The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-16
25OTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MARINES, "A SORT OF A BLOOMIN
 COSMOPOLOUSE''

Tor there isn't job on the top O the
 earth the beggar don't know
 nor do-
 You can leave him at night on a
 bald mans head. to paddle his own
 canoe
 'E's sort of a bloomin' cosnopo-
 louse- soldier and sailor, tool
 Thus sang Kipling of the .-jo1ly ma rine,''' who has played so important a part in nearly all the wars fought by Great Britain for two centuries and 3. half, and in all the conflicts of the United states since it's birth. In the present war in Europe the marine of John Bull has been right on the job, and all Americans will recall the gall Iantry of Uncle San's "sea soldiers in the fighting at Vera Cruz.
 The marine is entitled to shore leave and a little celebration today, for this is the 25oth anniversary of the organ ization Of the first body of marines. This class of fighting man originated in England. and the United States is the only nation which has created 8 similar organizat ton
 The British marine body originated under the terms of an order in coun- cil dated October. 16, 1884. which com manded that T 200 land souldgers be forthwith rayzed to be in readiness to be distributed in his Majesty's eflets prepared for sea, service"
 The ttJollies.' as the marines of Great Britain arc popular1y3 called have dis tinguished themselves On many occa- sions, and the same i@ true of the marines of Uncle Sam, who were or ganized nearly IF years ago. Soldier and sailor. too,'' by no means exhausts the scope of their activities, for the  guards In the early days of the ma rtnes of both Great Britain and the United States they fought with rifles in sea battles at close quarters. and of ten bearded the ships of the enemy, lighting with bayonets. They were also landed to hold ports, and some times operated with the regular sol- diers on shore
 The traditional enlnfty between sail ors and marines dates from the crea- ton of the latter body, since one of their jobs was to keep order annone the tars and suppress nutfny Quite naturally the sailors resented this dis ciplinary duty of the marines, and although the cause of the enlnity has long since vanished, 1t is still consid- cred part of a sailors job to take advantage Of every opportunity to make things unpleasant for bloom in, bloody marine
 Marines fought ga.llantly at Trafal- gar and throughout the NapoIeonic wars Tn the Crdmean and the h. dian mutiny the s.jollies' often dis unguished themselves. They were used by both sides in the war of 1872. In the Egyptian and Soudan campaigns and in South Africa, England owed much to her saiIor-soIdiers At the 6eg1nning of the present war Great Britain had about 1S,Ooo marines.
 he marines of Uncle Sam have been no less brave and gallant than those of John Bull. They fought in the war of 1912, the Mexican war and the Civil War They got into the HneIight again during the Boxer rebellion, when they were given the most dif11cult and dangeroust Of Jobs The marines .soc- cupled the most exposed portions of the snip, with no arnaor of any kind to protect them, when the fleet attack ed the Spanish vessels at Santiago, and they also served vaIiantly on land In Cuoa and the Philippines. At vera Cruz the marines bore the brurt Of the fighting and their va1or and cool daring speedily effected the conquest of the city.
 considering these services. even the sailors should join today in congrat- ala1lrg the marines on the 25Oth birth day of their organization.