Question:
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CHAPTER XXI

OFF FOR THE MINING DISTRICT

While Jack Wumble was off attending to his private business the three Rover boys took a stroll through Denver.

The city was different from any they had visited, and their walk was full of interest.

Coming to a store in the window of which were exhibited a number of Indian curiosities, the boys halted to examine the objects, when Tom uttered a sudden cry.

"Look, Dick! There is Bradner inside!"

"Yes, and Dan Baxter is with him!" returned the elder brother quickly. "Here's luck, surely!"

"Will you have them locked up?" asked Sam.

"To be sure--if we can."

The boys looked around for a policeman, but none happened to be in sight.

"Run and see if you can find one," said Dick to Sam. "Tom and I can watch the pair."

At once Sam made off. But policemen were not numerous, and it took quite some time to locate one and explain what was wanted.

In the meantime Dan Baxter had caught sight of Tom and told Bradner of his discovery.

Boy and man came out of the store in a great hurry. They were about to run off when Dick caught Bradner by the arm, while his brother halted the former bully of Putnam Hall.

"Let go of me!" hissed Bradner, and as Dick paid no attention he aimed a blow for the youth's head. But Dick "had been there before," and dodged, and the force of his effort nearly took the rascal off his feet. Before he could recover Dick had him down on his back and was sitting on his chest.
1. What was Wumble off doing?
2. What were the Rover boys doing?
3. Where they bored with their walk?
4. What was in the shop window?
5. What did Tom see inside?
6. Who was Bradner with?
7. Did they want them in jail?
8. Who did they need to do that?
9. Did they find one quickly?
10. Were there a lot of cops around?
11. Who did Baxter see?
12. Who grabbed Bradner?
13. Who was sitting on his chest?
14. How many Rover boys were there?

Numbered answers:
1. attending to business
2. taking a stroll
3. no
4. Indian curiosities
5. Bradner
6. Dan Baxter
7. yes
8. a policeman
9. no
10. no
11. Tom
12. Dick
13. Dick
14. three

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CHAPTER V.

_THE WAR BETWEEN CSAR AND POMPEY._

What official arrangements were made for Proconsuls in regard to money, when in command of a province, we do not know. The amounts allowed were no doubt splendid, but it was not to them that the Roman governor looked as the source of that fortune which he expected to amass. The means of plunder were infinite, but of plunder always subject to the danger of an accusation. We remember how Verres calculated that he could divide his spoil into three sufficient parts--one for the lawyers, one for the judges, so as to insure his acquittal, and then one for himself. This plundering was common--so common as to have become almost a matter of course; but it was illegal, and subjected some unfortunate culprits to exile, and to the disgorging of a part of what they had taken. No accusation was made against Cicero. As to others there were constantly threats, if no more than threats. Cicero was not even threatened. But he had saved out of his legitimate expenses a sum equal to 18,000 of our money--from which we may learn how noble were the appanages of a Roman governor. The expenses of all his staff passed through his own hands, and many of those of his army. Any saving effected would therefore be to his own personal advantage. On this money he counted much when his affairs were in trouble, as he was going to join Pompey at Pharsalia in the following year. He then begged Atticus to arrange his matters for him, telling him that the sum was at his call in Asia,[116] but he never saw it again: Pompey borrowed it--or took it; and when Pompey had been killed the money was of course gone.
1. Who thought he could split his spoil into parts?
2. How many parts?
3. Who was one part for?
4. And the second part?
5. For what purpose?
6. And the last part?
7. Were there a limited amount of ways to plunder?
8. How many ways?
9. Was looting legal?
10. But was it happening a lot?
11. How often?
12. What happened to those caught?
13. Did they have to give back some of what they'd taken?
14. Who was begged to arrange matters?
15. Where would money be waiting for him?
16. Who ended up with the money?
17. How did he get it?
18. What happened to Pompey?
19. And where was the money then?
20. Who were official plans made for?

Numbered answers:
1. Verres.
2. Three.
3. The lawyers.
4. The judges.
5. To insure his acquittal.
6. For himself.
7. No.
8. Infinite,
9. No.
10. Yes.
11. So common, almost a matter of course.
12. Exile.
13. Yes.
14. Atticus.
15. Asia.
16. Pompey.
17. Borrowed it--or took it.
18. He was killed.
19. Gone.
20. Proconsul.

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London (CNN) -- Alex Salmond, Scotland's First Minister, is fond of saying that when the United Nations was first formed in 1945, it had just 50 members. Today, he adds, that figure has risen to almost 200. It's a nice line, although in reality the emergence of a new nation remains relatively rare.

But there does seem to be a pattern emerging, in Europe and beyond. In Spain (Catalonia) and Belgium (Flanders), as well as the United Kingdom (Scotland), secessionist movements appear to be on the rise. All three have existed for decades, yet they seem particularly lively in the second decade of the 21st century.

Thus Salmond, who this weekend addresses delegates at the Scottish National Party's annual conference in the Scottish city of Perth, likes to talk of Scotland's "home rule journey" being part of a bigger international trend. His point is clear: "independence," far from being dangerous or unusual, is a natural state of affairs.

Professor Robert Young, an expert in secession, says all three countries have a history of regional -- or devolved -- government (relatively recently in the case of the UK). "I was considering the old question," he says, "about whether regional government structures aid or inhibit secessionist movements.

"It seems to me that they aid them, other things being equal. The secessionist party will come to power, sooner or later, because governments become unpopular. If they then govern well, this serves as a further mobilizing mechanism."

Only recently a secessionist movement, the nationalist party Convergencia i Unio first took office in Catalonia in 1980, while in Scotland the SNP formed a minority government in 2007 -- becoming a majority four years later. In Flanders the Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie, which wants gradual secession from Belgium, recently swept the board in municipal elections.
1. What seems to be on the rises at the UN?
2. Who is Alex Salmond?
3. When was the UN formed?
4. With how many members?
5. How many are there now?
6. Who is Salmond addressing soon?
7. at what?
8. Where?
9. What does he like to talk about?
10. What is his main point?
11. Does he think it's dangerous?
12. What is Robert Young's job?
13. What is he an expert in?
14. What will happen to the secessionist party?
15. Does he think governments are becoming popular?
16. What happened in 1980?
17. And in 2007?
18. What happened later?
19. How much later did that happen?
20. Who won the municipal elections?
Numbered answers:
1. Membership.
2. Scotland's First Minister
3. 1945
4. 50
5. 200
6. delegates
7. Tthe Scottish National Party's annual conference
8. Perth.
9. The "home rule journey"
10. "independence," is a natural state of affairs.
11. No
12. Professor
13. Secession
14. It will come to power
15. No.
16. Convergencia i Unio took office.
17. The SNP formed a minority government.
18. They became a majority.
19. Four years later.
20. Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie