Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-07-24
INSIGNIA OF MtNits
r.ropsan orders of knisht"oon "' "'''
rhsn Ordinary interest.


,ificance of the Iron Cross the ia'e
Emperor William was so desirous 10
h.ve hurled with him The Iron Cross
Is the chief badge Of military service
and was conferred upon william wneh
he was a Prince by his brother. then
King, for great bravery anu sol
dierly conduct. This was In lo4s' wheh
he was given supreme command Oh tue
rov.l forces when Baden and the rala-
innate rushed into arms against consul
tinted authority The cross was more
n,.;zed bv him because he had been re-
called from banishment--he was eA'ieo
by imperial order in lS4S - ana the
order pour lie n,erite. better than MS re-
call. attestcd his restoration to FAVOR
Tho order Of the Iron Cross was
founded by Frederick William In 1878.
The insignia is cast-iron cross WIN
silver mountings and bearing no III
scription on the reverse the upper
MART Of the diverse contains the initials
..F w." surmounted on crown; the
center is adorned with three oak leaves,
below which is the number 1913. When
the cross is conferred for military
merit, the ribbon supporting it is OF
black watered silk with white stripes;
for civil merit, the ribbon is white
watered silk with black stripes.
Other European orders may be re-
ferred to with interest. The Royal
Prussian order of the Black Eagle,
founded in 1901 by Frederick. is blue
enameled cross, each arm OF which Is
, forked with center gold monogram
, IF. r." (Fredrcus Rex and crowned
| black eagle with spread wings. The
r motto is "Suum Clique" every one his
duel. The order is never conferred
} upon persons below thirty years OF
; are. Germany has also the order OF the
s Red Eagle, the second order of the
: kingdom. founded 1905; the royal Or
der of the House of Hohenzollern. n
!. cold cross with white and black en-
\ amel, founded 184l; the order OF
n Louise, a small black enameled gold
cross, founded in 1914, exclusively re-
served for ladies; the Bavarian order
of St. Hubert. founded 1444. to be adj
II mitted to which requires that one
should have been six years a member
;, of the civil order Of merit of the Bal
- varian crown.
Austria shares with Spain, since the
}; time of Chsrles ", the right of the or
j. der of the Golden Fleece. founded in
T. 1929 by Philip I'LL, the Good. Duke OF
ef Burgundy and Count of Flanders. The
=, French Legion of Honor was founded
= in 1902 as reward Of civil merit oil
'n military valor. The highest order o
a Russia is that of St. Andrew, founded
20 1898. and is conferred exclusively OF
Az persons Of the most exalted rank. ]
"a is represented by a blue enamelet
4. figure of St Andrew on the cross
Russia has a military order of St
~ George, founded in 1869. which
%, never conferred but for gallantry a
~ sea or in the field. The insignia is
white enameled cross with gold rim. o
% the diverse side of which is an mag
~ of ST. George and the dragon.
Spain has numerous orders. the old
7c; est being that of Calatrava, founded i
&C.; 1853, and is now a court distinctio
&c. rarely conferred The order of Alcar
inc tara was founded in HIT, and is I'm
rec tied to those who can prove mob
descent through at least four gener;
at tons. The orders of Great Britain Il,
more or less famous. The first in di!
lon nifty is that of the Garter, founded
cd 1919. The next that of the Thistl
md founded in 1910, the motto of which
YES Memo me impune lacessit;" that
ST. Patrick. 1888. "Quis Separabiti
hat of the Bath, 1889. "Tria juncta
uno;" the Star of India, 1861, mott
lists ''Heaven's Light Our Guide;"
9 Of Michael and st. George 1918. II
ers. chief order of Brazil is that of Pedr
and founded in 1922.
900 Denmark has one of the most illu
trious orders of chivalry, the order
for the Elephant. which ranks even wi
sum that of the Garter, founded at an II
bic certain date. but probably in t
lich twelfth century. 1t is limited to thir
are knights. Italy's chief order is that
With the Annunciada, reorganized in Isl
Sweden has the nobler order of t
sion Seraph, founded 1880, and limited
GER twenty-three natives and eight foreis
q sin ers. Chicago Inter- Ocean,