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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-25
Letters To the Editsr

Editor The Advertiser:
 that there was famous Indian chief pssoto in IsiSOsa issS and S who directed the Rs bloody battle of Mabila against De- SoLo and his Followers q battle which came eSant,.s so nearly bringing to sn end the s explorer. Since investigating the sub Jeet I am unable to find sufficient au- tnority to Justify me in accepting the general Idea that this Indian chiefs name was Tuscaloosa or anything sim- liar to It. Perhaps some of your read CTS well Informed on Alabama history can help mo out
 I know that all of the later histo- Tians allude to this chief as Tusca- loosa but I cannot determine whether tney base their statements on legend temporary writers with DeSoto that have seen call him Tuscaloosa alth ough they go into the minutest details In uescriblng the meetings between the chief and the spanish Gogs.n1-., If the historians of that time failed to call him by that name I am at loss to understand how the hlstorlans ot rtes later are Justified, In giving him the commonly accepted name.
 Ny impression is that there were but three narratives made of DeSoto's trip explorer. and another written some twenty years later In Spain by man wnq put Into print the mythical tales of those fortunate enough to return from the expedition
 The best Known of these narratives is that of the Fidalgo of Elyas. Elvas refers to the rcaclque of Tsstaluca@ Tastaluca" but never does he call the warrior by this name. He alludes to him in every case as the caclque."
 Another well known authority is the so-called relation of de Biedma." De Bledma never refers to the great chief as Tuscaloosa or anything simI- lar The nearest he comes to it is where he uses this language: Com ing to another province called Tasza- laza of which an Indian of such size was chief that we all considered him writer calls the warrior "caclque."
 Still another authority and the one which seems to me most trustworthy Is the narrative based on the diary of Ranjsl ,who was Desoto's private secretary, by de Oviedo." Chapter of this narrative has head note which reads In part. Tn which ls re- lated what happened to DeSoto in hts interview with the chief of Tascaluca named Actahachie who was such a tall man that he seemed a giant" Even the name. Actahachie does not appear in the body of the narrative and the chief" in his interviews with the ex- plorer and in the accounts of the bat tie of Mabila,
 In view of these things why do the modern historians cali this man Tus- caloosa7
 Birmingham. Nov. % isos.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-25
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER aS. 1908
BIG CORN YIELD.

The following. from The Charlotte CN. @ Observer, will, we think, be of interest to our farmer readers:
 That was a dispatch of exceeding interest to all who were raised close to the soil. which appeared n yes, committed appointed by the Mer- chants and Planters Bank, of Gaffney, S. C., to decide who is entitled to by that bank for the largest yield of corn from one acre in Cherokee coun- ty S. C.-of which Gaffney Is the cap itaI-had awarded the prize to O, P. added that "The total number of bushels of corn raised by the seven teen men who competed for this prize more than 80 bushels an acre"; and that "ali of the contestants followed. the Williamson plan strictly in the competitor, and all who competed are we'll satisfied with the result"
 Now. what we would like to know Is whether the soil and climate of South Carolina are better adapted to corn culture than those of Alabama are. If not, why cannot such exeep- tional crops be grown here? Of course we understand that in the cultivation of one acre of land there are a num- Der of reasons why the yield would naturally be larger than the average on a large field would be, but that brings up the question whether 1t would not be better to make. say. two hundred bushels of corn on three or four acres than 1t is to cultivate ten or more acres to raise the same quantity.
 It will be noticed in the above ac- count that the average of the seventeen farmers who contested for the prize was above eighty bushels to the acre, while the largest yield was above fifty per cent more. We not infre- quently read of exceptionally large crops of corn grown on a single acre of land. and in such cases especial pains and methods are used which perhaps could not be used on an en- tire farm, but such crops prove just what can be done, and the plans used are worthy of imitation when that is possible. If our Southern farmers will devote most of their land to cot ton would 1t not pay them to grow on a few acres as much corn as they need?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-25
whlstIer.s Student Days.

Pal Mall Gazette.
 The early scenes fin '"rrilby" have shown us the hilarious squalor of the student life in Paris. when Whistler joined the studio that Gleyre carried on in succession to Delaroche. It was the Bohemia, barely moderniZed. of these raw recruits in art descended furnished Whistler for life with some of his raciest stories. Once when an American friend unearthed him, Whis- tier was living on the proceeds of a wardrobe. One hot day he pawned his coat for an iced drink. Invited once to the American embassy. he had to borrow Poynter's dress suit. But the best story of these frolicsome days arises from the eternal copying in the Louvre. either on commission or on "spec" which kept them alive be- tween remittances. Whistler's chum, Ernest Delannoy, had done a gorgeous replica of Veronese's Marriage Feast at Cana that took. when framed. the pair of them to carry 1t. They tried it on every dealer up and down both sides of the Seine. uatil the first price of 800 francs had dropped with sev- eral thuds to a hundred. then twenty, then ten. then five. Suddenly the dig nifty of art asserted itself
 On the Point des Arts they lifted the huge canvas. "Un," they said with . over 1t went into the water with a splash. Sergeants de vile came run- nlng, omnibuses stopped and boats pushed out into the river Altogeth- CT 1t was an immense success, and they went home enchanted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-25

"Tuskaioosa. like his son, was of mo- ble appearance and gigantic propor- tions." And on page 2sO. he contin- ues: 'Ths chieftain. Tuskaloosa. per ished in the flames of his dwelling. dying like a warrior"
 General Thomas s. Woodward, him self part Indian. who spent much of his life ahnons the Creeks and choc- taws, speaks of "a gigantic Indian warriar called Tustennugga Lusta, or the Black Warrior" which name was shortened to Tuska Lusa, and finally to Tuscaloosa, as We now know 1t.
 While it is true that the authors from whom we have quoted were none of them contemporaries of the men and events of which they wrote. all of them were men who had studied the accounts and narratives of De- Soto's expeditions. and were qualified to write authoritatlveIy and under standingly of the persons and events connected with that romantic event in the early period of Alabama's history. In short, We see no reason to doubt that the great chief who fought so stubbornly. and sacrificed himself for his people and their homes was a pa- triot of the most genuine brand and that his name was Tuscaloosa. as it is now written.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-25
TUSCALOOSA.

Tn another column The Advertiser prints a letter inquiring about Tus- calooss, and asking If there was real ly an Indian chief of that name, or If that was merely the name of the prov ince ruled by him. As almost four centuries have passed since De Soto's romantic journey through this region it is natural that there should be more or less confusion regarding names and localities, but we think there should be no doubt about the name of the great chief who came so near putting an end to the Span ish expedition and we will give some of the reasons for our belief.
 To begin with. Colonel Picket, who made an exhaustive study of every thing relating to the early history of Alabama, always refers to the chief who led the Indians at the bloody battle of .Mauvila as "Tuscaloosa." and writes as though there was no dispute on the subject. But we have some more direct evidence as to the chiefs right to the name, which we shall give as concisely as possible.
 Theodre Irving. whose Conquest of Florida" is very entertaining book, says, on page 253, writing of the Indian town of Talise: Though subject to the eacique of Kosa it was represented as being disanected to his rule and inclined to revolt In favor of a powerful chieftain of the neigh borhood named Tuskaloosa"
 On page 255 he writes: "Tuska- loosa. the cacique. on whose frontiers the spaniards had now arrived ap- peared to have been one of the most proud and warliks chieftaIns of the South"
 On page 257 we read "Tuskaioosa appeared to be about forty years of age"
 On page 25a; After reposing two qd yd lH6 GbFcL CSA4 tAtAuoO I4AS march. accompanied by Tuskaloosa,"
 On page 265. the author makes one of the Indian warriors exclaim: "who are these robbers. these vagabonds. who keep calling to my chief. Tus- kaloosa. Come out! come outE with as little reverence as if he were one of them?"
 So much for Irving, and we will add some remarks from another well informed writer. Alexander B. Meek. who in his Romantic Passages in Southwest History" page 225. says: At Talise Desoto was met by an am. bassador from the caciqus of the neighboring province called Tsscaluza This was the name of the chieftain as well as of his kingdom"
 On page 22s we find. "on the third day he arrived at a small village to which Tuskaloosa had advanced to meet him." And on the same page:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-25
JUST SUPPOSE.

Germany is usually looked on as an absolute monarchy. and its ruler is re- garded as an autocrat. Our country, on the other hand, is considered a republic, where the people rule and where the President is merely the ser want of the people. with no autoeratio powers whatever. and no authority except that given by the Constitution. that such views are not altogether correct. When Chancellor von Buelow, If we remember correctly. went to the Emperor. and speaking for the Reichstag or German Parliament told the ruler in pretty plain language that he had been talking too much. and that he must quit talking or writ ing for the public. the royal person age. instead of ordering the chaucel- Tor and the others flayed alive CT something of the kind, somewhat meekly promised to be good and re- frain from further imprudencs of the k.Ed. The big man had been sHying things to the newspapers that were net only imprudent but were actually dangerous in their nature and calcu- lated to cause trouble between Ger many and other countries. Therefore he was informed that he must keep hls mouth shut in future and he prom ised. to be good. s
 Now. let us imagine something of the kind here in this free country. let us suppose Congress should sol emily resolve that Roosevelt had been letting off his mouth too freely and foolishly. and should send higa off what would happen? We'll. we really don't know whether the President would explode and distribute himself all over the White House or whether he would kick the high official out and adjourn Congress, but something would happen beyond a doubt. He has come to consider himself the big gest man in the government, and to think himself privileged to say what he pleases and when he pIeases and on any subject he chooses to discuss, without regard to propriety, or time, place or subject, and too often with. out regard to accuracy. And yet. If he should be officially informed that he must stop speaking or writing on any public question we might expect a cataclysm.
 The truth is that our boasted and properly cherished freedom of speech is sometimes overworked. and never by any President as by Roosevelt. We sometimes wonder whether the fault proceeds from a natural absence of prudence and common sense. or whether flattery has given him such an exalted opinion of himself that he thinks there can be no bounds or re- straint for him or his utterances. However that may be. it would be well if he could be authoritatively advised that he must not talk so free ly and wildly, or must quit talking and writing for publication. even though such a reprimand should send him temporarily to the hospital Auto cratic Germany has given us a good example, though it will not be fol- lowed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-25
This Is My SOth Birthday
Paul Haupt

paul Haunt. professor of Semitic lam xuaFes and director of the Oriental Seminary In Johns Hopkins University, was born in Gorlitz. Germany. Novem- Der 25, 1858. He graduated from the sity of Giasgow and subsequently con- tinued hls studies at Berlin UniYersi- ty and at the British Museum. He taught for a time in Germany. n me and in 1883 he became connected with Johns Hopkins University. Professor Haupt has written a number, of pooks Hcal and Assyrian philology. history and archaeology. At the international historical congress held in London last summer Professor Haupt provoked "The History of GalIIse," in which he stated that Jesus was born in Naza- reth rather than Bethlehem. and prob ably was not descendant of David
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-25
Puahinw Ri9ht Ahead.

Birmingham News.
 ,oNS,n Mo moyemsnt has yet been started mingham district which carries with 1t greater possibilities than the acqui- sition of an adequate cheap water sup ply for industrial purposes. It is q long step in the direction of the tremendous sources of the district With the ap- a strong committee of business man to take up the problem, the work will be pursued in earnest and every effort will be, made to carry 1t to success
 The lack of adequate water supply for industrial purposes has been In the nature of a serious handicap to the in and has kept away number of large industrial enterprises which would oth- erwise have come here. It Is under soSeo t9at pnt ihsrs water s tn at 1t will be successfully solved in the near future, anything like g large additional development along industrial trict.. Tn fact the industrial future of the district Is dependent upon the so- lution of the problem. When the ceHl- whom this task has been entrusted dehnately announce that the great en- terprtse will be carried out the benents because tempting Inducements will be made to large additional enterprises to come here and establish more plants The active movement in this direc- tion with the promise of success should be regarded in the nature of distinct impetus to industrial conditions in the district. It is one of the many favor
 oIe rsat Se Se. 4N a1a m Q material way.
 The last twenty-four hours have brought additional signs of the renew ity in this part of the country! Here Company at yeliieo, Tenn, to estab- developments of timber lands in Bell county.
 College building to be erected at Tal- laqsga at cost of $s6.o9O . auifport and Mississippi Coast Trac- tion company to extend trolley line
 ,Ressle Minge mill at Demopolis, which has been shut down for some time. to resume operations. neSRs Rsdd a tss FsDUns district rom ths mining mining concerns looking for additional work
 Capacity of plsnt of Union Foundry fifty psf cent in last six months.
 Buying movement in pig iron mar Oo F1aS SSSRsnT lssS GTa5Et'' for ''0
 Member of Chicago Association of Commerce cays Chicago capital will develop many Southern g;as F;saso3I.Tces, s3.5, and banking Interests of the South with those of Chicago,
 clayworking plant to be established at Gadsden, Ala,
 Single mill to be started at Dyas. Ala,
 Portland Cement company incorpo- rated in New Orleans with $1,25O,000 capital
 Big cotton mills at Union, S. C., which have been idle during the sum mer to resume operations on full time giving employment to 2,000 people.
 Extensive Improvements being made for Woodware mines.
 erations,
 Merchants laying in large stocks of holiday goods.
 The resumption of industrial and commercial activity Is coming right along. Are you in the game?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-25
pIann snhool. to Flght soclaIIan.

Boston Dispatch to New York Herald,
 Alarmed at what he considered dan gerous growth of socialistic teaching. Edmund D. Barbour of Beacon Street, a retired merchant, who amassed for operation an idea which Is unique in the history of education.
 Ills plan resembles what Is known as the university extension system. It will consist of thirty colleges through out Massachusetts, all directed by one administration. MT. Barbour believes that most college educated persons flock 10 the cities. Ills plan seeks to counteract this tendency by affording persons in the country g training in liberal arts. College professors in ex- the lectures, and for buildings the va cant hours of public schools, lecture halls, and libraries will be utilized. Un- der the Massachusetts college plan in= struction win cost each student SfS8 for the entire four years course
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-25
The Shade of stuyvesant.

The reincarnated Knickerbocker was being introduced to the circle of guests at the Clarcke- -Bullione musicale.
 Senator Richaz Creem of Nevada" :" 2nnognc3eSdi 3Si, the eeStatlG Soia n aoStegs the famous jockey, Bertie Flippe. origi- nator of the pink donkey luncheon, Ethelberta Salome Cooche Le Twister of the Mimic Longhare Rimer, author of Poems of Red Sin"
 The collection arose and bowed and Mrs. Clarcke- -Bullfone continued. Now, you must go and kiss Lally. the baby zebra. Every one does it 70
 As she turned there was a groan and a racket of falling. The old Manhat- taner had fainted in the arms of a Pittsburg correspondent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-25
SPEEDl

mentable Tragedy of Julius Caesar. You will be sure oSbe sorry If you miss such a musical treat" When did Julius Caesar get to be musical pro- duction. heyf M The Nebraska Journal spells q George Aide" And thls is farlet
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 Some women look Nike they would take cold if they should forget and leave of their diamonds. their fingers are so nearly covered with them. r R
 Almost every girl who has red hair congratuIates herself that even if 1t ls read 1t is q very pretty shade. and. so there--who cares?
 When a man goes to the devil" Aays The Florida Times Union, The wants Q woman to go there with him" And we would add that when a woman goes to the devil she doesn't have to want Q man to go there with her. for he goe&.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-25
Night Riding Not Ended.
LouisviIe Courier-JournaI.

AOuISVIIi5 OOuFIVF~dVuFAAI, r
 Some optimists believe that the con- summation of the tobacco deal win end absolutely the disorders that began everybody hope they are right. How ever, night-riding has long ago extend- ed beyond the range of the tobacco question. Having caught the fever from the terrorists in the tobacco dis tricts. men have used the eXpedient in politics, racial antagonisn and other things. whether the spirit inhamed will now calm down can De settled only by developments, which all can afford to await while rejoicing over the farm ers neWly-gsined wealth. ..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-25
This Date in History
November 2B.

November 2B,
 l7ss-New York evacuated by the British.
 iS3s-Nicholas EstsrhaEy, who re- fused the crown of Hungary from Ne- poleon. died at Comos Italy, Bora ID Hungary December l2, 19s5.
 is57ESir Henry Havelock, q distln- Rulshed British soldier. died, IS67-Committee of the House re- ported in favor of the impeachment Of President Andrew Johnson. {. is7S-Mary Anderson made her stage debut at Loulsvtlls.
 ISg2-Sir John ThpmpSon succeeded IohR Abbott as Canadian Prime Miny ister. i906-Rev. Algernon. Crapsey, wlle had been charged with heresy, re- nounced ministry in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-25
Ys BryanIsrn s BIaeaae.

Charleston News and Cpurter. I s
 So long as the epirit of BgyaH8srp sways the Democratic Party, we may not expect the party council to con- slider whether or not John A. Johnson, Judson Harmon, George HeEvey. The New York World, Richard olneyS The and Courier and others, good. bad and indifferent. are friendly to Bryan 70 the complete obfustieatiDn of Mir. Bry- ans ability to set yotes ..l.E Lest SpsFiag FrH The New York WoFidsh h A@p prrlssssyt Tt ssytt truth in strfking way and va was .,.,. sin. s. sdyance of the hopelessness of noni- mating MT; Brysn: but what ths1 iTPEeGssa T r,ss an expression of The New York World. Mr. Brysn's principei reply te t sr,s wss print an inventory of hts property, whereupon the Bryanites whooped and howlad In frantic delight
 In d word, Bryanism Is an infatua- ten, 1t Is a disease. such as Roosevelt. wears ago, and The Columbia State in It's innocent way confesses 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-25

The Columbus Ledger hopes We will try to be thankful anyhow. even if we do refuse to read the Presidents proclamation. That's just it. We are thankful because we don't have to read it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-25
Farmer Growing CObIess Corn. Bloomington (Iu.) Dispatch to New York Herald.

And now 1t is the cobIess corn. A year ago H. J. ScofIce and Taylor Garlough of Vermfllton County, pur- chased 2 quantity. of seed corn in In- ear, which, instead of the ordinary cob. had a core of husk. the grains being neatly wrapped of1 the soft foundation like peas fn a pod Mir .Sconee was im- and decided to plant all the Kernels found on the freak ear To his sur prise, the ears produced this fall were single ear. lie has decided to plant more Of the corn next year, and Twill endeavor to impT0xe 1t. - 8
 The ears produced this year yiel6ed as much corn as those provided With cobs, while th Kernels were large and solid. The ears were we'll filled, kfr- nels even growing among the silk. ton at a county fair at Sidell last week, 2and attracted much attention
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-25

Is Standard oil a profitable busi- ness? Well, we should smile. The Investigations now going on show that in twenty -six years, on capitaliza- ton of sixty-seyen million dollars. the company has made a profit of nlne hundred million dollars which is an average of about fifty per cent year No wonder 1t is able to defy the courts as we'll as popular sentiment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-25

The Chattanooga Times thinks that if MT. Bryan has not lost his sense of discernment he can readily see that he has done wore out his welcome,r so far as the Democratic party is con- cerned. We'll some knowledge has to come gradually.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-25

Speaking of the dog-nsh as an article of food The Norfolk Landmark says: we are willing to try the eat ing, if others will help" Plainly the. writer isn't going to try the experi- ment all by his Lonesome.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-25

If Governor Patterson succeeds in putting an end to night riding. and in punishing those who have prac- ticed it he will do his State a service that can hardly be expressed in words.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-25
The Sfercury-Banner.


 Thjs morning The Mercury apDAars under hyphenated heading. the re- suit of consolidation of the two na pers.. The Morning Mercury and The Evening Banner. The Banner entered on its third year on the 7th of this month and had grown to be a husky youngster having about double the circulation of any other evening pa- per In the. city. and commanding combining of the two forces if the evening paper with the enIy morning paper will be to the advantage of the supser4oers and advertising patrons and 1t will be the aim of The Mercury Banner to give its patrons a paper in accord with the Fequireinenfs of a growing and nourishtng city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-25

So far as we are informed the Prince and Princess de sagan have not quite reached the matrimonial stage where they throw the breakfast dishes at each other across the table, but evil dently they are fast Verglng towards 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-25

The New Bedford Standard pro- claims Zapata county, in Southwest Texas, as the banner county of that great State, because every one of its votes was cast for Taft. If that is the case. Zapata county should secede -or Texas should secede from it.