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lust had especially wrought for her by
the royal goldsmith is quite the most pre-
tentious gift ever presented by foreign
monarch to an Ameican citizen or either
sex 1t is an artistic reproduction of an
ancient Roman civic crown in oak leaves
and acorns made of solid gold. and the
leather case which incloses it bears the
kings arms in gold.
x x
This is revival of the ancient Roman
custom OF crowning. not only victors in
the public games. but citizens who had
done the state some distinguished service.
at first with wreaths of grass, then
rarlands OF flowers and laurel. oak and
olive, but finally OF gold Into Miss
Boardman's crown are engraved these
words:
ITO Mabel Boardman of the American
Red Cross, from the Italian government.
as a token of gratitude. 19OS-19O9.'
or course this refers to Miss Board
mans tireless energies in behalf of the
thousands OF victims Of the recent earth
ouakes of southern Italy. Her interest
in charitable work led her into the old
Red Cross society. in whose reorganiza-
tion she was largely instrumental. and
since Mr.. Taft became the president
has been his right bower and the most
active member of the central committee,
its governing body. She is also editor
q, the Red Cross Magazine and has ex-
pended her own funds in travelling about
the country organizing state branches OF
the society. This gift from the italian
king follows closely after the recent ccre-
mony at her house, when President Taft.
on behalf OF the party which accom-
panied him to the Philippines, presented
her with handsome gold watch sus-
pended from a chain of gold and pearls.
and Inscribed: ITO Mabel Boardman
the one we love" Miss Boardman was
a close friend Of the Roosevelts. for
whom she chaperoned their daughter
Alice on that memorable Philippine trip.
which resulted In her engagement 10 Rep
rssentative L.ongworth. She is even near
er to the Tafts, who were guests at her
fathers house when they came to Wash
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TN Recent Months Not
j Officials, But Citizens IN
Private Life Honored for
Their Own Achievements
Miss Boardmar Crowned by
Italian King-Ancient Roman
Gold Crown-Also Decorated
by King Gustavus j. P.
Morgan Honored by Kaiser
Art Experts Get RED
Eagle and Grown of Prus-
sia'-Cardinal Gibbons and
]. G. Whitley Knighted by
King Leopold-Three Jour-
nalists Decorated by Mikado
and Kaiser-Victor Emman-
uel Gives ST. George Tucker
an Order-Grand Duke of
Baden Decorates Nathan
Straus for Milk Crusade
Booker Washington First
American Negro Ever Deco
rated by Foreign Govern
ment.
uonyriyht ia1o bv John Elfre,h Watkins
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ferred upon Director Clarke and Mr.
Resnger. was founded by Emperor VII
liam l, at his coronation in 1861. Ihe
present kaiser himself has a penchant Tor
decorations and it is estimated that 323
have been conferred upon him to date.
x
Cardinal Gibbons recently was made a
knight of the Royal Order of the Crown
by King Leopold of Belgium An Amer
lean more recently knighted into this or
der-within the past few weeks-is another
resident of Baltimore, James Gustavus
Whitley, who for the past few years has
served the Belgian king as consul general
of the Kongo Free State, which official
connection recently ended when the vast
kongo territory passed from the hands or
Leopold into the immediate sovereignty
of Belgium itself. Mr.. Whitley first took
a hand in International affairs in the year
of the Spanish war, when President Nc
Kinley sent him as his unofficial repre-
sentative to the meeting of the interna-
tional congress of diplomatic history at
The Hague, of which he became vice
president. Later he represented us as a
delegate to the international congress of
comparative history, at Paris. and he was
which organized 1t. King Leopold made
him consul of the kongo Free State in
1904 and consul general in 1905.
American journalism has come in for a
generous share of this kind of reward
from royalty within recent months. In
fact among Americans in civil life more
journalists than men of any other profess
sion have been decorated.
The mikado recently conferred the Or
der of the Rising Sun upon Charles Au-
gustus Boynton who has been superin-
tendent of the southern division of the
Associated Press for the past fifteen
years, and who for quarter of CEN
tury before that had been New York
agent OF the Western Associated Press.
This veteran journalist, who has handled
every great news event of the past forty
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other day he received the autograph por-
trait of the kaiser sent to him in recog-
milton of his good offices in connection
with the exhibition of German contem-
porary art, recently held at the Metro
politan Museum of Art. of which the
great financier is president.
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The commanders cross of the Order of
the Crown of Prussia was at the same
time conferred upon Sir Caspar Purden
Clarke. director of the museum and to
Hugo Reisinger of his staff. while the Of
ficers' cross of the Order of the Red Eagle
was conferred upon Edward Robinson.
the assistant director. Sir Caspar. the
director. is an Englishman, but MI.
Robinson is a native OF Boston, where
he was director of the Museum Of
Fine Arts before coming, in 1908. to
the Metropolitan Museum. After finish
ing at Harvard he studied five years
abroad and became an authority on the
archaeology and sculpture Of the Greeks
hnd Romans. He personally selected the
collection of classic casts displayed In
the Metropolitan as we'll as for the art
museums of Norwich and Springfield.
The Order Of the Red Eagle. now
conferred upon him. 10 over two centuries
old, having been founded In 17O0 by
George William, Prince of Anspach and
Bayreuth, and was known as the Order de
la Sincerite until 1884, when renamed
the Brandenburg Red Eagle by the
margrave, George Frederick Charies. IL
WAS first limited te thirty members, VINO
had to sne7g Eohie iiseent on beth sides,
for eight generations and i! .s still the
second order ct the realm. The insignia.
given to AE Roalnsaa i sstsse ssatsa efGss hs
order Of the Grewa of Prussia, CEN
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ington for the inaugural ceremonies She
is generally known as Mrs Taft's chum.
:;
Her decoration by Gustavus of Sweden
with the kings own medal was also In
recognition of her Red Cross work. Mr..
de Lagercrantz, that sovereign's envoy in
Washington, called at her home and
formally presented it to her. the first
American who has ever received it. 1t is
one of the highest decorations ever con-
ferred by swedisA sovereigns and is the
first decoration which King Gustavus has
conferred since his accession. The medal
is about the size of silver dollar. but is
of gold. and on the diverse side is the bas-
relief portrait of the king. with his name
beneath. while the reverse displays Miss
Boardmans name in raised lettering. A
blue ribbon suspends the decoration when
ii is worn. Like the crown from the
Italian king. it was received in hand
Some leather case bearing the arms of the
royal donor.
Among the few other American women
who have been decorated for their own
achievements are: Clara Barton. former
head of our Red Cross, who for her
Franco Prussan war work was given the
Iron Cross of Merit by Emperor Will
liam | and the Cod Cross of Remem-
brance'' from the Grand Duke of Baden :;
DR.. Anita Newcomb McGee, who for her
recent services supervisor of nurses OF
the Red Cross of Japan, received from
the mikado the "OrGer of the Sacred
Crown: Mrs. Charles Henrotin of Chi
cago. who in recognition of her work. in
connection with the Columbian exposition
received the "Order of Chefakat" from the
Sultan of Turkey. and DIR. Anna Tolman
Smith of the bureau of education, who
was recently made an "officer de Pin
struction pubique' by the government of
France.
In recent months many decorations
have been received also by American
men not connected with the government
The decoration of our diplomats, naval
and military officers is now rather an old
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tion-When the temperature Is ninety ~
the shade. trying to find comfort anu
amusement If it is amused, IL ioi
Gets to be uncomfortable; and there -
nothing more comfortable than To DC
amused on a hot day
NV. this car is hot" says dark-eSeo
siren in Dutch collar.
1T won't be when it gets 10 so'hs'
kid" responds her escort. YOU DC
lot hotter in the house. Don't you "a'''"
go?" .... 49,.
sure. don't mind" hastily. IT e me
,rowd Won know Hello, you Bess! Coli,e C
ON over here with us. Aina it just nhe
Later they are to be found WIN tlle
crowd i'm the water. having hllaIlous hl,.,s -
time of it. Come on IN. tne ,,,,a w., cot
me, "Oh. you mean thing. you We eo'
nv hair all wet,' please don't duck me-
/ might be drowned. ,,i,,,-
one husky chap who had amused hlni-
self all the afternoon py dschins dc and
rushed face down into the water o!
number Of them before he finally rose
spIuttering to the surface.
Dramatically "Ahoy. ahoy; ! am puf- Pun;
sued by pirates. mates. But the pl
rates scattered. shriekinG, at ms heAl
rally and he lived to reach snore anu
dance with them i'll the 4; evealts' ,o the
they all tripped the light tantastlc to 'he
dulcet strains of the band.
::
..cee lets go down on the beach'
Name" says a sunburned fellow TO siri
In a foulard get.up. She gives MIN
scornful glance, and declines, but as dh
afterthought she says: You think you
On use me for sure thing, but let ins
tin Won that you're way on. You can
dance four times with no girl. and tnen
git me to go out and sit on .ne s,ioie
whenever you get good and ready -ro,r
Come out Of it." and such gentle sootnins
soon smoothes the ruffied sea OF her uis
nitv and all is well. But he don't tahs
any more chances when ne prihss nei
back from a moonlit stroll.
On the train coming home Is wien ono
can read the stories of the day. nney
are both varied and interesting lnere
is a tired mother who has brougnt uoMn
a half dozen children, and VINO mas wa
derej about with an empty lunch Dasket
an her arm for hours She is apparently
q woman who would rather be in an Ola
kimono partaking of glass OF hone
made lemonade, but she came out 10 sre
the children needed treat Lroin hnd .nd
an all-round good time, have been bath
ing. eaten everything her indulgence
would supply. and drank numDeriess uil-
ferent hot weather drinks. NOW ,ney are
going home sleepy tired ana nappy. a.u a1
the good-natured face of the mother re-
fleets their satisfaction. as she sits WIN
her brood about her on the tram IneFe
is an alert cheerfulness In the ar wU.n
by the younger women. and tne youus
men are either sentimental or boisterous.
according to the circumstance to Wnlch
they abandon themselves with an ENJOY
able disregard for the superfuous conVen-
tons For what's the odds. SO you re
happy. And what can beat day spent
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man proceeds, victorious. He means well.
no doubt. but both he and the pretty girl
are branded as little better than idiots bv
their better informed neighbors Base
bah is supposed to be mans sport, but
when the women get the bug they
make up in enthusiasm for any mistakes
they make In the vernacular.
On the other hand it always looks
funny to see a man going to a summer
matinee. There is forlornness in his
aspect as he treads the mazes of the
millinery display to get in or come out,
and he is truly pitiable object inside
He must feel this himself, for whereas
he may have been the most obstreperous
"rooter" at the game of yesterday. or
will be the jolliest on the trip down the
river tomorrow. he has subdued man
ner while hemmed in among a lot of
fluffy matinee girls who are not thinking
OF anything beyond the adorable hero.
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story and the compliment is generally
purely impersonal. being aimed at our m
government rather then the favored cltl-
zen. Not so, however, in the case OF the
brothers Orvile and Wilbur Wright, who
have recently received the Legion OF
Honor from France.
J. P. Morgan is one of the latest OF
our citizens to receive royal honors. The
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HE crownfng OF
Miss Mabel Board
man by King Vic
tor Emmanuel Of
Italy and her dec
oration also by
King Gustavus Of
Sweden place her
in the very. small
and very select Sc
lect category OF
American women
who have been SIM
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Beatrice went out and danced the next
number with her chum. and. incidentally,
firted with the fellows who were dancing
with the other girls. This seemed to be
a good thing too. for she had the next
two-step with the gum-chewing young
man. and thereafter was never partner
less.
.'Oh, / lost my back comb cries a
blond who has just been around on the
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van beauties of the trees and the breeze
lets watt the music out upon the atmos-
phere there are soft murmuringS among
the couples in the swings or out in row.
boar. and the clasp of his" arm around
"her'' waist seems to speak of greater
things as they glide a measure" at
Chevy Chase Lake.
"Oh, Charley! Don't! Some one might
see you" exclaims a smothered treble,
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y the general
Scampering of all
Washington to the
"cool spots in
and around the
city, there is much
food for thought
for the observant
spectator. T h e
summer CT o W q
bustles, rushes or
drifts according to
individual inclina-
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Couldn't you just love a man like
thato" gushes a remarkably pretty girl
In front of him. whom he has been ad-
mrng for an hour.
"They say he's married. replies her
companion.
"Oh, what a pity. Have some of these
chocolates"
"Um-um. 1 never eat them. They MAKE
ones teeth SO ugly. Do you think man
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Who Have Been Crowned and Decorated by Royalty

of the Star of Ethiopia upon nineteen OF
our citizens comprising the famous Skin
ner expedition to Adds Ababa few
years ago.
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iIarly honored by foreign rulers for
achievements OF their own and not Of
their husbands or fathers.
The crown which Victor Emmanuel has
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With faces happy and. hot.
With spirits ever aglow.
The peopic move on buovant feet
To join the passing show
Surgc-rush sweat.
With tempers never a-cloud.
And clearly mid the turbulent fret
one hears the Song OF the, Crowd.
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THE
DRIVING POWER
BY DR.. Madison c. Peters.

- ME. DE STAEL says: 'The sense
NU of this word enthusiasm among
AV4 the Greeks affords the noblest
Evening journal., 1909-09-18
OPERA HOUSE
CHANGES BILL
Manager Cool HurrieS to
New York to Get a Good
Musical Act

That vaudeville which does not come
up 70 the BiIou standard or which does
not meet the approval OF the theatre
going public will not be retained at the
opera House WAS shown yesterday when
General Manager L. B. Cool, of the
Biiou Circuit Company, who Is tempor-
arily IN this city went to New York. had
an act cancelled and another one here
In time to appear on tie program last
night The act cancelled was Hopkins
and Bartlett which had been well rec
commended but which did not appear to
suit the people here. The Musical Tag
nareu's were substituted and in these
clever young musicians Wilmington had
treat.
The Bijou Circuit desires it distinctly
understood that It VIII not for a moment
tolerate an act which is not up to the
high standard set for the Opera House
or which does not meet the approval OF
It's patrons.
This afternoon and evening will ar
ford the last opportunity to see Miilish's
famous birds and it was largely or the
reason that so many school children and
their parents desire to see them that the
the act was retained.
Beginning on Monday. the Opera House
will offer a big and expensive program.
The headllnor win be W. J. O'Hearn and
Company in "a Romance OF Killarney"
There are seven people in the act and
Il carries a carload OF scenery. II IS
given with almost perfect light effects
and the Opera House will have an OPP
portunity to show the public its improv-
cd lighting facilities for the first time
Evening journal., 1909-09-18
ONE WAY TO DETECT
COUNTERFEIT MONEY

DESPITE the utmost vigilance Of our
efficient Secret Service men the MAX
ing Of counterfeit money in this coun-
try has not been wholly suppressed.
Spurious coins and paper tokens oc-
casionally get into circulation, and
some Of these are so well done as al
most TO defy detection by experts.
Among tho latest samples of the
counterfciters' art is a ten dollar bill
one Of the cleverest limitations on
record. A specimen of this issue was
received and paid out by several
banks. being regarded by all who
handled it as genuine. In time il
reached the Sub-Treasury at New
York and there it's spuriousness al
once became known.
on first inspection the bill appears
20 be a real product of the Treasury
Department but when held up to the
light the little particles Of silk. which
in genuine bill are curved and twist
/ ed in the paper are seen IN the bogus
/ bill 20 be straight and hard. A magni-
| Tying glass shows some very slight
discrepancies between the face OF this
bin and that of genuine one.
Sub-Treasury officials state that tn,
bogus note was engraved by a maste,
IN the art who may once have beer
employed in the Bureau Of Engravin,
at Washington. Every person VIII,
receives a ten dollar bill. SAYS Leslie,
Weekly. should apply 70 Il at least
the simple test above given Of holdin,
it up TO the light and noting the con
dition Of the silk threads.
Evening journal., 1909-09-18
FOR
MAIL Thief
Secret Service Men Work
With Railroad Police in
Solving Robbery

Postoffice Inspector William J. Max
we'll Of this city, and several Penn
sylvania Railroad detectives are work
ing on mail robbery at Newark, Del.
which was perpetrated there early
yesterday morning. 1t was reported
to-day that an arrest was made, but
this was not verified. 1t was said,
however. that the officers were looking
for a strange negro who was seen at
the Newark station early on the morn
ing OF the robbery but who has since
disappeared.
A mail pouch containing 4,50O pieces
of mail. much of which was registered,
was thrown off an express train north
bound at 5.21 o'clock, as is the custom,
and when the mail messenger arrived
a few minutes later, it had disappear
cd. Several hours afterward the
empty pouch was found in Worth's
Woods nearby, and the letters and
packages, all of which had been open
cd and riled, were found strewn
about. Some of the mail matter was
torn in small bits.
Since the robbery was reported here
all the available men in Police Cap
tain Smiths Office at the PennsyI-
vania railroad offices have been work.
ing on the case and they expect td
run down the thief before many hours.
Just how much money was in the
mail viii not be learned for some
/ time
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NO DATE FIXED
FOR SCHOOL PROBE
Superintendent Says Bottom
May Have Fallen Out" Grand
Jury May Investigate

Many persons are wondering when
the Board of Managers of the Ferris
Industrial School intends to make an
Investigation of the charges made
against the school management by for
mer Congressman L. Irving Handy. No
action has yet been taken and all that
can be learned Is that the charges are
being investigated and that il there
is any foundation 70 them, the inves-
tigation will be held at the proper
time.
Superintendent Stewart of the
school said today that he had heard
nothing new in the case and that II
looked to him as if the bottom had
dropped out.
Charles E. Boyer, former line mas
ter at the school. but now connected
with similar institution i'm the north
ern part Of New Jersey is said to be
in the city but where he is staying is
a mystery
II was said today that in the event
of the Board of Managers of the schoo
not taking up the matter before tn,
next session Of court. which convene'
on Monday, the grand jury may antici
pate the board and order an investiga.
tiOn.
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GARRlCK THEATRES BILL
FOR THE COMING WEEK

The list OF attractions for the coming
week at tho Garrick is sure TO be OF
interest 10 the thousands who have in
spected tho new re-modeled playhouse
during the past week. Manager Dock
stader is onering a fine line Of enter
tainment as glance at the bill for next
week will show: Joe Harts spectacular
pantomimic comedy Polly Pickles
Pets" with 20 people, mostly girlsi Mr
and Mrs. Joseph Dowling, Cof Nobody's
Claim fame). in a sketch entitled "A
Snap Shot" the beautiful French equi-
poise Nadje: Florence Trevellion, the
comic opera star with her own company
in "Hls Masterpiece" Hermany's Air
ship Dogs. direct from abroad; The
Three Musical Trumpeters: The Cop
lands, The moving pictures. always a
pleasing feature, and Volta, the man who
defes electric currents. and does all
sorts Of wierd and seemingly impossible
things with eiectrici'v. Volta IS veri-
table human magnet. He connects with
big storage battery and defes the dead
iy current. as no living man has ever
done before.
Evening journal., 1909-09-18
EASY FOOD
Ready For Instant Use Without
Cooking.

Almost everyone likes a cereal food
Of some kind at breakfast and supper.
but the ordinary way Of cooking GER
calls results in a pasty mass that Is
hard TO digest. and IL not properly di-
gested, the raw mass goes down into
the intestinal tract where gas is gen
Grated and trouble follows
Everyone knows that good food pro-
perly digested keeps the body we'll
while poor food, or even food OF good
quality that is poorly prepared and
not dlgested. is sure to bring on some
kind of disease.
The easiest food 10 digest in this line
is Grape Nuts, made from wheat and
barley, and cooked thoroughly at tn,
factory. some ~ TO 16 hours being con-
sumed in the different processes Of pre-.
paration. The food, therefore, Is ready
for instant service and the starch ha.
been changed 70 a form of sugar. 81
that IL Is pre- -digested and ready for al.
most immediate absorption.
A Chicago young lady writes tina
she suffered for years from indigestion
and dyspepsia fro mthe use OF food tina
was not suitable 10 her powers Of di.
gestion. She says:
Il began using Grape Nuts, and
confess 10 having had prejudice a
first. and was repeatedly urged before
I finally decided to try the food. but
have not known what indigestion &
since using it. and have never beer
stronger or in better health. ! havl
increased in weight from 100 TO 12
pounds"
People can be we'll practically with
out cost. II they will adopt scientific
food and leave off the indigestible sort
There's a Reason"
Grape Nuts food is crisp and deli
cious TO the taste. IL should be serve'
exactly as it comes from the package
. without cooking except In cases wher
1t is made up into puddings and othe
desserts.-BoolS of delicious recipes
and The Road to Wellville.' in plSgs
: Ever read the above ietter2 A nes
one appears from time to time. The
are genuine, true. and fell Of humal
Interest.