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Antietan. There IL also a railroad sta
tion about mile west from Sharps-
schedule cards as Antietam. 1t is the
point where railroad passengers for
Sharpsburg leave the cars, for no rail-
road disturbs the quiet of that historic
village.
The main street of Sharpsburg is
about three-quarters OF mile long. It
is wide street with a good roadbed.
Big trees of various kinds border it
narrow brick footway on each side of
the street. The houses are Of frame
and Of brick, some of them very old
and some nearly new. There are about
and west street, and there is central
north and south or cross-town street,
which Is the Hagerstown and Harper's
Ferry road. There are about six cross
town streets paralleling the central t,s
Of the town is about 1900.
The village Is neat and comfortable
and though 1t is very quiet place it
has an air Of dignity and prosp Gritty.
The Rambler met number Of interest
ing men there. One Of them is man
named Riley, who Is known as the bat
tlef1eld guide, but the Rambler has
learned to find his way through historic
fields without guides. Another of the
interesting men is the superintendent
of the national cemetery His name is
John L. Cook. He was lieutenant IN
the 9th Iowa infantry ana Sa" Service
from 1861 to 1865. He is member of
the Loyal Legion, Missouri Comman-
derry, and Of Arkansas Post, No. G. A.
r. Mrs. Cook is a st. Louis woman.
whose memory goes back into the his
tory Of that old city much further than
her appearance indicates.
It is q hilly road from the south edge
Of the battle ground to the village Of
Antietam. For about half a mile old
and new frame houses are strung along
the rough road extending from the hill
above the town to the edge Of the
creek. Antietam creek roars and PUSHES
as it approaches the Potomac. It's bed
there is rocky. and the battle stream
kicks UP good deal Of white water
just before it loses itself in the Poto-
mac. One Of the familiar stone arch
bridges Of the section crosses the creek
at the village. Near the mouth Of the
creek is the ruin Of a stone building Of
particular interest 1t was an iron
rolling mill built in 1865 by Col. Joseph
Chapline. In pre-revolutionary and
post-revolutionary times the iron in
dustry was the support Of a large pop
ulation around the mouth of the creek,
and there was iron working In the old
rolling mill before and after the civil
war. Deposits Of iron ore are not far
distant from the old mill. and limestone
is plentiful all around, there being
number Of venerable lime kilns near
the junction Of the creek and the river.
At that mill was built part of Rum
sey's steamboat which was tried out
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arch to the earrs house with the OBJ
ject, SO the king declared, of doing
away with him. AS a result. Rutnven
and Gowrie were both executed. though
some historians assert that Ruthven
merely wanted to squeeze King James
into paying the large sums which he
owed him. Still others say that the
plot was on the kings part. to get rid
Of an inconvenient creditor.
Several of the Atholls were Kings Of
Scotland, the first of these being the
seventeenth earl, who succeeded his
uncle, David II. For many years. also.
the Dukes of Atholl were also sover-
eigns of the Isle of Man, the over
lordship of which came to the second
duke through his mother. a descendant
of the seventh Earl of Derby. The
third duke sold his sovereignty to the
British government for $3.50. 900, which
was a fairly stif price. but not to the
thinking of the fourth duke. who
claimed that the sum paid to his pred
ecessor was far from adequate and only
covered a small portion of the family
rights. In the end the g-suffering
British government consented to pay a
further lump sum of nearly two and
half million dollars, and found in the
end that the bargain was much bet
ter one than it expected. since in
thirty-seven years 1t gained from
the surplus revenues of the island more
than the whole sum which il had
paid to the duke. Since 1929. when this
lump payment was made. the island has
been administered by lieutenant gov
ernors appointed by the crown.
Copyright, 1915, by Curtis Brown.)
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What's in a Name?

THE action OF the Russian govern.
ment in changing the name of the
capital from St. Petersburg to Petro-
grad. and that of the municipal coun-
Gil. Of Paris. after the heroic defense
of Liege. in honoring the Belgians by
converting Rue de Berlin into Rue de
Liege. bring to mind similar incidents
during the Franco-Prussian war Of
1870.
After the collapse of the empire of
Napoleon III at Sedan and the forma-
ton of the French republic. the ma
tional assembly. on whom the whole
safety of the country depended, spent
much of its time-although the Ger
mans were laundering down on the
devoted city-in changing the names
of things-streets, buildings, depart
ments. and what not-from Royal"
and Imperial to National" Finally,
by solemn decree OF the assembly, the
name Of the royal Bengal tigar in the
Paris zoo was actually changed to the
national Bengal tigar." and the custo-
dams Of the animal were charged to see
that the signs above the cages were
changed in accordance with the decree.
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help In the common cause to bring this
war to a victorious end.
Il wish you Godspeed and good luck
GEORGE, r. l."
No one who knows Lord Tullibardine's
record believes that King George will be
disappointed, for the formers native
combativeness revealed itself even when
he was boy at Elton. That famous
school is. OF course, close to Windsor, and
one Of the youthful nobleman's many
escapades while there was to take quite
prominent and Enthusiastically vigor-
our part in the local elections This was
sternly forbidden by the college rules. but
OF that the young scapegrace rocked
little. Report has 1t that, clad in his
funny Eton get-up. he actually made one
or two speeches. and good ones, too. in
the conservative interest. but. character
istfcally, 1t was in certain pitched cleo
ton battles that he chiefly figured.
The particular election was famous
one in which w. N. Grenfell. a liberal
and one of Lord Desborough's rela-
tives. fought Press Barry, and in con-
led gallant onslaughts to get possess
sion of certain banner. This emblem
stretched across the High street at
Elton. just beyond Windsor bridge. and
of Grenfell. it excited tho intense ami
mostly Of Lord Tullibardine and some
of his tory schoolfellows. Accordingly
they made countless efforts to destroy
the obnoxious streamer. but 1t was al
ways guarded by strong detachment
of rough and readies." Terrible were
the fights over this piece of bunting.
but. ragged. tattered and torn. 1t re-
manned aloft until the poll was de-
clared and peace restored between the
were eagerly sought for as memorials
of the desperate battles that had been
fought round 1t.
Lord Tullibardine's father. the duke,
Of Highlanders (the famous Black
Watch). and as soon as his schooldays
were over the young marquis enlisted
in that regiment and continued a men,
came lieutenant in the famous
Guards beloved Of 'fouida"S, and sig
nalized his first public appearance with
them by having a nasty accident. The
occasion of this debut Of his was the
then Prince and Princess Of Wales, and
the young marquis Cat this time Just
twenty-one) was acting as a member
Of the guard Of honor to the royal
threw him heavily. Probably his he'll
met saved his life. but he was badly
hurt, partly by the fall and partly by
the hoofs Of his frightened steed. which
trampled him rather severely.
~
These were peace times. and not until
six years later, or in 1898. when the
Nile expedition came along. did the
young lieutenant get a chance to show
his real mettle. AS star ofdcer to Col.
Broadwood he served with the Egyp--
tian cavalry and distinguished himself
at both Atbara and Omdurman, gain
ing the distinguished service order and
two other medals and several clasps.
which latter are added to the original
decoration. Of course. to signify later
deeds Of prowess.
His special exploit in the nrst -named
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Tooth PENNSYLVANIA INFANTRY.

on the Potomac near Shepherdstown.
After crossing the Antietam two
roads are open to you. That to the left
will lead you eastward through long
and winding dale which labors under
the name of Frog Hollow This road,
If you persist in following it, will bring
you, at Samples Manor Church, into the
road running north from Harpsrs Ferry
by way of Sandy Hook, Pleasantville
and the John Brown farm, that road
which passes along in the morning
the Rambler has recently travelled.
From the crossing of the Antietam a
road leads straight ahead and climbing
a steep, stony hill reaches the crest of
the wooded bluff above the river and
the canal. This road, up and down,
with but a few level stretches, con-
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August, 1867, the Union dead were re-
had been hastily buried, the work be-
ing done by the United States burial
corps. that large body OF men who
searched the battlef1elds at the close Of
dead buried here. There are men sleep
ing here who came to the South noun
tain and Antietam fields in regiments
from Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont.
Massachusetts,. Rhode Island. Connecti-
cut. New York, New Jersey, Pennsylva-
mia, Delaware, Maryland, West Vir-
ginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan,
Wisconsin. Minnesota and Iowa, and
United States regulars to the number
of eighty-six are also buried here;
From the entrance and the lodge
broad avenue bordered by big trees
leads straight to the center of the GEM
etery. where stands colossal marble
statue representing the American Vol
pressive piece Of sculpture. On the
pedestal is this inscription: Not For
Themselves, But for Their Country"
All around this statue are green acres
closely dotted with thousands of uni
form marble headstones.
There are points in the cemetery
where. unobstructed by trees. the view
is commanding. The view to the east
is closed by the wooded mountain east
ward of Antietam creek, and across
which the Army of the Potomac en-
tered the valley Of the Antietam. but
the eye may sweep the field from its
northern to its southern limits and
take in most of the historic landmarks.
There have been some changes in the
battlefield, but efforts have been to
keep it as 1t appeared to the men who
saw 1t as the battle opened.
Many of the farmhouses Of the battle
period still stand. Some were de-
stroyed during the fighting. notably
the houses of s. Mumma and W. Rou-
lette. A few of the old houses have
fallen down or been remodeled beyond
recognition, and some new houses have
been built. The roads have been i'm
proved and some driveways along the
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The men of the Atholl domains who
have enlisted will have their depend
ents looked after while they are serv-
ing, and when the war is over they
will be given the preference for en-
ployment as against those who re-
manned at home. In South Africa this
born fighter brought his men to a
wonderful state of efficiency and no
doubt those now under his command
will get a tremendous doing" But
their leader will be with them from
morn until dewy eve.
The telegram which, just before he
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00 0HEN the Rambler partly told
NAX the story of his recent ram
WV BILE through the fields of An

00 0HEN the Rambler partly toid
WV BILE through the fields of An
" " tietam- he left off at the
southerly end of the field. and within
the Confederate position at the close
of the day of September II, 1862. which
position was peacefully maintained dur
ing the 18th. and until the beginning
of the withdrawal of the Army of
Northern Virginia from Maryland to
Virginia, now. of course. part of West
Virginia. That was the part of the
field occupied by A. p Hills division
on its arrival from Harpers Ferry by
way of Blackfords ford on the Poto-.
noon of the bloody day.
The Rambler told of the two old Con-
federate field guns marking the gen.
eral location of battalion of four bat
teries commanded by Maj. R. L. Walker
of Hills division, and the Virginia bat
teries of Braxton, Crenshaw and Pc
gram. and of the LIST Maryland Artil-
lery, Dement'S.
In the last ramble not enough time
was spent in the national cemetery at
Sharpsburg. The Observation-Disclosures
boro road. southwest to northeast.
forms the main street of Sharpsburg,
and near the east end of the town 1t
climbs a ridge on which are three
cemeteries. Two of these are resting
places for those who were jewellers in
Sharpsburg and the surrounding coun-
try, and one is the national cemetery.
This cemetery occupies the crest and
east slope of the ridge to the south Of
the Boonsboro road, and that ridge was
the main Confederate position, which
was smashed at one time by the Fed
eral assault, and retaken in a counter
attack. Just about where the cemetery
is were posted the guns of the bat
talon of the Washington Artillery of
Louisiana, while the brigades of Evans
and D. r. Jones were driven into the
town, and parts of Burnside's Corps
reached the outer parts of the town,
but were in turn driven back by
Toombs' brigade of Longstreet's corps
and the brigades of Hills division arriv-
ing on the field from Harpers Ferry.
Union and Confederate soldiers fell on
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battle was a dash through the der
wishes, who were raining bullets on the
troopers. whom he managed to bring
back safely. After Omdurman. too, in
company with Winston Churchill, Tul-
libardine went among the dervish
wounded. an extremely perilous under,
taking. 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 Tul-
libardine extracted It, using for the
purpose button hook in his pocket
knife.
Some years ago. In company with an
Austrian inventor In whom the mar
quis was interested. the present writer
had tea with him at his favorite of
his five clubs. the Marlborough. of
which King Edward was also a mem
Der. and. with great modesty and after
a lot of urging. got him to yarn"
about his Egyptian experiences. One
little tale he told. which showed an
other side of his makeup. ran as fol-
lows:
For more than nine months had
not seen so much as blade of grass
nothing but sand. sand. Then. one day.
while going from Omdurman to Khar-
tum. to my del ght and amazement.
suddenly came upon an English rose
bush growing there in the midst of
the desert, and. delighted with my find,
picked one of the three or four roses
thereon and put it In my buttonhole.
Later 'on I discovered that that rose
Gordon was killed by the savage SOL
diery. and I tried to bring the rose
bush home. but unluckily 1t died on the
way to England"
Lady Tullibardine. also as Scotch as
they make 'em, Is a worthy spouse for
such Va laird. Like his. her ladyship's
written quite an interesting and ex-
haustiye history of the Scottish horse.
her husbands troop in the Boer war-a
years-but also has composed lot of
music, including airs for the bagpipes.
Did you know, by the way, that any
body actually composed" bagpipe
music? 1, always sounds as If the
pipers made it up as they went along.
but Lady Tullibardine's airs. which are
quite popular north of the Tweed, are
tangible evidence to the contrary. The
composer herself Is tall. dark and quite
s bs sus feels MSss she sh has aa
married a curious old custom was re-
vived. There is a tradition at Blair
Castle. Lord Tullibardine's ancestral
home. that bride must never walk
across the threshold. but must be car
ried over 1t in the arms of the old
family retainers. and this rather pretty
ceremony Is always religiously OBJ
served.
The marchioness is daughter of Sir
James Ramsay of Banff. the tenth bar
onet of his line and a historian of re-
nown. Now eighty-three, he is one Of
the liveliest veterans in England, and
a member Of both the Alpine and the
London skating clubs. Up to few
years ago, his favorite means of keep
ing himself At was to take series of
jumps over the tennis net every morn
ing before breakfast. Lady Ramsay,
as an infant. had a probably unique ex-
perience. Her parents went through
she herself was saved from death by
tho happy thought Of a devoted ayah.
Or nurse. This woman stained her
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foe as stan officer, he has returned to
raise and lead a force of his own re-
tanners. When first he went to South
Africa, after a brilliant career . in
Egypt, it was as an officer in the Royal
Dragons, but he was back before a
year had passed and busy raising the
LIST and I'd Scottish Horse. as whose
lieutenant colonel he fought against
the Beers with the most intrepid cour-
age, being mentioned in dispatches
three times, and winning the queens
medal with six clasps and the kings
with two, and being made member of
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A Radical Change.

TAMLIN GARLAND. the novelist, said
u at the Century Club in New York:
Henry James. see. has abandoned
his American citizenship and taken out
British naturalization papers"
Mr.. Garland reached over and pressed
with his stick 4 button In the wall
IT can hardly believe the current re-
port. though" he added. that Mr..
James proposes hereafter to write Eng.
lish.". -4.
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charge to the color of native baby,
and SO rescued the child in moment of
deadly danger, but this clever act had
evil effects as, to the end of her life,
Lady Ramsay could endure neither
dense darkness nor entire solitude.
Late in life she became one of the
most ardent Christian Scientists in
Britain, and made converts of two at
least of her five daughters and step
daughters, one of whom won high clas
steal honors at Cambridge and is now
the wife of the master of Trinity Col
lege. 1t is not understood, however,
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Of Atholl goes far back into the mists Of
antiquity, the first Earl of TuIlibardine
who received that title in 1906. having
been twelfth hereditary baron of that
place. The second earl was appointed
high sheriff of Perthshire Tor defend
Ing King James vi from the attack OF
the Earl of Gowrie, whose brother, Al
scendants has just been wounded at
the Dardanelles. had lured that mon
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viscount Glanalmond and Viscount
Glenlyon in the peerage Of Scotland,
and those of Lord Strange Of Knockyn.
Lord Percy. Earl Strange and Lord
Murray of Stanley, and several others
which, however. are more or less repe-
titions. The present duke, with many
other things. is lord lieutenant of the
county of Perth. The late duchess, who
died some years ago, was one of three
attractive sisters who were known in
society as "the three beautiful Miss
Moncrieffs."
The history of the family of the Dukes
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that Lady Tu11fbardine has any leaning
in the direction of science. Certainly
her martial husband has none.
*
The many proud titles to which the
latter will succeed when he becomes
duke (his father is now sixty-ive), in
clude those of Lord Gask and Balqu-
bidder, Earl of Atholl, Lord Balvenie,
Earl Of Strathtay, Earl Of Strathardle.
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left. the marquis got from the king
read as follows:
Before you and your brigade Of the
Scottish horse leave for active service
1 send you this message to assure you
] shall follow your doipgs with the
greatest sympathy and interest.
II know I can depend upon you all to
uphold the splendid fighting traditions
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tho Victorian Order by Edward VII on
his return. Later. to the memory Of the
men of his troop who fell on the veldt
q splendid monument was raised on the
esplanade of historic Edinburgh Castle,
which memorial Lady Tullibardine un-
yelled.
And now he is once more at the
head Of a brigade Of Scottish horse. To
encourage recruiting for II the marquis
made an uncommonly generous Offer
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,ecial Correspondence of The Star.

special Correspondence OF The Star.
LONDON, September 20. 1915.
>n @oOK's son, dukes son, son of
CS1 a hundred kings"
II That famous line of Kip
~ ling's, as applicable today
to the way in which Britons have
rallied to the colors as it was when
written-at the start of the Boer war
is recalled irresistibly by the announce
ment that the Marquis of Tullibardine
has just left for France at the head Of
the LIST Scottish Horse Brigade which
has been largely recruited on the great
estate in Perthshire which his family
has owned for centuries. And that
upon doing SO the marquis received one
of the warmest messages of Godspeed
from his sovereign that King George
has addressed to any commander since
the war began.
For Lord Tullibardine is a dukes son.
and heir. too. as we'll as one of the
greatest fire-eaters in the British en-
pire. He will inherit, in fact, no less
than nineteen historic titles. his father.
the Duke OF Atholl being one of the
mightiest of Scottish mobiles. More
than one of his grace's ancestors wore
a crown. and at Blair Castle, the chief
of his three splendid seats, the duke
keeps up almost royal state, as well he
may, being the laird of over 100000
acres and looked upon by his tenantry
as virtually their sovereign. Up to a
few years ago he actually kept an
armed bodyguard, legalized by Queen
Victoria and composed exclusively of
Highland giants, and today. as in the
days of old, when the chief or his heir
fights, even in a foreign yar, the men
OF Perth leave their fair maids and
night with him, as in 1899, and see
again in this year of grace.
The Marquis of Tullibardine, who has
just gone 10 the front for the second
time. is the eldest surviving son OF the
duke. that nobleman's first male child
having lived only one day.
The marquis full name is John
George Stewart Murray. and he is
forty-four years of age. Big and burly
of frame. with a rudy face and dark.
close-cropped mustache, he is first of
all a typical Scot who loves hunting.
fishing and riding, and is one of the
finest curriers' in Scotland. A polo en-
thusiast. too. who breeds ponies for
this sport and who never misses an in
ternational match, though now a bit
too heavy to be one OF Britain's repre-
sentatives against America. He can
dance Scotch reel with the best. too.
and, In times of peace is constantly in
demand TO take the lead at Scotch fes-
rivals, from opening the dance of six
teensome" at the royal Caledonia ball
TO presiding at dinner of learned
Highland highbrows. to whom. IL de-
sired, he can make a speech IN the
purest Gaelic. the tongue of his ances-
tors. He Is one of the most popular
men In the country. too. and when he
stood" for parliament. a few years
ago, and "romped home" received over
500 kilograms of congratulations. and
10 still unionist NJ. P. for West Perth
shire.
But q true son OF his fighting for
bears, the marquis 10 at his best in
war. This IL the second time, more