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Boadicea, "Britain's warrior Queen.


she was a woman of lofty stature,
with "A noble, severe expression and a
dazzfingly fair complexion; her long yell
low hair reached almost to the ground
She wore tunic of various colors, hang
ing in folds, and over this a shorter one
confined at the waist with chain of gold.
Round her alabasteT neck was a magnifi-
cent collar Of twisted gold wire. Her
hands and arms We're uncovered gave for
the rings and bracelets which adorned
them. A large British mantle suTmounted
but did not conceal the rest of her at
tire"
What a peculiarly fortunate thing that
Die Cass!us, the Great Roman historian,
should have been present at the battle OF
Salisbury Plain on that fateful day. A. d..
-, and eft us this graphic description OF
this glorious woman as she dashed IN
end down in her chariot amongst her bat
talions, instructing and exhorting them
before they charged on General Paul.
nus Boadiesa was every inch a queen
aye, and more. She stands out Of the
dim and misty past In all her barbaric
splendor, which the passing OF nineteen
centuries has failed to tarnish. Through
her mother Europa, daughter Of Uranus,
king of Scotland, she was d lineal des-
Cendant of the Ptolomies kings Of Egypt
Her father was Cadella, the warlike king
of the Brigsntes. Her brother, Caracta-
Gus and Corbred. were famous generals
Fighting was In aer blood.
Boadicea was bold, fearless and reck-
.
Alexander she carried poison with her
into the field-to cheat the conqueror in
case of defeat An evil fate seemed to
follow ever in the footsteps of this daunt-
less woman.
Iceni nov Norfolk, Suffolk. Cambridge
and Huntingdonshire) was a rich and
powerful country I'm A. d. s. when King
Pfasutsgas died, leaving Nero, the Ro-
man emperor as co-heir with Boadicea to
his kingdom Some years previous, Pra-
sutagas, under political duress. divorced
Boadicea and married the daughter of the
Emperor Claudius, which resulted in a
rebellion of his British subjects, led by
the queens brother Caractacus. who.
oddly enough, was eventually Joined BY
Prasutagas himself. After continued war
fare for years the king was finally CO.
creed into signing very hurniliatinE peace
terms in order to retain his kingdom at
all.
As soon as the late kings will became
known the Roman procurator, Catus De
cianus, swept down on Boadicea. seizing
the kinds effects ard annexing Icenf.
When the queen bitterly protested against
these tn1ustices. Decianus ordered her
publicly scourged, and her daughters re-
cslved even more humiliating treatment
Fired at these outrages the queen seiz-
ing spear. rusned up an elevation fac
ing her subjects, with flaming cheeks and
flashing eyes, her long yellow hair an0
loose robe floating in the breeze. and she
poured forth stream of eloquence which
burned into the souls of her people. paint
ing to them the injustices and cTuelties
which had been heaped upon them by the
Romans, for years. and besOught them
now to ave1ge these awful wrongs.
Her call for troops reached the utter
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of eggs. Mrs. Wagner insisted that as
she had borrowed only dozen eggs,
she would not return an excess num-
Der in consideration of the drop in
price between the time she did the Dor
rowing act and the time she tried 10
make good.
Then the fight started and Mrs. Mary
Brown chueked the eggs, one by one,
at the borrower. The police finally
auieted the disturbance, but the ques-
ton remains unsettled. Was Mrs.
Wagner under a moral obligation 10
return 80 cents worth of eggs for the
dozen she borrowed, or did her return
of that number square matters with
Mrs. Brown? We leave the question
with those who borrow and lend.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-14
TWO MORALS IN THE CASE.

There is more than one moral to the
disclosures Of wrOngdOing by James
Christensen. former state treasurer
He has already suffered much of the
heaviest punishment that can come to
a man i'm his position. He has sacri-
feed an honorable name, the hard
earned standing of a lifetime In the
state; and whatever additional punish
ment may come TO him, nothing can
ever retrieve completely the vanished
honor which is dearsr to most men
than money or fame or any other ma
terial possession
On the other hand, the people of this
state have seen a perfect demonstra-
ton of The system which makes such
a downfall possible. The state in its
munificence and in the penny-wise
idiocy of its lawmakers provides a sal
airy for its treasurer about such as
good bank clerk earns. In return for
this meagre salary, the treasurer is
compelled to give an enormous bond.
assume responsibility for revenues run
ring into the millions during his term,
stand good for any loss due TO suboT-
dinates ana otherwise protect the in.
terests of the state at his own risk.
Of course, it is understood that the
treasurer must get revenue from some
other source than his salary, because
that of itself would not support a man
in his position. And, of course, it is un-
derstood that the treasurer is paid in
terest on state funds by the banks
with which the money is deposited.
which interest presumably goes into
his own pocket. The banks have the
use of tie money on deposit and must
make handsome profit on 1t, because
they furnish the official bonds and as
sumo their part oe the risk. There is
no warrant in law for the payment of
interest to the treasurer; no one knows
how much he gets except the banks
and the recipient, but it is a simple de-
duction that the taxpayers Of the state,
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Twenty Women Soldiers of the World

most corners of the island, and patriots
from all directions flocked to her stan
dRrd- With 5000 men this brave queen
stronghold passing through Maiden and
ST. Adams, leaving 1000 dead in her tran.
Not one Of the enemy escaped
Near Colchester she was Joined by her
brother, CoTbred, king Of Scotland Tpe
famous General Petilius Ceralis met them
just outside the town with the Ninth le-
gion and 5000 mounted men. terrific
battle ensued in which Bosdicea signal
" defeated the Romans. Petilius fled
as did Catus Decianus (her old enemy
who had ordered her scourgedl, and 5000
Romans with 5000 of their British allies
were slain.
About this time Genet al Sevetonius Pau
linus, the commander in chief of the Ro-
man forces in the island. who had been
absent in the Isle of Man on tour OF
conquest returned TO London, and find
ing the reports of Boadieea's victories
even greater than at first given, he de-
cided II would be safer TO meet her on
open ground. He left London and marched
north to a narrow strip of ground Oppo-
site Salisbury Plain. his rear being pro-
tected BIZ a dense forest
The queen entered London, capturing it
almost without any resistance, and then
marched on to Salisbury Plain. Paulinus
made every effort to encourage his troops,
telling them to "despise the savage up
roar. shouts and wells Of the undisciplined
barbarians. most Of whom were women.
Boadicea, with the keen insight OF born
general, realizing that in Paulinus she
had met foe worthy of her steel. dashed
in and oIt among the troops. encouraging,
pleading and commanding, and just be-
fore she charged. riding TO the front,
turned and faced them, and her deep, me
lodious voice rang out in one of the most
remarkable appeals for liberty ever ut
tered. She said in part:
II come not here as one descended from
royal blood. nor to fight for empire, nor
riches. but as one of the common pee
pie to avenge the loss of their liberty
If you BTitens but consider the number
of our forces and the motive of the war
you will resolve to conquer or to die Is
1t not much better to fall honOrably In
defense of liberty than again to be
exposed to the outrages of the Romans?
Such at least is my resolution. As for
you men. you may, II YOU please, live and
be slaves"
The clarion tones of that appeal by that
beautiful pagan on Salisbury Plain, 1900
years ago. has been echoed and re-echOed
by every patriot on down TO our own Pat
rick Henry in his Give me liberty OF
give me death
Boadiees, the queen. acknowledged the
prior right OF human equality; she sound
though her troops went down to defeat,
who shall say the appeal Of this glorious
woman was In vain.
The battle vas waged for hours. the
Britons falling finally under the well dis
ciplined Iron Legion of the Romans.
The brave queen, after desperately at
tempting to rally her scattered forces sur
rounded by thousands of her dead. and
memorable fate holding up to her death,
or a captivity worse. to choose from,
true TO her word. she chose death-by
poison. self-adminis1eTed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-14
THE PEOPLE VS.. CANNON.

| The press reports from Washington
| on the organization of the special ses-
sion of congress leave the impression
| that a lot of unprincipled congressman,
| principally new members, are trying to
upset the work of the house by re-
volutionsry and insurrectionary move
ment to overturR that great and good
man, Joseph Cannon.
| As a matter of fact, the insurrectiou-
lists, as they are called, are risking
/ their political future in daring to op-
/ pose the speaker They do not object
to him in the chair; they are sound
party men; they believe in Republican
policies, but they believe the present
rules governing the house are working
their party, and they are courageous
enough to fight for their convictions. If
they are beaten they may as well re-
sign. for Cannon will see that nothing
they want is done in the house.
All the insurgents ask is that the
house elect a special committee to
name the committees Of the house.
That Is. reasonable on the face of it, but
it displeases Cannon, his man Friday,
Watson. and the old regime. Cannon
wants the old rules retained, because
under them he could name all the
house committees himself; and in nam
ing the committees he would retain the
power he has abused so shamefully and
which gave him the control of all leg
islation, enabled him to forward or re-
tard measures, centered in him all the
power and authority of the house and
made the members puppets to do his
bidding-liot representatives of a free
people, exercising the prerogatives of
their office.
Under the old rules Speaker Cannon
has possessed and exercised more
power over the legislation of the house
than the president or any other man.
He had bills passed or killed as he saw
fit His committees, named by him
self, responsible only to him. reported
measures favorabIy or unfavorably, OF
did not report them at all, as he chose
To take only one instance: the pub
fishers of the country had the written
assurance of majority of the house
that they would vote for a bill to place
news paper on the free list if the BIZ
then in committee was reported. Can
non saw to 1t that the bill was sup
pressed in the committee, and defied
both the members and the publishers.
Under the rules. the members them
selves were helpless. they were bound
and tied by the speaker.
The fight of the insurgents is a fight
for representative government. II il
fails it will be additional notice that
the Republican party is committed If
revocably TO the theory that con-
gresham has no voice in government,
except as it shall be granted him by
the kindly permission of Joseph Can
non. sole representative in congress of
90.009, 600 people, and representing them
only in such ways as meet with the APP
prevail of the trusts, whose faithful
friend and servant he has always been.
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A DELICATE QUESTION.

4 more OF less interesting story
comes from Pittsburg. involving the
borrowing habit between neighbors
which resulted in two women being put
under bonds TO keep the peace. Mrs
John Wagner recently returned a dozi
of eggs which she had borrowed from
Mrs. Mary Brown some weeks ago
The eggs were fresh and good and fl
Brown, however, was not content. sShe
recalled the fact that at the time she
had been visited by her borrowing
neighbor eggs were worth 50 cents a
dozen. whereas when they were re-
placed the market price was only 2j
cents. She demanded 30 cents worth
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Copyright. 1909, by Hartman stewar
PRAYER OF THE CONTENT.

laura Simmons. in Boston Transcript
Lord, have heard them tell Of wondrous
deeds.
OF miracles of mercy thou hast wrought;
OF sins forgiven and bitter anguish
healed.
All. wilt thou lend for once thy gracious
thought
Unto a heart Of joy and glad content
That to thy throne its humble plea hath
brought?
I have no sorrows, Father, no regrets:
Ny life is lived Of peace, without with
in:
No wild heart-pain, no passion haunts M
breast
Nor secret ghost of old remorse and ssa.
Ny sails are surled within thy haven calm
Far from the surges' roar and ceaseless
Gin.
And yet-oh cast me not from out thy
Because my bark lies safe and sheltered
I see the wrecks drift By on every tide.
Lies derelicts, tossed wildly 10 and fro:
Oh guard these tranquil sails lest they.
too. stray
On those wild seas whose shoals I can
not know.
That I might hold these blessings. Lord
Might lead mine own dear flock along
thy way
Through humble years of sinlessness and
peace 4
This duly is the gift for which prass
This only, from q heart OF full content
And tranquil joy. I crave OF thee this
dzvl
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Mr.. ROOSEVELT AS EDITOR.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.

tCtSNeianu ram OSdiSI-D
The associate reader of the Shouting
Here is some Of the worst doggerel
ever read. It's enough to make a gar
goyie chuckle. The writer rhymes heart
with harp. and delight with 'tripe.
Look at that if you want a good laugh.
Editor Roosevelt-'What's the name
signed to the poemy''
Hank Hunter"
"Eh, Hank Hunter! That poetry is all
right. Hank Hunter was one of my best
rough riders"
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A BOOMERANG.
(Harner's Mara zine-

The right reverend bishop OF southern
diocese. being shaved one morning, was
conscious Of an alcoholic fragrance and
of a slight cash in his chin at the same
moment.
"Ah, George George" he demonstrated
with the dusky barber as he stanched the
bleeding. ct was drink that did that
Yes. sch; yes, bishop" replied the ton
sorialist, blandly, lit do mex de skin ten
der"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-14
THE SENATOR'S SHAFT,
youths Companion.)

The late Senator ingalls, of Kansas was
noted for his ready retorts and epigrams,
which were not always devoid of sting
and smart to those to whom they were
addressed.
1t Is related that once, when engaged in
controversy with a senator from Della
ware. he evsded the real question by say
ing:
II thank the senator from that great
state which has three counties at low
tide and two counties at high tide"
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for man who invented a remarkable
machine.
He told me this.
When the machine was iu its crudest
stage possible customer VINO saw il
SAID:
The world owes you a great debt.
Is it SOP replied the inventor;
Yet I don't care about the world
unless il pays that debt to me and 10
my family.
Don't you see?
From our FRIENDS deliver us.
And let us be thankful fer many IF
those we consider our enemies
If we dislike the man at the next
macnine-or the next desk-or on tire
next route
Wen be mighty likely to try to beat
him.
AID develop ourselves in an amazing
way by the effort
Far be it from me to preach selfish
hess.
I believe in the brotherhood Of man
in its true sense.
But we've all our own future to
carve.
And We'll do better by needing our
apparent opponents than most Of our
presumed friends.
Don't think I'm knocking real
friends.
] know better
Real friends don't give us bad adj
vice
Don't agree with US when were
wrong.
Don't smooth US down in our fancied
or unjust grievances.
When ne have real friends, We
should be extremely grateful
Now think about it. al.
I've said these things to make you
think.
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GOING TO THE BALL.
CWashingtOn Heraid1

He gave the cabman extra pay
For driving slow.
He popped the question on the way,
But all the damsel had TO say
Was Mo-
The atmosphere grew still and flat;
No more was heard.
The cabman, too. in silence sat.
No conversation followed that
One word.
The cabman-and he was, indeed.
A kindly chap
of further dawdling saw no need.
And beloved TO his ambling steed,
"Giddap!'
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Total Copies of The Herald Printed
in Fehruarv 1909.

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HE DOTH PROTEST TOO MUCH.

FPhiIadeiphia Inquirer-t
Gerald-My love for YOU Is like the
boundless ocean.
Geraldine-Exactly the way / take IT,
Geraid-What do you meant
GeraidiDe-With a good many grains Of
salt.
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For an "undes. bic" citizen, Mr. Z.
Fl. Hartman appears TO occupy a large
space in the public eye just at present.
"He laughs best who laughs last"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-14

Grover Cleveland said public Office
Is a public trust" but is it?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-14

The French government is also in
financial straits. Misery loves com
parry.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-14

If coffee can be classed as luxury,
It is the only luxury the poor man en-
joys, and to rob him of it would be a
monstrous crime
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-14

President Taft's official family is to
be known as the travelling cabinet"
All right. so long as they don't insist
upon making speeches along the route.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-14

Los Angeles is scrubbing along with
out a head to the city government. Not
such bad luck. perhaps. after all.
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A DIFFERENT SEED.

tSyracuse HcTald1
Jiggs-He locks very seedy. Is he SOW
ing his wild oats?
Jaggs-Noi rye
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-24

By virtue OF the power and author
ity contained In a mortgage from
Walter +. Patterson, ST.. and wife, and
Walter +. Patterson, Jr., and wife, to
Octavlus DeVries and Eliza J. DeVries,
his wife, bearing date June 25, 1906,
and recorded among the Real Estate
Mortgage Records of Carroll county,
State OF Maryland. in Liber d. P. g.,
No ST. folio 1879. &c. and also record
ed among the Land Records OF How
ard county in Liber w. W. L. c., No.
80. folio 346. &C.. the undersigned, the
attorney named in said mortgage, de-
fault having been made in the terms
Of said mortgage, will offer for sale
by public auction, on the premises at
Henryton Station, on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad. on
TUESDAY, JANUARY IL 1910,
at p m. all those several tracts OF
land situated partly in Carroll county
and partly in Howard county, in the
State OF Maryland. containing in the
aggregate the quantity OF
SEVENTY. SEVEN ACRES OF LAND,
more or less, and particularly de-
scribed as to metes and bounds, In the
Deed from the said Octavius DeVries
and Eliza J. DeVries, his wife, to the
said Walter r. Patterson. Sr. and
Walter F. Patterson, Jr.. bearing date
June %, 1906. and recorded among the
Land Records OF Carroll county and
Howard county aforesaid, Immediately
prior to the recording Of said mort
gage.
This property Is situated at and near
Henryton Station. on both sides of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and
about twenty-seyen acres OF the same
are located In Carroll county and the
remaining fifty acres in Howard coun-
ty These tracts OF land contain a
very large deposit OF Feldspar OF the
finest grade, which was worked for
two years by the said mortgaRors un-
der a lease. and also contains a great
deposit OF Mica with the feldspar
The improvements consist of one
double frame house and two single
frame tenant houses In fair condition.
Terms OF Sale--One-third in cash,
and the balance In one and two years
from the day OF sale. all payments to
bear interest from the day of sale and
Ia be secured to the rn;1sfaction of the
A deposit Of $25000
will be required Of the purchasers at
the time OF sale
For further particulars apply to
Octayius DeVries, Henryton, Maryland
or the undersigned
GEORGE H. GATHER
Attorney named in mortgage. Ill ~
Charles street, Baltimore, Md.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-24
MAXIM THINGS.

whenever Christmas time comes
round It really doesn't take
Much money, cause the folks prefer
the presents that make.
And so, for days and days before,
saw and pound and glue,
A making things and planning who's
the best to give 'em to
But sometimes ! get thinking that I'd
really like II more
II folks would only use the things for
what | make 'em for!
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-24
RAILROADS AND EARNING.

One of the hopeful aspects OF the
general agricultural situation Of the
country over is the interest which
leading railroad officials are taking In
the preaching Of the gospel OF a better
type of agriculture. Very naturally
this interest ID traceable to the fact
that with agriculture on a better foot.
ing and making an increased contrlbu.
ton to the wealth of the country busi-
ness will be better in general and the
transportation business in particular
But this interest is none the less com.
mendable because 1t is partly selfish.
for the benefits accruing will be first
to agriculture and secondarily to trans.
portation companies. President James
]. Hill OF the Great Northern has this
year offered substantial prizes to those
Hanchmen In territory adjacent to his
lines for the best exhibits OF agricul.
tural products, and these inducements
have had a very beneficial effect In
arousing interest in better crops. A
Few weeks ago In an address before
the Railway Business association in
New York city President W. G. Brown
OF the New York Central railroad stat.
ed his intention OF recommending TO
the roads with which he was connect.
ed the purchase of farms to be oper.
ated as experimental tracts according
to the most advanced methods OF seed
selection, fertilization and cultivation
at the expense Of the road. but under
the direction OF the agricultural col.
lege In the state in which the farm Is
located. II was his hope that this idea
might be adopted by majority Of the
roads OF the country. Such farms
would serve as object lessons In better
farming and would tend TO greatly In.
crease the productivity Of land and In
30 far increase It's capacity to sustain
and feed growing population. This
railroad president II on the right track.
and II Is TO be hoped that his sugges.
tions may be carried out In full Sf3et-
ter farming-the getting OF more prod.
acts from a given area without soIs
depletion-is the greatest single eco.
nomic problem before the American
people today and too much thought
can hardly be- devoted 10 It's solution.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-24

An effort Is being made by the agri.
cultural department at Washington to
introduce into the United States the
South African calabash, or gourd, the
use of which as pipe bowl was dis
covered by the Beers They tried to
establish monopoly in the growth of
the gourd and prevent the expectation
Of the seed, but some were brought
over for experimental purposes. Pipes
made from this gourd are said to be
graceful and distinctive in shape, color
like meerchaum and when imported
are said to cost from SO to $12.