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tsanon Of intercepttng Ro3estvensky
at Copenhagen. and had therefore
abandoned his enterprise. On making
inquiries ~ to the chartering Of .
vessel I was informed that a certain
Captain Olafsen, who had spent many
of his years a. q fisherman OF the
Maine coast, had . hne schooner, car.
ryins four men. ! determined to in-
spect 1t. l discovered that she was
admirably suited to my purpose, being
lightly built and evidently capable Of
making high rate Of speed. She also
carried, in addition to her crew, an
antiquated small muszle-loader for
protection against pirates who often
plundered fishing schooners that be.
came separated from the feet.
Captain Olafsen was a nne speci.
men Of his race; man OF some 90
years. with much natural dignity and
almost perfect English. I thought 1t
best not to declare my purpose, but
merely stated that I would pay him
q thousand pounds for his services.
and those OF his crew, during the next
five days. the vessel to be completely
under my command. calculated that,
by heading toward the Banks, we
could reach the anchorage Of the Rus
sian squadron the second morning,
since in all probability. they would be
lying just outside the shoal water.
The captain looked at me quizzical.
ly. Then he burst forth into a roar
Of pure and nervous English.
by God. I'm with you every time"
he shouted. slapping his thigh. when
1t comes to England or America
against the Rooshians. I'm an Anglo
Saxon every time. Give me the thou.
sand first, though" he added eau.
uously.
| handed him ten bank notes for q
hundred pounds apiece. which | had
carried with me for Just such a need.
He pocketed them.
when do you want to start, sir?'
he asked.
"In two hours" I replied.
Right" he answered. THE Yam.
kee Girl will be ready. and so will her
crew. And the gun loaded up to the
muzzle." he added proudly, ready to
defy the whole Rooshian navy. There
Isn't fishing vessel on the wharves
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hind us the speck had grown into Z
tiny ship. about As large. to my view
as those toy boats that children sai
on ponds. perfect in all details. No
mentarily It grew larger. The captain
broke into curses.
She'll get u.s." he yelled. mo hope
to make the fishing grounds unlesl
the wind aids u.s."
Suddenly. as l watched, / saw tiny
pun Of smoke emerge from the Lena'i
side and spread fanwise over her
simultaneously something Kicked up q
splash Of water astern Of US. and the
echoes Of the shot went undulatins
along the waters.
What's that?" l cried.
She'll" replied Captain Olafsen. II
conically. mot even q blank sho,
first" He turned on me. II don't
know who you are or why they want
you," he cried. but by thunder. we'll
best them. smid! Petersen! Get to the
gun. So! Let her have It now!"
The little Yankee Girl rocked with
the recoil. Looking toward the pur'
suing vessel I saw a splash Of water
apparently leap up and overwhelm
her. "A hit, BY heavens!" l cried.
But a moment afterward l perceived
her sailing steadily onward as be.
fore. And she had decreased the in.
terval to little more than a thousand
yards. An instant later heard q
shell shriek through the air and
plunge into the sea beside us. After.
ward, but so soon that It seemed to
synchronize, came the sound OF the
discharge.
LET her have 1t, boys" cried the
captain again. The Yankee Girl
rocked again with the recoil, and then
heaven seemed to be alive with the
reverberations that followed. All
three Of our pursuer's guns had gone
OF together. A mountain Of water ap-
peared to leap up at me. l saw the
horror-struck features Of the sailor
Petersen. staring into my own. Then
something heavy took me in the chest,
squeezing the breath out of me, and !
went sliding seaward through three
feet OF turgid sea water across a slo-
ping, shuddering deck. Cries rang
in my ears. Sulphurous fumes were
sitting me; a deadly lethargy over.
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ter. He tossed an "a aain paelnGsl
into my hand.
Look inside that- hs cried, wing
ing my hand hard.
The explanation was . simple oos.
Talbot, moving that Stapfhsus had
outvitted me once before. had been.
desperately anxious to accompany me
upon my mission. When l refused 70
take him he secretly opened the IN
vslope containing the omcial docu-
ment, removed the contents, and sub
stituted q sheet Of wrapping psper.
the same which stapihaus had stolen
and flung into the sea. Having the
real document In his possession. he
had disguised himself and followed
me. He had been one Of the spies.
st least, whom l had noted as follow.
Ing me; he had been aboard the train:
hs had not been 20 yards away when
the Yankee Girl departed from Copen.
hagen, and. in despair Of losing me.
had managed to obtain q post on
board the Lena, learning by accident
that stapfhaus had engaged her. He
had actually been one Of the crew that
stood round me after the capture; and
when the Lena cut me sdrift OF the
Banks. he had lowered one Of her
boats In the darkness and pulled
around for an hour before he located
me.
Two hours later I stood upon tho
deck Of Rojestvensky's flagship and
delivered 10 him the dispatches from
the British government. learned
that he had fred on the fishing yes.
sells thinking that they were, in fact,
British torpedo boats. and that war
had been declared. An excuse was
hastily invented and promptly accept
ed by the British government as sin.
cere; and thus war which might
have shaken Europe to its foundations
was happily averted.
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WHERE WOMEN PROPOSE
Odd Welsh Town In Which II SCENE
&. That the Sexes Have Changed
Places.

Llangvm. in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Is huddled group Of blunt stone cot
tages upon the luxuriant bank OF tho
River Cleddau and within view OF the
Atlantic. Wers 1t not for its strange
customs and the relations Of the sexes
Llangwm would not merit special at.
tention, writer In the New York
Sun remarks. The Inhabitants are Of
Flemish origin. In this community
mere man no longer holds sway a.
head Of the household, nor Is he com.
PEELED to earn his own living.
This is what occurs to him in Llal.
gwm: II likely youth and II arrived
at an age-not necessarily Of discre-
ton-and size that enable him to
make himself useful about the house
In cooking. washing. cleaning, bed.
making and such other duties an
usually are discharged by the weaker
sex, he is approached by some maiden
who has laid eyes on him: few
words are spoken, perhaps kisses In.
terchanged. and the bargain is COM
pleted. Such embarrassing duties az
asking ma and pa" and those Incl.
dents peculiar to courtship in other
localities are quite unnecessary at
Llangwm. The marriage ceremony 10
OF the simplest character, and no such
thing as honeymoon is allowed. Tho
youth settles himself down to his life
Job and is happy SO long as he does
not become entangled with the heads
Of other households.
The Llangwm maiden is an expert
fisherwoman. She rises early and
braves all weathers. She not only
catches her fish. but sells II In tho
neighboring towns. She Is usually
stronger than the average champion
oarsman and can row with almost az
much skill.
OF course. the wife is the chancellor
Of the exchequer In this strange com.
munity. As she earns the money, she
naturally feels competent to spend It
to the best advantage. Indeed, the
husband. known among nshwives az
my man." is not considered suficient.
ly elevated to buy his own Sunday
clothes. The domestic fsherwoman
queen selects such garments as may
suit her taste. and from her decision
there Is no appeal.
In religious matters the Llangwm.
ians are extremely straitlaced. Dane.
ing. card.playing and novel reading
are absolutely barred. No intoxicating
liquor can be obtained In the place.
for years ago Inhabitants revolted
against the opening Of an inn.
In the house conversation Is not
allowed during meals. and although
newspapers are sometimes brought In
they are hidden away from Saturday
night until Monday morning. The vii.
lagos look askance at all strangers
picking their way along the narrow
street and stigmatize them as for.
eigners.
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Perfect Bird, Live Lono.,,.

The more perfect bird Is racially.
that is. the further It has advanced
along the lines Of evolution Of the bird
group. the longer lived 1t viii be.
That Is the opinion Of Director Mitch.
ell OF the London Geological gardens.
Typical birds, therefore. must be the
raven, which has been known TO live
60 years; the eagle owl. 6s; the mute
swan. 70; the domestic goose. 80; the
gray parrot. 90; the sulphur crested
cockatoo. 81; the Amazon. 1o2; the
golden eagle. 104: the Egyptian vul.
ture. 1lS. OF course. these are not
the average ages Of these species.
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Keen suslnsss Woman.

Mrs. Ellen Rose Of Buens Vista,
Pennsylvania. is carrying on . unique
business for woman-pumping sand
and coal from the bottom Of the Sus.
quehanna river. Although Mrs. Rose
has passed her SEVENTEEN year she
directs her force Of fifteen workmen
personally. going out with them every
morning and visiting them several
times day to see that everything 10
going right.
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Copyright. by ". @. Chapman-)
NARRATIVE or
CAPTAIN ADAMS
Detective D;plou.t

\ WING to the recent death
Of the admiral who played
the most prominent part
, In the affair, / am at last
free to narrate the true
, meaning Of a series Of as
tonishing events which
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| F~oNo "sA sooAA Aucs OtAu8tu6 OU6tu
and destruction In their wake. Cries
and curses came to mo as the fisher.
men frantically endeavored to escape
from the destruction, only to be
tracked down. expected my own dc.
sruction imminenty.
Suddenly I saw { figure scramble
over the Sides Of the Yankee Girl. He
rushed toward me. q knife In his
hand. I closed my eyes. too weak u
care. Death would be welcome, now
that I had failed in my mission. Then
heard voice that was sweeter than
any music I ever listened To.
1t was Talbot's.
"Old ard, old man." he shouted,
'Where's them ropes? / couldn't
make you before. 30 'elp me-" he con.
tinued, as he cut my bonds. ats all
right old man. The Lena's ten sea
knots away. and they've stopped fr.
Ing. See. It's growing light"
And he half carried and half led me
Into the cabin below. He poured me
out brandy, and wrapped me In blan.
kets.
Nov, old man." he said. you've
got half an hour to rest up before It's
light enough to make for Rojestven.
sky's flagship"
smiled bitterly at this.
They've got the papers," /, an.
swered.
Talbot burst into . shout Of laugh.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-01-06

The organization Of patrols of the
Boy Scouts of America, which hereto
fore has been practically confined to
associations, clubs and churches, is
now to extend into at least one New
ark factory, the plant Of the White
head & Hoag company.
The directors Of this concern are so
impressed with the boy scout move
ment that they have taken steps to-
ward forming patrols among all boys
between fourteen and eighteen years
of age in their employ. 1t is believed
this is the first time that the move
ment has been taken up by any manu-
featuring concern In this country.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-01-06
Cost of EGGS.

What does it cost you to produce
your eggs? Do you know? Prof.
Graham of the Storrs Comm expert
ment station says: 81 have been
much surprised at the data received
from several of the experiment sta
tions regarding the cost Of egg pro-
duction. In some cases l find eggs
have cost as high as 1S cents dozen
and some as low as cents a dozen,
including labor. | find that, speaking
generally, the larger the range the
less food was required; in fact, where
birds had free range the cost was any
where from to 10 cents, and in
cases where the birds were on limited
range the cost was under twelve cents.
This has forced me to the conclusion
that it is very hard work for a man
to run an intensive poultry plant and
compete with the farmer in egg pro
duction."
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-01-06
I F2)ULTR,
IN nG1- AZ
SPECIAL FATTENlNG.
Give the Poultry Special Finish
Before Marketing.

Before Marketing.
A good many dollars are lost every
year by farmers because they send
their poultry to market in poor condi-
tion as regards flesh. On many farms
the practice is to ship every winter
several crates of live poultry, young
and old, and in most cases the speci-
mems sold are picked up off the range
and no attention is paid to the condi-
tion of. flesh. The farmer can fatten
his poultry cheaper than any one else
under the sun and in most cases over
a pound of weight can be added to
every fowl sold at cost Of not more
than five cents. The extra flesh added
would make the entire consignment
sell for one or two cents pound
more than it otherwise would at the
lowest estimate.
All the fowls that are to be soid
should be selected three weeks before
the time they are to be shipped and
placed in separate quarters, suggests
The Farmer. They should be given
a reasonably sized pen indoors and
fair sized yard outside, where they
may exercise somewhat in fair wealth
er. They should be fed three times
day, morning, noon and night. The
morning and noon feeds may consist
of one part corn meal, one part
ground oats with the hulls sifted out,
one part bran and third of part of
high grade beef scraps. This may be
mixed with water or milk, though if
milk is used not quite so much beef
scraps will be needed. The night feed
should be Of cracked corn. Fresh wa
ter should be given to drink and a
box of grit and one Of charcoal should
be placed where the fowls can reach
1t at any time. No more should be
fed at each meal than the birds will
eat up at one feed and any that is
left over after Is minutes should be
taken away and the feeding troughs
removed.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-01-06
No Sex In Eggs.

There is no possible way OF de-
termining the sex Of eggs. An emf
nent poultry authority says that the
best way to determine whether an
egg contains a rooster or pullet is
to hatch and watch the chick grow
for about four months. If the chick
crows, it is rooster. If it lays an egg,
it is pullet. The American breeder
in years past has been inclined to
worry himself to an unnecessary de-
gree in an effort to determine meth
cd of controlling or determining the
sex of the unborn. This is a matter
entirely too delicate and too mysteri-
Gus to be handled by man, and he will
probably never know any more about
such things than he knows now
Farmers Home Journal.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-01-06
THE AMERICAN
BOY SCOUTS,

If every one adopted motto I good
as that adopted by the boy scouts the
world would be a happier place. "Be
Prepared" are the words and sign un.
der which the youthful soldiers go
forth to conquer. The boys are taught
the dignity of labor and the value of
Its fruits. They are taught TO be hon
orable in their dealings with each 9th
er and the world at large. They are
taught to live right, think right, act
right and be prepared always" for
any emergency, even to the facing of
death in the cause of humanity. The
work is made attractive to the boys
first by giving them military train
ing and teaching them the necessity of
obeying orders. 1t takes them into the
open air, where they learn nature as it
exists in the fields and woods.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-01-06
IN THE COURT OF COMMON
PLEAS OF WAYNE COUNTY,
STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA.

NO. TERN, 1910,
In re petition of Louis w. Healy
for satisfaction of mortgage.
A petition of the above number
and term has been presented to
said Court praying that a mortgage
given by James M. Porter and Will
liam Shouse to Charles Pemberton
Fox dated Oct. 2S, 1910, for the
payment of $5500.00, recorded in
Wayne County in Mortgage Book 4.
page 40, and against certain lands in
the Counties of Pike and Wayne as
described in said mortgage, be salts
fed of record because it is legally
presumed to have been paid. All
persons interested are notified to
appear in said Court Monday, Janu-
airy 16, 1911, at 8 o'clock a. m. and
show cause why said mortgage shall
not be satisfied of record and the
lien thereof discharged.
M. LEE BRAMAN, Sheriff.
Laurence H. Watres,
Attorney.
602 Connell Building,
Scranton, Pa. 99eoi4
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-01-06

CHERIFF'S SALE OF VALUABLE
- REAL ESTATE. BY virtue of process
issued out of the Court of Common
Pleas of Wayne county, and State of
Pennsylvania, and to me directed
and delivered, / have levied on an0
will expose to public sale, at the
Court House in Honesdale. ON
FRIDAY, JAN. 13, 1911, 2 p. M.
All those two parcels of land, sit
uate in Mount Pleasant township,
Wayne county, Pennsylvania.
The first: Beginning at the south
easterly corner of lot of land in the
possession of Thomas Meagher, Jr.,
at point in the middle of said road,
running thence by the said Meagher
land north eighty-four degrees west
two hundred twenty-eight rods to a
corner; thence south six degrees
west seventy rods to a corner; thence
south eighty-four degrees east two
hundred twenty-eight rods to the
middle of said road; thence along
the middle of said road to place of
beginning, containing 100 acres more
or less.
Excepting and reserving from
above described lot about two and
one-fourth acres as reserved in deed
dated Aug. 5, 1904, from C. F.
Wright ct al. to Marian r. Huga-
boom, also excepting 2S5 perches of
land which Marian R. Hugaboom ct
al. by deed dated Sept. 2, 1904, re-
corded in Wayne county in Deed
Book 93, page "a, granted to Morris
Meagher.
The second lot: Beginning at the
southwest corner in center of the
Belmont and Oquaga Turnpike road,
and the south line of land of James
Dalphen; thence north eighty-two
degrees east one hundred forty-nine
and five-tenths rods to the middle OF
west branch of Lackawaxen creek
thence southwark along center OF
said creek siXty-five and two-tenth
rods to corner of land of Oscar
Bates; thence south eighty-two de-
grees west by said line of Bates to
corner in the center of said turn
pike road; thence north along said
Turnpike road sixty-five and two
tenths rods to place of beginning
containing so acres, more or less
Being same lot which Oscar Bates
sold to Marian r. Hugaboom on land
contract dated Nov. 8, 1901.
The first lot is unimproved and the
second lot is improved with a frame
house and barn, and a portion of land
! is cultivated.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-01-06
Boy Scouts Celebrate.

Philadelphia boy scouts under the
leadership of George d. Potter, scout
commissioner of Philadelphia, celebrat-
ed the anniversary of Daniel Boone's
birth by field day.
Troop No. of the organization
went into scout camp at a spot in
the woods four miles below Marlton,
n, ]. This troop is a recent accession
to the ranks of the scouts and Is
composed of three patrols. Scout Com
missioner Potter's own troop, No. A,
engaged in the regular scout games
sitter hike through the woods.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-01-06
No. 1162.-Diaqonal.

This diagonal contains five words Of
five letters each. If the words are
rightly guessed and written one be-
low another their diagonal letters, be-
ginning with the upper left hand let
ter and ending with the lower right
hand letter. will spell the name of a
barnyard fowl. The crosswords are:
!. Lasses. 2. A plank. 3. That on
which we walk. 4. A bottle. 8. Fire.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-01-06

A EMENTS.-Notice is CIV
N en- that appraisement of $500
to the widows of the following nam
ed decedents have been filed in the
Orphans Court of Wayne county,
and will be presented for approval
on Monday, January 16, 1911, viz:
$500 to widow of Chas. ]. Weav-
er, Honesdale, personal property.
$500 to widow of H. B. Searles,
Honesdale, personal property.
$500 to widow of Thomas Neville,
Sterling, personal property.
$500 to widow of Nicholas Smith,
real
$500 to widow of o. L. Rowland,
Honesdale, personal.
$500 to widow of James L. Taylor,
Lebanon, personal.
NJ. j. HANLAN,
Clerk.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-01-06

the property of Marian Hugaboom
and II. G. Noble, M. D., at the suit OF
Wayne County Savings Bank. No. 1,
March Term, 1908. Judgment, $40o.
Kimble, Attorney.
ALSO
All that certain piece or parcel OF
land, situate in the township OF
Scott, county of Wayne, and State OF
Pennsylvania, bounded and described
as follows:
Beginning at pine stump on the
bank of the west branch of the Della
ware River and running south seven
three degrees east twenty rods to
to stake; thence south seventy
three degrees east twentyrods to a
stake on the river road; thence south
one and one-half degrees east fifty
two rods to a stake in the creek
road; thence south twenty-five de-
grees west thirty-four rods to
stones corner; thence south seventy
three and one-half degrees west
fourteen rods to a stake; thence
south eighty-three and one-half de-
grees west twelve rods; thence south
seventy-five degrees west, fourteen
rods to a stake; thence south seven
teen degrees west fifty rods to
hemlock tree; thence south eighty
seven degrees east thirty rods to a
stones corner; thence north seventy
degrees east forty rods to a stones
corner; thence north fourteen and
three-fourth degrees west forty-six
rods to a stones by the creek;
| thence north siXty-one degrees east
| ffty-one rods down the creek to a
stake; thence north sixteen degrees
east twenty-nine rods to a stake
down the creek; thence north two
degrees east forty-six rods to a
stake; thence north fifty-six degrees
east eight rods to a stake; thence
north twenty-five and three-fourth
degrees east ten rods to a stake;
thence north forty-three degrees
west, sixteen rods to stake; thence
south eighty degrees west, thirty-five
rods to stake and thence north
eighty-five degrees west twenty rods
to the place of beginning; containing
forty-six acres of land more or less.
Being the same land that Marvin
| Wheeler conveyed to Rebecca G.
More by deed recorded in D. B. No.
Al, page 39S. Also part of Lot No.
| 10 upon which Rebecca More now
lives, containing 106 acres, excepting
one-half acres fenced for burying
ground and about one-half acres sold
d. L. Demoney. Said lot being situ-
ate in Buckingham township. Also
excepting ten acres sold to the Balls
Eddy Chemical Company.
The land intended to be conveyed
being same which is described in
deed from VIM. H. Stone, admir- of
Rebecca G. More to Clair e. More,
d. B. IS, page "a. Upon said land
is frame house, two barns and over
one hundred acres of the land is i'm
proved.
Seized and taken in execution as
the property of Clair E. More, at the
suit of Leander Howard assigned to
C. V. More to the use of Edwin N.
tlumenfelt. No. 95, October Term,
1910. Judgment, $945.
Kimble, Attorney.
TAKE NOTICE-All bids and costs
must be paid on day of sale or deeds
will not be acknowledged.
M. LEE BRAMAN, Sheriff.
Honesdale, Pa, Dec. 16, 1910.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-01-06
DEGISTER'S NOTICE.--Notice is

y
LII hereby given that the accountants
herein named have settled their respective
ACCOUNTS in the office of the Register of Wills
of Wayne County, Pa, and that the same will
county for confirmation at the Court House
in Honesdale, on the third Monday of
Jan. next-viZ:
l. First and final account of Isa-
bel e. Calkin, Administrative of the
estate of Roy o. Calkin, Damascus.
2. First and final account of Otis
A. Reynolds, administrator of Sidney
F. Reynolds, Honesdale.
3. First and final account of M. o.
Abbey and Manaton r. Abbey, execu-
tors of the estate of Ralph A. Abbey,
Salem.
4. First and final account of 2. A.
Wonnacott and Ira Dryer, executors
of the estate of David Wonnacott,
Prompton.
5. First and final account of Mary
Dassell, administrative of the estate
of William Dassell, Honesdale.
6. First and final account of Jas.
Buchanan, administrator of W. NJ.
Buchanan, Preston.
Z. First and final account of May
Belle Hudson, eXecutriX of the estate
of William H. Prosser, Damascus.
8. First and final account of AL
len w. Brown, administrator of the
estate of A. w. Brown, Starrucca.
8. Second and final account of H.
c. Hand, deceased, by H. S. Hand,
administrator c. r. A. D. B. N. trus-
tee of the estate of William Doughty,
deceased, for Anna NJ. Eldred.
10. First and final account of Alsup
V. Tyler, executor of the estate of
R. Alice Vail, Damascus.
Registers office, Honesdale, Dec
21, 1910.
e. w. GAMMELL, Register.