The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-10

He will inherit eleven titles wher as memorials of the desperate battles that had been fought round 1t. Lord Tullibardines father, the duke, haG been colonel of the Third battalion O. Highlanders (the famous Black Watch) and, as soon as his schooldays were over, the young marquis enlisted in that regi- ment and continued a member of it for 1 two years. Then he became lieutenant l in the famous "Blues," otherwise the Royal Horse Guards beloved by "Ouida') and signalized his first public appearance with them by having a nasty accident Tho occasion of this debut of his wan the wedding of the present King and Queen l then Prince and Princess of Wales), and the young marquis Cat this time just 2D, was acting as a member of the guard | or honor to the royal pair when his horse l stumbled and threw him heavily. Prob ably his helmet saved his life, but he was badly hurt, partly by the fall and partly | by the hoofs of his frightened steed, trampled on him rather severely.
 These were peace times and not until l six years later, or in 1898, when the Nile expedition came along, did the handsome l young lieutenant get a chance to show his real mettles And then he showed it with vengeance As staff officer to Col onel Broadwood he served with the Egyp | tian cavalry, and distinguishing himself at both Atbara and Omdurman, gaining | the Distinguished Service Order and two other medals and several clasps, (which latter are added to the original deoora- ton, of course, to signify later deeds of prowess). His special exploit in the first | named battle was dash through the Dervishes. who were raining bullets on the British, in order to reach two woun- ded troopers, whom he managed to bring back safely. After Omdurman, too, in l company with Winston Churchill Tulli- bardine went among the Dervish wound- ed-an extremely perilous undertaking l to give them water. One of these men had bullet in his arm which needed to be extracted instantly if the limb was to be saved. Lord Tullibardne extracted it., using for the purpose a button hook in his pocketknife
 Some years ago in company with an | Austrian inventor in whom the marquis was interested, the present writer had tea with him at his favorite of his five clubs, the Marlborough, of which King Ed ward was also member, and with great modesty and after lot of urging got him to yarn about his Egyptian expe- | riences. One little tale he told us, which showed another side of his makeup ran, l remember as follows:
 For more than nine months said the marquis. "I had not seen so much as a |
 Then, one day, while going from Omdur- | man to Khartoum, to my delight and l amazement, I suddenly came, upon ar English rose bush, growing there in the midst of the desert, and. delighted with my find, picked one of the three or foul roses thereon and put it in my button. hole Later on I discovered that thai rose had grown within yard of where General Gordon was killed by the savage sodiery and I tried to bring the ross bush home, but unluckily it died on th' way to England"
 Lady Tullibardine (also as Scotch ai | they make emp, is a worthy spouse fol
 such laird. Like his, her ladyship | gifts are varied, for she has not onl. l written quite an interesting and exhaus l tive history of the Scottish Horse, he
 husbands troop in the Boer war Ca tasl
 that occupied her for several years) bu also has composed a lot of music, in
 cluding airs for the bagpipes. Did vol
 know, by the way, that anybondy ac | tually 'composed" bagpipe music? always sounds as if the pipers made up as they went along, but Lady Tulll . bardnes airs, which are quite popula lnorth of the Tweed are tangible evidenc
 to the contrary. The composer herself
 tall dark and quite nice looking, but feel
 that she has no time to be smart. iWhen she was married a curious old GUS tom was revived. There is a tradition a
 Blair castle, Lord Tullibardine's ances tral home, that a bride must never wal
 across the threshold. but must be carrie
 over it in the arms of the old family re
 tainers, and this rather pretty ceremon lis always religiously observed.
 The marchioness is a daughter of Si
 James Ramsay of Banf, the tenth bal
 onet of his line and historian of re
 nown. Now S3. he is one of the livelies
 veterans in England, and member ( | fba 1v1ip md "a
 club. Up to few years ago, his ia l. vorite means of keeping himself fit wa a to take a series of jumps over the ter his net every morning before breakfas
 Lady Ramsay, as an infant. had prot
 ably unique experience. Her parents wer n through the horrors of the Indian mt
 tiny, and she herself was saved fror f death by the happy thought of a devote
 ayah or nurse. This woman stained he
 charge to the color of a native baby, an Il so rescued the child in moment. {
 deadly danger. but this clever act ma
 evil effects as, to the end of her Tiff
 Lady Ramsay could endure neither dens 1 darkness or entire solitude.
 Late in life she became one of the mo'
 ardent Christian Scientists in Britain and made converts of two at least Of ht l. five daughters and stepdaughters, or | of whom won high classical honors { U Cambridge and is now the wife of tf
 master of Trinity college. It is not LII
 derstood, however. that Lady Tulliba O dine has any leaning in the direction ( !" science Certainly her martial husbar @ has none.
 . The many proud titles to which u [, latter will succeed when he becom, 70 duke (his noble father is now 65). inclut those of Lord Gask and Balquhidde r. Earl of Atholl, Lord Balvenie. Earl
 Strathtay, Earl of Strathardle, Viscoul
 Glanalmond and viscount Glenlyon the peerage of Scotland, and those N Lord Strange of Knockyn. Lord Perc
 Earl Strange and Lord Murray of Stai
 ley, and several others which, howeve
 are more or less repetitions. The prel
 ent duke, among other things, is lort
 lieutenant of the County of Perth. I'll
 late duchess. who died some years ag'