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Quaint Structures For Confinement OF
n Roaues and vaaabonds. l. u

Several villages In the midlands pos
sess I'm more or less ruined state their
old parish lockups, commonly known
as roundhouses. u.f..,.l ISL
Breedon, a Leicestershire village
close to the South Derbyshire border
Possesses its lookup" quaint stone
building eighteen feet high and eight
feet six inches diameter inside. The
walls are fifteen inches thick. The
door is of stout oak, studded WIN
many large iron nails. .........
= The lock is very strong. and the Key
hole is covered with an iron plate,
which Itself has to be unlocked by a
snanner before the door key can be
inserted. Ventilation Is afforded by
small holes punched in an iron plate,
civ Inches by seven, fixed in the cen
for of the door. There Is no window.
At Worthington, the next village 10
Rreedon the old lookup Is seven
s,ded brick building, badly in need OF
restoration, an opportunity for archae'
olorists which 1t is hoped Will mol DC
missed. Both ut Breedon and Worth
ington these diminutiye disused pms
ons are on the roadside adjacent to the
hound. or pinfold, so that the constaDi'
had conveniently side by side th'
str,ayed cattle and any human rogue'
or vagabonds he had charge OF. Iher'
are similar old lockups at Smisby an'
TIcknall two villages close to Lelces
tershire. - Sheffield England Iele
! graph
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ENGLISH TITLES.
Why Inferior Honors Are Sometimes
Refused by Commoners. .a

WIN Inferior Honors Are Sometimes
E Refused by CommOners' a
& Although it costs money to be made
n peer. no sum can actually buy
British title. as may be done in some
ruronean countries. Honors OF thls
dcsrription are in the giving of the
king. or, rather, his majesty bestows
them on persons at the recommends
tlon OF the prime minister, who really
has the final say in the matter. Titles
are conferred either directly or lhdl-
rcctly 49, directly when no third per-
son recommends candidate Tor royal
recognition and indirectly when
third person brings a candidates name
forward. he having good and valid
grounds for doing so. The former
method. however, is the one which IS
usually adopted. 1t is the duty OF the
n,Ime minister to distinguish name
celebrated in politics, science, art or
literature and TO decide whether the
merits Of any given prominent person
deserve recognition at the hands OF
the king. .u.if
If In the opinion of the prime min
lister, sueh a given person deserves eie-
walton 40 titled rank, before the MINIS
fer takes any steps in the matter the
Favored, individual is apprised OF the
prime minister's intentions by per
sohal letter, in which is ed the
Gov
I deg5'V oI ritie Il % pf9f0soo 90 - -
on nm, subject to his approval, IL
fohrH out Of Ave cases the approval Is
d siyen." The fifth person, who may
|bave been offered q knighthood o.
inheritance a baronetcy, refuses De
cause his refusal may increase hi
chances, of obtaining at later ia!
q higher title still--a peerage. Arine'
| with the persons approval the prlm
| minister now takes the next stcp-tha
i is. obtaining his majesty's sanction
| which is rarely refused, u Ill y.,r
| It is seldom that a plain MT dos
SONS straightforward into a lord I'll
loss tho circumstances are very uI
usual. such as the reason why a peer
ace was conferred on Mr.. Morley
4 honors conferred on successful ger
oraIs in the field, as in the case Q
Wolseley, Roberts and Kitchener \
= General rule a plain "Nlr." is trans
formed into "sir'Tthat is, knight {
! baronet-and one who IS already.
, "c;rv and has done some signal recoi
5 milton finds his reward in his ultimal
Q service to the state emitting nm
r royal elevation to the peerage'7CD
i 4 cago. News. N.'
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BLUSH IF YOU CAN.
II Is a Sign of an Active Brain De
a. cIares a Scientist. ,

Il Is a Sign Of an Active BRAIN Oe
a. cIares a Scientist. .,
Sir Arthur Mitchell, X. c. b., OF Ed
Inburgh. who knows much that IS
strange about dreams. laughter and
other commonplace human character
lstlcs. has advanced the consoling the.
ory that bushing is an achievement OF
which every one who can blush should
be proud.
He says It requires brains to blusn'
! Idiots cannot blush; neither can AMI
mails Sir Arthur calls attention TO
the fact that tiny infants do not plush'
although they learn to at an early age
lust rs soon, in fact, as the brain be
gins to exercise It's functions. III
finishing. he says, the mind always
mist be affected. 1t is always aho
only bodily expression Of mehta
state.
| II is n natural thing for. blushel
TO say that he had tried not to blush
No individual bushes Of his own ire'
will The blush arises without call IN
simultaneously and vanishes almost a.
quickly. Neither FOR its coming no
its going is there any exercise OF Won
ton If is controlled, Sir Arthur says
solely by the brain and Is a posltiv'
sign that there Is an active brain there
| New York World. ... ..
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4 LruAr GIRL OF YOURS.

o1n seven-tenths Of the 1900 cases
IF insanity among women which nave
come under my notice the cause was
directly traced to the malign lnnu-
ences Of childhppd." tgLFFg
So says an insanity expert
what he means is that our modern
system Oh rearing girls does not per
NIT them to properly develop their
girlhood.
Rather startling? 80 .5fHitU -,
If YOU will look about you, you VIII
motto evidences of the false system.
HON Seldom do you see a developed,
vigorous, physically forceful girl! II l.,
Won look into the schoolrooms you VIII
discover many pretty faces aglow with
tnteuest but you will also see droop'
ing shoulders, evid@ces or weak
SHINES. sunken chests. blanched faces
lack Of initiative life forces.
WbsrS are the girls who are to be
tbe Spartan mothers Of the racer \; YOU !
viii Ana tKerh iSt among the native
hut among the foreign born. Where
are ,thbl lrtomDbys'4thd bl4he, Ilusty
wide bipped. deep chested, agile crea
tures cheeks rudy with red corpuscie'
the climbing, romping, Laughing
whistling girls?
You will find some of them in tn
country districts, few in city gymlnaa
Sums.
What our girls need Is more OF eA
erclse and less Of repression, less s., o
primping and pamperlng, more OF sun
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- ''DO0xI "a,
Heart to Heart
Z a,lks. O {
HIS MOTHERS HAND.
By EDWIN A. NYE. b'lh
1905 ~ aaE.A;A.e NyygN II


The purchase OF the birthplace OF
Abraham Lihcolh' by an association
and It's forthcoming dedication raise
the old question as to the forces THAT
shaped LincOln's life. .....l.
what made him CREATE '
Henry Watterson, the Louisville edl-
tor. saws in his lecture on Lincoln that
the man was inspired, Just as Moses
was inspired, which sounds well, but Is
indefinite.
WhichSvas. Kasheredjty, environment
or wv pkwJkthat shaped theycrFide
Lincoln Into greatness?
Plainly enough, 1t was all these
forces and something more.
He had something from heredlty-
that Kentucky mother
He had something from his environ
medt- hardships, 6bstaGeR /oYpos fiqn'
Hh had much from His own strong
will power and his will power was
SHAPED by his ideals. Where did LIN
coin get his IDEALS? 90
Now we are getting down to the core
of the matter. ..t...'..l ........
when that wilderness mother, Nancy
Hanks Lincoln, died in the log cabin III
Spencer county, Ind, whittier the fam
ily moved from Kentucky, she put her
hand on the head of her wilderness
boyI eight years Of age and said:
I'm going away, my boy, but want
vouE to remember that your mother
wants you to be a good and ~ usefq
man"
There was the beginning Of Abraham
LINZ oln's ideals! -.
Hbw many times in his after life
that boy felt upon his head the hanC
Of his DYING mother aud heard Ael
words we may not know, but we %
know that in the boyish heart was I'M
high resolve to make his mother
dream Of him come true. -,
Ptuck. spirit of endurdnee, gapplca
t,ouAPLUS A MOTHERS HAND, q
MOTHERS WORDS-Nade Lihc0i
great
Remember how Thomas Lincoln Gu
down poplar tree and saved out b
hand the lumber with whish he MALE
together the rude coffin for Name
Hanks Lincoln? y MAJ
And by the side Of tie grave st9}o
little Abraham, holding his little siste
by the hand-hatless, ragged, freckleS
ungainly-a sorry beginning fora gres
life. But .t,. .t,.l ...y
The touch Of a vanished hand an
the 4 sound OF q voice that was su
helped to fashion the boy into what
aftsrward became. ,.y.
Nmother's hand al mothers voice
don't forget to look for these in ever
Ne 9s1'l h.
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Roissi.r,s HIGH Priced AUTOGRAPH.

A good Boissier-Renan anecuote %
told by French paper One day Bots
sler arrived at Remains home with
beaming face, saying: Nov III tel
Won a piece Of news that will Illuminate
Won My autograph has fetched a high-
or price than yours" THAT does not
surprise me- Renan said serenely'
And where did you hear this" 1t then
turned out that at an auction day or
two before Renan autograph had been
sold for 8 francs and a Boissier Tor ..
"Wen" Renan went on, now let me
tell YOU the reason. There were three
faults in the spelling Of y9lr letter
which is now lying here on my writing
table. & friend of mine was at the
auction and made higher bid for 'ne
letter after noticing the artlncm'
gems that adorned your prose ne
brought it TO me in order that mish'
return It to you instead Of reaching INT
public. which might set a bad impress
sion of the accomplishments OF mem
hers of the French academy"
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When the Noise Let Up.

Two young women of stolid, common
sense appearance were the sole temi,
nine occupants of a subway car un'ii
There entered a fiashlly dressed girl
with face made up like a COSMETIC au,
vortisement and accompanied by !,
Young man attired in the extreme. .
The two young women eyed the new
corner with interest while they con
tinued their conversation. The tram
slowed down at the next station 'ne
rattle and bang of operation ceass'u
and the voice of one of the young Wo-
men became suddenly audible:
.If | had face like that 90 you
know what Id do? I'd hook 1t,
The girl with the makeup looNeC
doccers. her escort looked foolish inc
sneaker looked out Of the window al.
dozen passengers looked as thougi
they enjoyed it-New York Globe
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Got Near It.

A urinary teacher was presenting 10
har class selections from the story OF
Ulawatha preparatory to taking up tne
"IIawatha Primer" The story was
nrefaced by a few remarks in regard
70 tbe poet and his love for children.
In reviewing the lesson she asked
GLOW many remember the name o'
the poet who wrote this story
I'd went many hands. 49,.
"You may tell us. Sarah added t ,l
teacher, noticing the little one WHY
waving her hand in her intense eager
ness to respond. 80, IL,
"Nlr I.onglegs," said the child III
evident pride.-Lippincotts.
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ec,rsd Nv Froqs.

1T is said to be owed to the frogs OF
western AllstrpHa that thatipart ofitllt
empire is English and not French
About 1850 d party Of prospective
Frehch colonists landed on the west
coast of Australia, but on the first
morning they were alarmed by the
lo,,d croaking of, the frogs, which they
took for demons, and retired with all
speed to their ships. Western Ausua-
lia might have preferred the frog TO
the swan as her emblem, igst as Rome fql
might have preferred, instead OF the
eagle, the goose that Saved the capital
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TURKISH ARMY OFFICERS.
They Are Neither Loved Nor Respect
'' lH' ed by Their Men. 10

D.. a.
Very seldom If he can help 1t does
the Turkish army officer appear on
horseback. and when not on duty ne
looks upon his horse merely as me1h-
cd OF locomotion. He has no anectlon
or understanding for the horse. Inc
superior officers have no horses OF their
own. and, being generally bad rlaers
and without military qualities when
would raise them in the estimation Oh
their men, they are neither loved nor
respected by them. Married omcers
keen entirely TO themselves, sucn
things as invitations to one anothers
houses being unknown, and the only
ochoaions upon which officers meet To-
eether at all are on the days OF assem-
bly when they are called together lor
the sultans birthday or accession ceie-
bratiOns. god ts',
The pay of the lower ranks Is as
small as that of the superior ouhcers IL
hidb The young cavalry officer whf
makes a good impression on his entry
into the service soon falls TO pieces
through want of occupation either Oh
mnA or body. The greater part OF
the morning and evening he sits ove'
bis coffee and cards or domihoes
| There are but few newspapers an'
tho se that do exist are so severeH
censored by the government that thel
contain little but weather statlsucs
gazettes and announcements or the DC
stowal Of decorations.
What the Turkish officer really 'nor
orgblv enjoys is a gramophonc. In
| struments playing the waltzes anu rt +,
producing the music hall songs OIL a
the cities of Europe are IN the creates
nnsslble request, chiefly because tne
make music without any personal tro'
Chicago News. ... ......
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camel le0bvict voluntarily going back

caped cohvict voluntarily going back
to prison Ja oani lsL1oN ~ 80
The man said 1t was the happiest gay
Of his life! .lred b p. f'a 80 ili.
You do not understand how man
who was going back to the hard labor,
the coarse fare and the degradation OIL
the penitentiary could be perfectly hap
py Nor do |. That is the mystery.
This Is the mans story:
A few months ago he had escaped
from the Indiana prison, fleeing TO tue
west In western city he attended
street meeting Of the Salvation Army
and was converted" He Immediately
started back TO Indiana, stopping ID
Chicago for a day. A number OF Chl'
! cago iSalyationists went with him 10 MS
/ train. "1'r n.'' $500.
A dispatch to the Chicago papers next
day confirmed the story. The convict
promptly reported to the warden ana
was put to work.
Understand the mystery
No If Is because we know very little
shout that strange spiritual alchemy
'lAhat trahsmutes the baser elements OF
n man into the pure gold. The mean
inc NJ tbe word converted is PLAN
enough-"turned aronnd'-but one can
scarcely realize how man may be re-
I 1versed In motive and In purpose so tha'
he comes to love the things he once
hhted and to hate the things he once
loved. We only know the results o.
the radical process ,n
And we can understand how, VIII
Ibis new viewpoint of life, he could y
! happy. Although his only prospec
was that of the dismal years stretching
llinto the forbidding future YET Iron
: that appalling programme he could eS
p tract a pleasure.
Why? ..I...t .q...i!,
. Because In the turning upside dow
- Of his nature this convict somehow IA
come to realize the significance OF req
} freedom--that it is spiritual freedom
lPepitcntiary barriers might hold III
+ Indy in slavish bonds, but his sol
would be free and happy.
4 Ana because he was glad to pay
e the last fun measure the debt be owe
e Interstate his conscience would be Vol
Z Iaof offense and there would come to hi
= the peace that passeth all understand
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HE INSIGNIA.

The mayor of z. is self made ilian,
and, as in the case Of some o.ne's 81
that kind. not too much attention was
noid 70 his early edue2tion. 4 niue
while ago a gentleman who was en-
cared in compiling work on corpora
ton regalia wrote to his worship re-
oncstlng a photograph Of his insignia,
The mayor by return of post replgu
that he was only too pleased to acccue
40 tbe others wish. But" he wrote
"Instead of a mere photograph ! oeE
70 send YOU the genuine article And
thoro followed Immediately under
Meath in good round copperplate the
mavoral Standardization Answers
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SAVED A NAN!

| b
In Kansas City q man was arresleu
for stealing from the register OF
telephohe box. ssIijti
The thief! .., trrt, .,tD
"A an newspdper man saw a good story
behind the arrest. He questioned fhflI
nrjsoper and went out to the home OF
Int on the outskirts Of tie city.
D He dearnod Ahis.l, CVEN
The wife of the prisoner was i'll.
There were, three ebiidrfenya9nd dead
baby Because the man had 10 say
At home. TO nurse the wife he lost his
Mace in the packing plant. Then the
:abv died. There was no money 1pfI
a fnaefaI ! knd the sick wife cried
because her baby was to be BURIED as
q pauper She begged to have "a little
white cofinl'..,i .1It
| put Yourself In the mans place.
he tried to borrow; he tried to get
credit at the undertakers-in vain
Then in desperation he broke into the
p telephone box and was caught in the
act, 1sllG YGNtuiH
{ The newspaper man, an archangel III
breeches, told the story in his news
PAPER. He put some heart into the
! story. The effect? eull
The police judge refused to hold the
man When the telephone manager salo
2 he would not PROSECUTE. An undertake
} or said he would furnish the coffin anc
wait for his pay, Neighbors made the
y family comfortable. A job was foun(
t for the man. who said through his
tears. "I'n show the people 4man hon
est man." ,.rI
t And they buried the dead baby in
o little white coffin, borne to the GENE
terry in awhite hearse. And there wer
carriages in the procession. .,p.
rino, .l4i.lUNf . NnE tlil u
70 The heart of humanity IS wondrou
% kind If YOU but know how to touch i
&c The sympathies of men and women ar
=. incomparably noble in response whe
once they are stirred. But the tines
Il thing ia all this Kansas City story
n that / fl4) sUls Nv
Society saved man!
r Suppose-suppose in the hour OF II
lr desperation and temptation the woH
had turned its back upon this faths'
{, He would have gone to the Penits e
IL tiary with hatred inrhis heart TO b
d. come hardened criminal Ths s1q
d, wife might have died The baby9Noll
If have been buried IN the notterS feel
III The three childrdl would have bee
tn turned adrift toS go down ip Il
p depths. NJ
TX Ii was the possibility Of these a0
g, full crimes that society faced-rupinll
man, numbering aSwomaTn, DAMN
49,. three children. ri W
be At heart the man vas Iot g thi'
gu He jumped at the chafee tqshgw oil D
We self man. He was sPfed "a me III
re Of time-saved where 1hhny are lost l
y, CAUSE our soeiety is Ebyedkt9 punis
"a ment instead of salvati0n. /!
es kansas City saved a Pap ~ family
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WOMEN or PARAGUAY.
Patient and Good Natured, earefOOted
and White ROBBED. i.t..

Patient and Good Natured, Saretooteo
and White ROBBED. i.t..
Paraguay is rich in local color. The
picturesque character Of the native
nonnlation. with their quaint Indian
features and habits Of everyday me-
is interesting to anybody fond OF oD7
serving strange phases Of human lie.
BY nature these people. are patient ana
gentle. seldom complaining, chattering
and laughing from sunrise to sunset
and, taking small thought of what the
morrow may have in store for them
II is hard to imagine how Lopez
could have drilled them into fighting
material Of strength enough, to keep IN
check the combined forces OF Argeh-
tiba. Brazil and Uruguay for five long
! weary years, and it speaks volumes OF
the indomitable energy Of the man that
be WAS able to sustain his position for
so protracted time.
Clothing is very much of supernu-
ity in Paraguay, says the bos'on
Transcript. The attire of the women
&c cotton chemise with a long sheet
like shawl, or manta, passed over the
head and around the body in MOORISH
fashion. The. dress of the men Is
equally simple, consisting only OF COT
ton shirt and trousers. Both sexes are
glutless Of foot covering. At times al
almost uncanny feeling rises when
9kgroup of these whhe r9bed' dark ark, mar ar
ed maidens pass suddenly with thu
4 Silent tread of unshod feet. 4..r
4 OF morning in the market place'
.I4he women folk flock to sell thei
~ wares, carrying on their heads the Das
kets containing the few cents WORT
Of native produce they have been a p
, to gather toEetherl for disposal u { q
towns Tie soft Guarani language III
common tongue of the Paraguayah'
. adds further charm to the scene.
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Easy Money.

Theodore Hook was one of the Gar
rick clubs most famous members. de
generally arrived at the club late III
tbe afternoon and "never went home
till morning" He had been tod py
the doctors. he said, to avoid the night
mir A member of the club IN HOOK
time predicted the advent OF the NIL
lennium at the end of three years
"Ar right" cried Hook. GIVE me
five mound note now. and will repay
Won $50 at the millennium"
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! fs4 anaI4rssle4E Of .'w9sng1tFsii and

ss sssI,, sssI4+'s - / Of w~y,'F'i and
ASK the doctors.
lIf YOU have a strong girl Of high
spirits. be proud Of her Do not Try
ID tone down her suporabpndantsvitai-
iN. She VIII need all she cam store
up some day. Let her run wild IKE
AN INDIAN maiden. Do not try 10
ouench, that happy laugh Of hers whlcn
Ssoh1e People Think Is too bofsterous TOT
good form. , s, taa 4'"lfs u' a."
Let the girl run. hNo.l 'fV ~ i. :.
Make A STRONG ANIMAL OF
HER first Of all. 'si '",'' ,'
Tough muscles, red blood, action, APP
petite. spirits-FOR THESE THINGS
! Is SHEX GtRL.
Never mind the freckles ON her nose
the tan on. her check. They viii come
off. Never mind her long stride ana
fence climbing agility. Plenty Of time
10 tone down. Even q hoidenish swag-
ger is infinitely to DO preferred 10
scrambled brains, oyerwrought nerves
! and J6EerPpfshsf patpnersTslnd DOG
! torX bilkEt-/I0 ~
Some day that tomboy Of yours VII
marry. Y what a wife and mother she
will make! Her children Will rise III
and call her blessed. --.-. =,
Don't coop your girl. Don't treat hel
like q house bloom.
Let the girl pup. M
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a P9ECARIOUS EXISTENCE.
Mental TribulatiOns Of the suPers''-
tious Woman. 3D..


tous Woman. b..
Tho suuerstitious woman started 10
ca downtown. but found that she hau
forgotten something. 1t was hard WORK
60 oaf her to 90 back for IT, but when
she did sat down for few minutes 10
"tate the curse off" before going OUT
ocoin On the sidewalk she passed Il
cross eyed man and had hard work TO
keen from splitting three times over
her left shoulder The first car tna'
came along was No. 10. She let II 90
nv and waited eight minutes for an
other. On the way downtown she Ie-
roo,l,od 70 q friend that she had been
in excellent health lately lnstall'i!
ebe was Obliged to loose her glove ana
rub her bare palm on the wood OF lhe
bench before her. AS she ana hel
f,land were walking on Twenty-thiru
etreet some thoughtless person darteo
hotvcen them. The superstitious wo
man was much disturbed and worried
over the thought of coming separa
don. A.,
That night her husband upset tho
ealtcellar She insisted on his tak>lnE
a pinch of the salt and throwing
over his shoulder When she dlsrope'
for the night she discovered that SIT
had been wearing one stocking wroni
eide out all day 1t was the sign o
Good .lucl, and Il allowed her TO go u
bed happy. But some time in the nlgn
a dog howled dismalIy under her WIN
dow. From that moment she has beel
looking for a calamity. Nothing WI
make her believe tina, there Will DO
soon be a death ID her Immediate ram
iv.-St. Louis Republic.
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"What do you mean by smoking my
pipe. young MANI queried the stern
father of a precocious fve-year-old.
.Nfamma said If ! leased the ca
again she'd make me smoke FOR IT,
explained the little fellow, "and
teased her again."-Chlcago News
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Circumstances Alter Cases.

Lady entering breathless-l wan'
70 stob the divorce suit! Lawyer
WHY YOU said your husband was al
abominable. beastly brute ana you
wanted to be rid Of him at any cos.
Lady1Oh, yes; l know. But now al
automobile has run over him ana
want YOU to start suit for damages
Iinnincott's Magazine.