure so to do, judgment will be rem
dered against you according to the
demand of the complaint, of which
copy is herewith served upon you.
James A. Nicholson
Charles Kirwan

FldlHIlII S AClOTlISyo.
Post Office Address: Ladysmith,
Rusk County, wisconsin
NOTE: The lands and premises af-
fected by this action are described
as follows:
The southwest quarter (swA) of
Section Two (2); The South One
half (s1a) of Section Three (3); All
of Section Four (4); The North One
half (n1a) of Section Ten 10); The
Northwest quarter (nwA of Section
Eleven (11), all in Township Thirty
four (34) North, of Range Nine CO.
West, in the County of Rusk and
State of Wisconsin
The object of this action is to
quiet the title to the above described
lands.
The original summons and | COM
plant in this action are on file in
the office of the Clerk Of the Circuit
Court for Rusk County, Wisconsin.
James A. Michaelson
Charles KirWan
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
1st publication Dec. s, 1916. 35-4O)
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To Loan $4,000. interest rate 671s
per cent. No delay. w. Carow
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State of Wisconsin, Rusk County, il
Circuit Court
Joseph Schmidt, Plaintiff


w. j. Skinner, William J. Skinner,
Daniel Shaw, Charels A. Bullen,
Charles Newell, David H. Ferguson,
Daniel Shaw e Company, A. d.
Chappell, Addison d. Chappell
James M. Smith, H. NJ Green, Hen
ry M. Green, Olaf Olson, Olaf G..
Olson, Oluf G. Olson, Daniel Shaw
Lumber Company, Adolph Peterson,
George Hoffman, and the wife or
husband of each of said named par
ties, if such wife or husband be
living, and all unknown heirs, le-
gatees, devisees, personal represen-
tat1yes, successors and assigns of
said parties, or any of them, if any
are deceased; and all unknown
grantees, unknown owners and per-
sons claiming any interest through
Or under said named defendants,
or unknown owners or grantees,
Or any of them, Or any estate,
right, title Or interest in the real
estate described in this action.
Defendants.
The State of Wisconsin, to the said
Defendants:
You are hereby summoned to ap-
pear within twenty days after service
of this summons, exclusive of the
day of service, and defend the above
entitled action in the court aforesaid,
and in case of your failure so to do
Judgment will be rendered against
you according to the demand of the
complaint, of which a copy is here
with served upon you
McGill & Williams,
PLAINTIFFS Attorneys
Post Office Address: Ladysmith, Rusk
County, wisconsin.
NOTE: The lands and premises
affected by this action are described
as follows, to-wit: The North Half
Of Northeast quarter, Section 16,
Township 35 North, of Range Six 60
West, in Rusk County, Wisconsin.
The object of this action is to quiet
the title to the above described lands
The original summons and com
plant are on file in the office of the
Clerk of Circuit Court for Rusk Coun
ty, Wisconsin.
McGILL & WILLIAMS,
PLAINTIFFS Attorneys.
(First insertion Dec Is, 1916. 36-41)
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Her Habit.

"Isn't it too bad?" asks the lady with
the Russian boots. Mrs. Gonso has
sued her husband for divorce. and is
going to marry that musician as soon
as it is granted. And she and Mr..
Gonso were married last Christmas
day"
Il expected it," said the lady with
the new hair. Lucy Gonso never got
2 present that she didn't try to ex
:hange. Life.
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Wifey-I wish had flying ma.
chine; then perhaps l could get
through with my Christmas shopping.
Hubby-Yes. Basing my judgment
on the way the bills are coming in,
what you need is a buyplane.
{ aa--@>1a2
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Christmas Literature.

The Riddles write to Santa Claus
They forward mail in pecks,
But father hasn't time, because
He's busy writing checE
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State of wisconsin, in Circuit Court
for Rusk County.
J. l.. Gates Land Company, a Wis
consin Corporation, Plaintiff,
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TIMOTHY HAY ON
EARLY SHOPPING
BY JOHN sTocKBRIDGE.

~ can say Tor me,
s t a t e d Timothy
Hay, when seen
this morning by a
reporter, that this
do your Christ
mas shopping-early
stunt is all off with
me now and for
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-11-21
SnaiIs In tho Aquarium.

Every one who keeps an aquarium
knows that It Is advisable to place .
few snails in the tank, not only because
snails are interesting In themselves,
but because they are good cleaners,
says the Popular Science Monthly. II
the keeper Of the aquarium knows that
too much sunlight will produce too
much plant growth and has placed the
vessel In a partly shaded place where
the proportion Of light and shade h
about right the snails, II they are nu.
merous enough. can control the growth.
Nature has provided them with q Pc
culiar anatomical structure resembling
q narrow ribbon, which In detail Is like
the band Of teeth on a carpenters
rasp. Under the microscope these 90
called "lingual ribbons" or tongues,
are seen to be thickly set with rows Of
sharp edged teeth which are them
selves toothed and which rasp on MI
croscopic plants and carry them into
the mouth.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-11-21
How Mines Are Laid,

On one deck of vessel are several
narrow trucks supporting the mines,
each Of which Is mounted on wheels.
Each mine is In turn rolled to the steru
and by means Of special launching
tracks Is dropped into the sea without
fitting. A mine Of this character Is
made up Of three parts-a spherical
floating chamber containing the explo-
sives, etc.; an anchor chamber, which
Is connected with the former by q Ca
Bile, and a weighted sounding line
The length of the latter Is equal to the
depth at which the mine Is to doat.
When the end Of the sounding line
strikes bottom the lessening Of It's pull
throws a pawl, which prevents the
drum in the anchor chamber from pay
ing out more cable to the sphere. Con.
seQuently the latter is drawn under
water to depth equal to the length Of
the sounding line as the anchor cham
ber settles to the bottom.-Popular Me-
chanics.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-11-21

lie us, curse us or anything you like.
but still we shall remain true to the
duty we eve to our country. We
stay here, Prince Robin, Just 60 long
as you are content to remain"
Robins face was very red. you
shame me, baron" he said simply.
''Now, have q suggestion Of my own
to oifer," said the baron. taking q seat
at the end Of the table. II confess
that Miss Guile may not be favorably
impressed by the constant attendance
Of three ablebodied nurses, and. a. she
happens to be no fool, 1t is reasonably
osrtain that she win grasp the signiA-
canoe Of our assiduity. Now I propose
that the count, Dank and myself ct.
face ourselves az completely - possi-
bic during the rest Of our enforced
stay IN Inteflaken. ! propose that We
take quarters In another hotel and
leave you and Hobbs to the tender
mercies Of the enemy. It seems TO me
that
~Goodl" cried Robin. That's the
tieketl quite agree TO that. baron"
Ten o'clock found the three gentle
nen-so classified by Hobbs ogt 6
- eanNeleesne o. aM9qnlDGb& -
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-11-21

At last we arrived at the prison and
were locked into separate cells. That
same night we were tortured with the
falagy, or bastinado, writes Alexander
Aaronsohn In the Atlantic Monthly.
The victim Of this horrible punish
ment Is trussed up, arms and legs, and
thrown on his knees; then on bis bare
soles q plant green rod is brought
down with all the force Of a soldiers
arm. The pain is exquisite: blood
leaps out at the first cut, and strong
men usually faint after thirty or forty
strokes. Strange to say, the worst part
Of 1t Is not the blow itself, but the
whistling Of the rod through the air as
1t rushes to its mark. The groans Of
my older comrades, whose gasps and
prayers I could hear through the walls
Of the cell, helped me bear the agony
until unconsciousness mercifully came
to the rescue.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-11-21
Causes of Difficult Churning.

When the cream is unusually long in
churning one of number of causes may
be accountable for the delay.
First see that the cream is ripe or In
the proper condition. Is it thick as mo-
lasses and acid enough to ensure reason
ably quick churning? ,Is 1t warm
enoughP Many cases Of this kind iu late
fall or winter are due to the cream being
too cold. Use reliable dairy thermom-
eter and bring the temperature up to 620
in cold weather. If the cream ia from q
herd of Jerseys the butter will come in
good condition at 64o, as such butter pos
esses particularly firm grain. This
tenn perature is higher than ordinarily
recommended, however.
Is the churn too full? Overfllling pre-
vents the hard concussion which takes
place when the churn holds less cream,
and it ia this concussion which breaks
the cream and gathers the butterfat into
globules.
II all these conditions can be answered
satisfact orily, the cause may be In the
cows. How long have they been giving
milk? Are there any strippers among
them? The cream from these may be
max ing all the trouble. One farrOw COW
has been known to render whole churn-
ing of cream uncburnable. The longer
COW is 10 milk the smaller become the
butter globules it contains and the hard
or to separate. This is why cream from
new milch cows churns so quickly into
butter, the fat globules being larger at
that time.
Scslding the milk from the strippers
and farrow COWS was the old fashioned
way of rendering the cream more churn-
able. and the remedy holds good to-day.
Heat It to 1852 and cool to blood heat be-
fore separating. II properly ripened It
can then be churned without undue
trouble. At the same time care should
be exercised in the washing OF pals,
strainers, and other utensils, to see that
they are thoroughly sterilized with boil
ing water every time after use. Often
the ohurning difficulties may be traced
TO the milk Of single COW In tho herd.
In that case the solution of the problem
becomes an easy one.-E. E. lockwood
iu Hoard's Dairyman.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-11-21
whv EIephants Fear MIoo.

It seems almost incredible that %
small and harmless an animal as Q
mouse is able to frighten an elephant
almost out Of his senses, yet one little
mouse In the hay on which they arc
feeding will stampede an entire herd.
In the elephants native Land there
are little animals known as chacanas,
which feed on a small sour berry OF
which elephants are very fond.
They live in settlements, something
after the manner Of prairie dogs, un.
der the berry bushes, and sometimes,
when feeding, the elephants trample
upon the little towns, and the chaca.
mas In their fright frequently run up
the tubes Of the elephants trunks.
Their long, sharp claws catch In the
flesh, and they cannot be elected
The more violently the monster blows
through its trunk the more firmly the
hooked claws of the little animal be-
come imbedded In the flesh, and In
Aammation and death are the result
In captivity, therefore, the elephants
think they are In danger Of the deadly
chacanas when they see a mouse and
show signs Of great fear.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-11-21
NUMBER Al
R.suIts Of LIE In psrhnssa.

A scientist kept golddshss m Q
roomy tank and with plenty Of food,
but In absolute darkness. BE kept u
up for over three years and then OBJ
served the notifications that had oc-
Cured In the fish. The color first be-
came black, but after the second year
1t became golden again. and the reason
for this is interesting. In the first In
stance the dark pigment cells spread
out and covered up the subjacent layer
Of crystals which gives the goldfish its
golden sheen. In the second instance
the phagocytes devoured the dark pig
ment cells and thus re-exposed the
golden layer. The changes In the eye
were even more interesting. The
structure Of the eye was completely
altered. The fish became totally blind.
The experiment suggests that an In.
dividual fish imprisoned in a perfectly
dark cave would become blind. But
1t does not throw any direct light on
the origin Of blind race Of fishes In
caves
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-11-21
CHAPTER XVII.
Love In Abeyanee.

H~OOR Prince!" she sighed pity
ingly. He started. The remark
was 30 unexpected that he al
most betrayed himself. It
seemed profoundly personal. He
will be in very hot water, I fear"
He regarded her coldly. "And you
want to be on hand to see him squirm,
I suppose"
She took instant alarm. Was she
going too fart His query was some
what disooncerting.
ITO be perfectly frank with you. MI.
Schmidt. am going to Graustark be-
cause no one viii ever think Of look
Ing for me IN such an out Of the vay
place. am serious now, 80 you must
not laugh at me. Circumstances are
such that prefer to seek happiness
after q fashion Of my own. My parents
love me, but they viii not understand
me. You know that my father fears
that may marry q man distasteful
to him. and I suppose to my mother,
although she is not So
"Are his fears well foundedr he
asked, rudely interrupting her. ID
there q man that he has cause TO feaf7
Are-are you In love with some oos.
Bedeliaf"
do not interrupt me. ] want you to
know that I am not running away
from home, that 4 shall return to Il
when I, see At and that ] am not In
love with the man they suspect.
She was very serious. very intense.
He laid his hand on hers. and she did
nor withdraw It. Emboldened biz
hand closed upon the dainty fingers,
and an instant later they we're borne
TO his hot lips.
you have said that ! came here IN
search Of q light adventure. !" no whis.
pered, holding her hand close to hia
cheek q he bent nearer to her. .'You
imply that l am triAer. = Light q
love. want you to. understand me
better. / came here because r.
.Htop!" she pleaded. "You must MOI
say It. I am serious-yes, ! know that
you are serious too. But you must
| .raat. z yoa were TO say = e ne nov
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-11-21
That Indefinite Article.

The rule dealing with the indefinite
article preceding words commencing
with III" (when pronounced "yu'D does
not appear to be an adamantine one.
Like Macaulay, with his fondness for
"an" university, many Of our best
writers and speakers prefer to ignore
the rule and back their fancy in this
little question Of euphony. As for the
man in the street, the matter has long
ago been settled In favor Of "a in oil
cases where the initial ~" has the
'yu" sound, partly no doubt because
such phrases as IAN united people" do
not come trippingly of the tongue and
have an old fashioned, pedantic flavor.
And there are sensitive ears that win
prefer "a unique" to the more studied
IAN nique."-London Chronicle.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-11-21
Calendars Of the Axtscs.

Calendars are probably the oldest
form Of literature in the world. The
cards which appear by the millions In
all civilized countries nowadays have
their counterpart among the most an.
Client known races. The Aztecs, for ex.
ample. were well supplied with calen.
dars, and several Of them have been
preserved to this day. They were pub.
lished In stone and set up In public
n1acoa
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-11-21

I should have TO send you away and-
oh, believe me. I do not want to do
that. II
You love no one elsef" he cried
rapturously.
She swayed slightly, q II incapable
Of resisting the appeal that called her
to his heart, and she scarcely breath
ed the words:
II love no one else."
A less noble nature than this would
have seised upon the advantage Offer
ed BY her sudden weakness. Instead.
he drew a long. deep breath. straight
ened his figure, and he gently released
the imprisoned hand.
She spoke softly. TT Il too soon
for US to Judge each other. must be
sure-oh, must be sure Of myself.
Can you understand? Now, I must 90
in. No; do not ask me to stay-and
let me 60 alone. l prefer It so. Good
night, my comrade."
He stood up and let her pass. "Good
night. my princess" he said. clearly
and distinctly. She shot a swift glance
into his eyes, smiled family and
moved away.
Two days went by, but there was
not a word Of love passed between
these two who waited for the fruit
to ripen. They were never alone
together. Always they were attended
by the calm. keen eyed Mrs. Castor.
On the third day he was convicted
of duplicity. She went of for a walk
alone. When she came in after an
absence Of at least two hours the girl
went up to her room without so much
as q word with him. Her face was
flushed and she carried her head dis
dainfully. He was greatly puzzled.
The puzzle was soon explained. He
waited for her on the stairway as she
came down alone IN dinner
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-11-21
fro BE ooNr1xurD.]
Concise Information,

A broker was about to write note
to q man whose initials I've had forgot.
ten. Rather than look 1t up he picked
up the phone Che did know the num-
ber) and asked the mans stenographer
to give him her employers initials.
. &c. d. was the answer. but the
broker wasn't certain.
&c. c., did you say"
NO." she snapped. &c. D.-unoer-
stand2 D.. for dog" -
( And rang Of.
The inquirer entertains no doubts Of
the sentiment she entertains toward
her employer Cleveland Leader.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-11-21

II your homo should catch FIRE to-day
or tonight, have you ladder handy to
get on the roof Or, would you be COM
nailed TO borrow one from your neigh
Dor. or run to the back end Of the oroh-
ard for your own? It 10 pointed out by
fire inspectors that many Of the hree 10
the country start from sparks on the
roof. A bucket of water, when the
blaze tirst appears, 10 worth barrel a.
ter the fire has . few minutes' headwsy.
A. stroag ladder mates Il possible to
reach firos with little trouble.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-11-21

The door opened suddenly and lady
rushed In. "0h, DOCTOR" she oisd.
''the baby has swallowed some Ink and
now he's hooking blue! What shall I
dor
"Give him dose Of blottsr." said
the doctor. "This y certainly q ~
soehlng caee."-nxchanoA
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-11-21
Copyright 1914 By Dodd, Mead and
Company
~VVVOOVO0VVVVVVVv
CHAPTER XVI.

A Word Of Encouragement
~ NE usually has breakfast on the
porch Of the Hotel Schweizer'
~ hof at Interlaken. It is moi
the most fashionable hostelry
| in the quaint little town at the head
Of the lake Of Thun, but 1t is Of ar
excellent character, and the rolls and
honey to be had with ones breakfast
cannot be surpassed in the Bernese
Oberland.
R. Schmidt sat facing the detected
Boske Dank. His eyes were dancing
with the Joy of living.
We'll, here we are, and, In spite oi
that, where are we?" said Dank. who
saw nothing beautiful In the smile OF
any early morn. IT mean to say, what
have we to show for our pains? We
sneak into this God forsaken hamlet
surrounded on all sides by abomina
tions In the shape Of tourists, and at
the end of twenty-four hours we dis.
cover that the fair Miss Guile has play
ed US a shabby trick. daresay she is
laughing herself sick over the whole
business"
(which is more than you can say for
yourself, Boske," said Robin blithely.
Brace up! ALI Is not lost Well wait
here day or two longer and then
"Hello, who is this approaching? It
is no other than the great Gourou him.
self, the king of sleuths, as they say In
the books l used to read. Good morn.
ing, baron"
The sharp visaged little minister Of
police came up to the table and fixed
an accusing eye upon his sovereign
the literal truth, for he had the other
eye closed in protracted wink.
T regret to inform your majesty that
the enemy is upon US" he said. II fear
that our retreat is cut OF. Nothing
remains save
Where Is shef" demanded Robin,
unimpressed by this glowing pane
gyric.
aAt this instant, sir, I fancy she Is
rallying her forces In the very face Of
q helpless mirror. In other words, she
Is preparing for the fray. She is
dressing"
'When did she arrivef"
"She came last night via Milan"
'From Milanf" cried Robin, aston
ished.
"A roundabout way, I'll admit" {"
said the baron. dryly, "and tortuous
in these hot days. but admirably
suited to a purpose. I should say that
she was bent on throwing some one
OF the track"
"And yet she camel" cried the
prince, in exultation. "She wanted to
come, after all, now didn't she.
Dank?" he gave the lieutenant q
look of triumph.
"She Is more dangerous than I
thought" said the guardsman mourn
fully.
"Sit down, baron" commanded the
prince. "I want to lay down the law
to all OF you. You three will have to
move on to Graustark and leave me
to look out for myself. I will not
have Miss Guile
"No!" exclaimed the baron, with
unusual vehemence. T expected you
to propose something Of the kind, and
I am obliged to confess to you that
we have discussed the contingency in
advance. We will not leave you.
That is final. You may depose US. ex-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-11-21

Il IL wise 70 treat horse we'll. Men
vho are well treated are generally hap
pIsr and better able to do good work
than men Who are IN treated. It % the
came 10 the case Of horses- It VII pay
You TO treat your horse we'll. Inc rea-
son Why you feel pain In your body when
vou are hurt 10 because you have nsrves.
Horses have nerves and feel pain - we'll
q you. Think Of that, and do not make
your horse suffer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-11-21
M.mm.'s Nsx Msthed,

n, Manfnna'6 New Mothed.
.Blondine-Mrs. Giddissd has adopt
nd a definite plan for raising her boy.
Brunetta-Along what lnes7
"Ehe never says don't TO him."
~ know It, She just reaches over
under the table and kicks him In the
shins."-Youngstown Telegram.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-11-21

eve want to see the milk sheet hung
nm In every barn. We want to zee the
covs tested. 1t gives Q man means OF
calling ous his poor animals. l bslieve
a. ths COW testing association - means
of doing this testing and would like to
zee one in every county."-halcolm q;
Gardner, Superintendent OF Advanoeo
Registry.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-11-21

"You are lying 30 .clumsily," said the
observant Judge TO q litigant who was
making dubious statement Of ha
case, that I would advise you 70 Gel
. lawysr."-Brownings Magazine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-11-21

Miss Highsee But It d time for the
vuesh to leave. Hostess Yes; that's
Why want you to sins-New York
yun. nsr
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-11-21

The best COWS. are never cheap and
seldom for sale; 20 it iss up 70 evo.y!
dairyman 70 give the heller calves the
|mcst intelliGent cara : sc