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Show Old English Monarch Man of Modern Ideas tect Us peaceful citizens against raiders raid-ers and robbers. And so a law was passed that any householder wishing so to protect his house from robbery should pay 4 pence a year to the authorities. Then. If his house was entered and his good-i stolen or damaged between the blow lug of the horn and sunrise, he could claim from the town council, who nn-dertook nn-dertook to compensate him. Music and Youth. Burglary insurance Is no modern Institution. In-stitution. It seems to have existed from the time of King Alfred and was probably Introduced by this king who. had he lived In these times, would have made a name as a successful business man. The town of Ripon, England, he gave In SG6 Into the charge of a couu-ell. couu-ell. who appointed a watchman to blow a horn every night at nine o'clock. Between that hour and sun rise the town wao quiet and no one was supposed to be abrond. But Rlpon was not altogether a law-abiding place and presently the town authorities au-thorities found It necessary to pro- |