TAKIK. 44 TABLTON. Jerez de la Frontera. Musa, however, became jealous of his successful lieutenant, and joined him in the summer of 712 at Toledo with about tuent.v thousand men. There were frequent quar- rels between Musa and Tarik, until finally both were summoned to Damascus by the Caliph Soly- man. Musa was disgraced, while of Tarik noth- ing further is known. Consult Burke, History of Spain, vol. i. (London, 1895). TARIM, ta-rem'. The principal river of Chinese or East Turkestan (Map: Asia, H 4). It rises in the Karakorum Range in the extreme northern part of Kashmir, and flows north, east, and southeast through the great desert basin of Turkestan, emptying into the collection of lakes and marshes known as Lob Nor (q.v.) at the northern base of the Altyn-Tagh. Its length is estimated at over 1000 miles, including the up- per course, which is generally called the Yarkand- Darya. After leaving the lofty glaciers of the Karakorum it pierces the Kuen-lun Mountains, and then descends to the plain, where it passes the city of Yarkand. Farther north it receives two large tributaries, tlie Aksu from the north and the Khotan-Darya from the south, below whose confluence the united stream is known as the Tarim proper. It soon divides into two arms, which How parallel for a long distance. Receiv- ing no more tributaries, it decreases rapidly in volume by evaporation and by being used for irrigation. A number of streams run down from the Kuen-lun toward the lower Tarim Valley, but they are lost in the great desert long before they reach the main stream. As the latter en- ters the Ijob Nor region, however, it receives the Cherchen from the Tibetan Plateau and an- other large affluent from the north. TAR'KINGTON, Newton Booth (1869—). An American novelist, born in Indiana, and educated at Princeton University, where he graduated in 1893. His first book. The Gentle- man from Indiana (1899), attracted some atten- tion, and his Monsieur Benueaire (1900) is an artistically constructed romance of unusual charm. In 1902 he published The Two Van- revels, less meritorious than his preceding works. He was elected to the Indiana Legislature in 1902. TARLAC, tar'lik. A province of Luzon, Philippine Islands, bounded on the north by Pangasinfln and Nueva Ecija, on the east by Nueva Ecija, on the south by Pampanga, and on the west by Zambales (Map: Philippine Is- lands, E 4). Area, 1295 square miles. The eastern part is level, while the western portion comprises the slope of the Cordillera de Ca- bnsilan. The northern rivers drain into the Gulf of Lingayto, through the Agno, and the sotithern into Manila Bay, through the Pampanga. The main highway and the railroad traverse the province from north to south. Rice and sugar- cane are the principal agricultural products, though some tobacco and corn are raised in the higher altitudes. The forests of the province are of great value; oranges, lemons, and bananas are produced in great variety. The languages are Tagalog, Pampango. and PangasinSn. The capital is Tflrlac (q.v.). The population of the province, in 1901, was estimated at 89,339. TARLAC. The capital town of the Province of T.'irlac, Luzon, Philippines, on the right bank of the river of the same name, a tributary of the Agno, seventy-three miles northwest of Ma- nila (Map: Luzon, E 4). It is on the Manila and DagupSn Railroad, and has excellent road connection with surrounding towns. Population, about 9,668. TARLATAN (probably from Milanese It. t<irlantanna, lin.sey-woolsey) . A thin, gauze-like fabric of cotton. It is usually dyed or printed in colors, and is often of a rather coarse quality. TARLETON, tiirl'ton, Sir Banastke (1754- 1833). An English soldier in the American Revolutionary War, born in Liverpool, and edu- cated at Oxford. In 1776 he took part in Clin- ton's operations against Fort Moultrie (q.v.). Later in the year, under Sir William Erskine, he served in the successful operations in the vicinity of New York, and early in 1777 was with Cornwallis in New Jersey. With the army under Howe, the commander-in-chief, he took part in the battles of Brandywine and German- town and the occupation of Philadelphia. In January, 1778, he was promoted captain, and in the following j'ear was made lieutenant-colonel of 'the British legion,' a force of cavalry and light infantry, with which he very substantially aided the British cause in the South until the fall of Yorktown in October, 1781. He was an able and intrepid cavalry leader, but gained a reputation for cruelty until 'Tarleton's quar- ter' came to mean general butchery. Dispatched by Cornwallis, he defeated with great slaughter the superior force of Lieutenant-Colonel Burford at Waxham Creek. May 29, 1780; he routed a part of General Gates's force at Camden, August 10th, and defeated General Sumter at Catawba Fords, Augu.st 18th, Three months later he was defeated by Sumter, and. January 17, 1781, by General Morgan at Cowpens. He was with Corn- wallis at the final surrender and returned to England in 1782. Representing the opposition, he w-as elected to Parliament in 1790, where he remained, excepting a brief interruption in 1806- 07, until 1812. He was made major-general (1794), Governor in Berwick and Holy Island ( 1808) , general ( 1812) , and baronet ( 1815) . He wrote a History of the Campaigns of 17S0 and 17S1 in the Sotithern Provinces of North America (1787), a work marred by vanity and partisan- ship. TARL'TON, Richard ( ?-1588) . A noted Eng- lish comedian of Queen Elizabeth's time. Little is known of his life, but he is said to have been born in Shropshire and to have been at one time keeper of a public house. As an actor he be- came in 158.3 one of the Queen's players who were called Grooms of the Chambers. A phitt (or plot) exists of the second part of a play named The Seven Deadlie Sinns, as arranged by Tarlton, the dialogue of which was probably largely extemporized. He won such reputation for his constant jesting that his name was at- tached to many of the witticisms of the day, as well as to ballads and other pieces whose authors thus aimed to profit by his popularity. A collection of jokes called Tarlton's Jests was published a few 3'ears after his death ; repub- lished as edited by Halliwell for the Shakespeare Society in 1844. with Tarlton's Newes out of Purfjatorie, which had appeared in 1590, in the form of a message from the dead actor in tbo other world.
