The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-19
A Church For Which a
Red Rose Pays the Rent.
Significance of the Feast of
Roses at Mannheim, Pa.
An Indian Telegraph How Crim-
mails Change Their Namss.

Last Sunday the feast of the roses was
commemorated at Mannheim, Pa. The
principal ceremony was the presentation
of red rose To Mrs +. NJ. Luther OF
Pottsvilie lineal descendant OF Baron
william Henry Stiegel. This rose con-
stitutes the annual rent of the ground
upon which the church stands Baron
Stiegel was the founder Of the town or
Mannheim and he decided the land Tor tho
church 10 the Zion congregation In lI@.
Then there were addresses and music TO
round out the day. An interesting iea-
ture was the dedication of y memorial
tablet presented by Miss Anna L. Boyer
uf Harrisburg, "a great-great -granddaugh-
ter OF Baron Stiegel III honor OF FER
mother, Mrs Rebecca Old Boyer, who,
for several years, had boon tho recipient
of the historic rcd rose. The attendance
WAS large and every visitor was handed u
splendid red rose in q procession around
tue church, which presented handsome
appearance in its rich tloral dressing On
the previous evening there was "A turnout
Of tho Baron Stiegel Castle knights OF
the Golden Eagle and other civic organi
zations, together with whoelIneh =
parade and other festivities. A cannon
bounced n salute in commemoration OF
Baron Stievel's custom of having bis s'ar-
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return from the furnace Mt Elizlbeth,
which he started and operated In toe DAYS
OF his prosperity and before he was
thrown into Philadelphia prison Tor
robt, boing only released through tho
ad and influence Of Cen. Washington
with whom the eccentric baron was on
:. terms of intimats friendship.
Michael Ivory, an old resident of Den.
ver, has presented To tho state Of Colorado
n peculiar relic, which will make vaiua-
bic addition TO the co. lection of war relics
now at the capital. In 1864, while his
command was OF n rad against the hos
tile Sioux and Arnpahoes on the head
waters OF the Republican,, Sergt Ivory
captured most interesting trophy,
which is looking glass SET In piece of
wood, three inches wide, III inches In
length and threc-iourths of an inch thick,
studded with brass nails and covered on
the back with Indian carved hieroglyph-
les Ii is the only one of the KIND ever
known to be in Colorado, and was used tn
convey fiashliRht signals, similar in IN Ia.
ciple TO thar of the heliograph now used
in the regular army. Among the many
irenns used by the plains tribes TO quickly
convey Information 10 distance the mir
rnr was In common use, and code OF
signals was as we'll understood os those
now in use by the United states troops
A western detective, who has had a
long and varied experience, makes tho
declaration that criminals have certain
characteristics which they themselves
never suspect. For instance, when u
man commits crime and finds IL expedi-
ent TO change his name one would natur-
ally SUPPOSE that ho might choose alir ost
any name. But the fact is. he doesn't
A mans name seems To be u part OF him.
SELF IL cant be put on and off like
glove. IL Is not an easy matter 10 get rid
OF something that was born with one.
And so experience proves that when GRIM
ina.s change their names, as rule, they
do it q certain fixed way. John &.
Brown rarely becomes "Thomas j.
Allen" The most common change is in
the last name. John T.. Brown" calls
himself ''Jobn c. Baker. AS long rs
possible a man c.,ngs 10 his initials. Ii
'.Brown" becomes " Baker" be may also
change "John' into james" but very
rarely into Samuel or "William. "
Fifty rer cent OF assumed names snow
only one change. and 80 Ier cent contain
at least one initial OF the original name.
Commenting on the "cbarm" of SER
pants, Dr. Henry Lee says that any Iop-
mar sc-called prejudice, If long continued,
Is probably founded upon some matter
q fact. although this may not have been
demonstrated. That some animals have
the power OF paTalyzing Others which
they prev uron," says tile doctor, sis "a
matter of direct observation. A rabbit
viii remain perfectly notionless in the
presence OF n stoat, and without mo Ing
will alloys n hole To be made through the
skull at the back OF the head. We may
suppose that tho power Of feeling. as OF
motion, is for tho tiUe gone. DR. Liv-
irgstono felt no pain when seized by
tiger. | have seen mouse remain Ier-
fectly n;otionless under the gaze III cat.
When oxcited the cats pupils bee, mo
dllated. On one occasion In the evening
l saw n cnt I'm TN excited state retire To
q shady place where IL could no lonLCr te
seen. out presently | saw email rod glOhcs
fixed upon ine. i orcc saw re same, less
defined, IN thseycs OF a kitten but IL IA
very difficult to get their eyes nxod when
near.
"A general officer who has seen long
service IN lEdla Informed ne that on ore
occasion a serI Ont had got into lhousp
and taken refuge in "a cellar. Beng
soldier " was suggested tLn' lie was tho
proper p r ion 90 dislol 20 II, intruder
lie too. spear ara looked through
hole Ia the wall OF the cellar hut saw no
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