The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-10
FIRE-EATING HEIR TO
 NINETEEN TITLES LEADS
 SCOTTISH CORPS TO BATTLE
Marquis Tubardne Who for the Second Time Has Raised Highland Cavalry Brigade to Lead Against the Foes of His Country Already Has Had Wonderful
 Career Fighter
Ky HAYDEN CHURCH

London, September 23.-CSpecial Corre- spondence.) )-"Cooks son. dukes son. son of a hundred kings"
 That famous line of Kipling's, as appli- ~ef-%le today to the way in which Britons Rave rallied to the eolors 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 First 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 seemed one of the warmest messages of godspeed from hsi sovereigns that King George has ad- dressed to any commander since the war began.
 For Lord Tullibardine is dukes son, and heir too, as well as one of the greatest fire eaters in the British em- pire. He will inherit, in fact, no less than 19 historic titles, his father, the Duke of Atholl, being one of the might fest of Scottish nobles. 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, well he may being the laird of over 200, 900 acres and looked upon by his tenantry as virtually their sover- eign. Up to few years ago he ac- tually kept armed body guard, le- galized by Queen Victoria, and composed exclusively of highland giants, and to- day. as in the days of old, when the chief or his heir fights, even in for eign WAT, the men of Perth leave their fair maids and fight with him, as we saw in 1899 and see again in this year of grace.
 The Marquis of Tullibardine, who has just gone to the front for the second time is the eldest surviving son of the duke, that noblemans first male child having lived only one day. The marQuiss full name is John George Stewart Murray and he is A. Big and burly of frame. with a ruddy face and dark, close cropped mustache, he is first of all a typical Scot who loves hunting, fishing and rid ing and Is one of the finest curlers in Scotland. A polo enthusiast, too, who breeds ponies for this sport and who never misses an international match though now bit too heavy to be one of Britains representatives against America. He can dance a Scotch reel with the best too, and in times Of peace is constantly in demand to take the lead at Scotch festivals from opening the dance of "Sixteensome" at the Royal Caledonia ball to presiding at a dinner of learned Highland highbrows to whom if desired, 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 oyer 800 tele- grams of congratulations, and is still unionist M P. for West Perthshire.
 But, a true son of his fighting for bears, the marquis is at his best in war This is the second. time, moreover that having gone once to face the foe as a staff officer. he has returned to raise and lead force of his own retainers. Wher first he went to south Africa, after z brilliant career in Egypt, it was as al officer in the Royal Dragons, but h. was back before a year had passed ant