Dove
Dove. The Dove Is By The Eommon Law One Of The Wild Animals (fer• Noturm), And, As Such, Not The Subject Of Larceny, Unless At The Time Of The Taking In The Custody Of The Person Asserting Ownership. An Escaped Pigeon Is, Like Other Wild Things, Common Property; Hut If ...
Dover
Dover. A Parliamentary And Municipal Borough Of Kent, England. On The Strait Of Dover, At The Month Of The Dour. 011 Miles East Southeast Of London (map: England, Ii 5). It Is The Headquarters Of The Southeastern District Of The British Army, And Is Not Only A Charm Ingly Situated ...
Dovidio
D'ovidio, Dtevi/d'yi). Francesco (1849—). An Italian Philologist And Literary Critic. Ile -was Born At Campo/ S So. And Was Educated At Pisa And Naples. In 1876 He Became Professor Of Romance Philology At The University Of Naples. His Thorough Scholarship And Keen Criticism Are Shown In A Large Number Of ...
Dow Dou
Dou, Dow, Or Douw. Gerarn (1613-75). A Dutch Genre Painter, Born At Leyden In April. 1613. 1iis Father, Who Was A Glazier. Apprenticed Him First To An Engraver And Later To Pieter Konwenhooven, A Painter On Glass. But Don's Real Master Was Itembrandt, With Whom He Studied And To Whom ...
Dower Of
Dower (of. Fr. Bonaire, Troy. Dutaire, From (iota Rilon. Dower. From Lat, Dos, Doweri. The Common-law Right Of The Wife To A One-third Interest In The Real Estate Of Her Hus Band. It Is Limited To Freehold Estates Of In Heritance, And The (dia•et•r Of The Holding Must Be Such ...
Doxology 3il
Doxology (3il. Dorologia. Gk. 5o;oxirita, From 355a, Doxa, Glory. Front Dokein, To Seem -'- -jolla, -login, Speech. From Xtyetv. Legein, To Say). An Ascription Of Glory Or Praise To Gad. Brief Expressions Of The Kind Are Frequent In The Bible, As Rom. Xvi. 27: Eph. Iii. 21: Jude 25: Rev. ...
Doyle
Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan (1859-1. A British Novelist. Born In Edinburgh, The Grand Son Of John Doyle. The Caricaturist. He Studied Medicine At The University Of Edinburgh. And Wa: A Practicing Physician From 1882 Until 1890. Lle Early Tried His Hand At Fiction; And. After Writing A Number Of Deservedly ...
Dozy
Dozy, Thyz,'•. Reinhart (1520.`z3). A Noted Orientalist, Descended From A French Family Set Tled In Holland. And Lawn At I.eyden. Lie Imrsned A Course Of Study At The University Of Leyden, And Obtained The Doctor's Degree In 1s11. Until 1s5o He Was At Work Preparing A Catalogue Of The Oriental ...
Drachmann
Drachmann, Dr:wm:in. I I Ot.ct:a ( 816 —) . A Danish Poet. Dramatist, And Novelist Of Re Markable Fertility And Protean Versatility, Being Royalist And Socialist, Realist And Romantic., Radi Cal And Orthodox. National And Cosmopolitan, Everything By Starts And Nothing Long, Through 46 Volumes. He Is Best In Description ...
Draft Riots In New
Draft Riots In New York. A Bloody Disturbance Which Took Place On July 13.16, 1si;3. The Pressing Need For More Soldiers Had Compelled Congress To Pass A Conscription Act (nlareh 3. Is03 I. Authorizing The President To Tel The Army Whenever Necessary By. A Draft From "ail Able-bodied Male Citizens" ...
Dragon Fly
Dragon-fly. Any Amphibious Insect Of The Order Odonata. These Insects Possess Nu Merous Popular Names, Such As Snake-feeder. Horse-stinger, Spindle, Devil's Darning-needle, And Mosquito-hawk. They Have Ve Very Large Heads. Due To The Exee-sive Size Of The Eves: The Anten Me Are Short And The Biting Mouth-parts Are Pow Erful; ...
Dragon Of
Dragon (of. Dragon. Lat. Dram, Ok.apcif(wv, Drak4n, Dragon, From Tilpiacroa(, Dcrkesthai, Skt. Dars. To See). In The Mythical History And Legendary Poetry Of Almost Every Nation. The Dragon Appears As The Emblem Of The Destructive And Anarchic Principle, As It Manifests Itself In The Earlier Stages Of Society—viz. As Misdirected ...
Dragonades
Dragonades (fr.. From Tirngon, Dra Goon, So Called Either From Their Firearm, Which Was Ornamented With The Head Of A Dragon, Or From Their Standard, Which Lute A Dragon). The Name Applied To A Series Of Religious Persecutions In France, Which Was Inaugurated Sh•artly Be Fore The Revocation Of The ...
Drainage
Drainage. In Law, A Right To Discharge Surface Water From Land Upon The Land Of Anotlwr. The Civil Law Of Nonie Recog-ni•ed A Natural Right Of Drainage As Between Adjacent Lands Of Different Elevations. The Rights Of The Owners Of Lwing Goverucd By The Late Of Nature. Tiy That Which ...
Drake
Drake, Sir Francis (c.1510-96). An Eng Lish Admiral And Navigator. Born At Crowndale, Near Tavistock. In Devonshire. He Was Appren Ticed At An Early Age To A Sea-captain And Later Engaged In The Coasting Trade For A Few Years. In 1565-66 Drake Extended The Field Of His Opera Tions To ...
Drake_2
Drake, Drit'ke, Futfamion Joit.v.xx 11fdx T1s05-521. A (lemon] Sculptor. Born At Pyrniont, June 23, Elk Father Was A Turner, And The Son Also Served An Apprentice Ship In Eallinet•work. His Talent In Clay Modeling Attracted The Attention Of Dr. Salund Henke, A Relative Of Rauch, Who In 1527 Obtained For ...
Drama
Drama ( T From Gk. Spilaa. From Spar (iran. To Act). A Form Of Literary Art Designed For The Direct Representation Of Human Actions And Characters, Through Their Impersonation By Actors Before An Audience. Though Many Modern Plays Have Been Written In Prose, The Drama Is Histori Cally Classified As ...
Draper
Draper, Joiin \vitu.km ( I Si I-se). American Chemist, Physiologist, And Philosophi Cal Writer. Lie Was Born Near Liverpool. Eng Land. And Was Educated At A \\e-it-van School At \voodhouse (;rove, And At London University. In L$31 He Joined Some Of His Relatives Who Had Emigrated To .‘nierii.a. And In ...
Dravidzans
Dravidzans (skt. Dr4vifin). The Name Given To A Large Group Of Non-aryan Races Of Southern India, Including Those Speaking Tamil, Tel Kanarese, Malayalam, Tulu, Kildagn. And Six Or Eight Dialects Of The Ruder Tribes, Like Tnda, Knta, Khond, And Gond. Together With Oraon And Izajinalial. Geo Graphically The Dravidian Population ...
Drawback
Drawback. A Term Used To Designate The Repayment Of Taxes. Nvhellier Import Lint It's Or Internal Taxes, Upon Goods Which Are Exported. Drawbacks Upon Goods Imported V.hicil Are Re Shipped In The Original Packages Are Rendered Unnecessary By The Nvarelmitse System, Which Permits The Deposit Of Goods In Bond. Without ...
Drawing
Drawing (from Draft'. \ Leek. Doom, To Drag. Probably ('mmected Traunn, Trop•n, To Carry). The Delin Eltion Of Form Upon A Given Surface. Usually Plane, By 1111n11, Of Line-. And Tints Or Shades. Painting And Drawing Arc Broadly Distingukhed By The Use Of Varied Color In Painting. Reproducing The Colors ...
Drayton
Dray'ton, Mcit.%11, (1563-1(3311. _\11 Eng Lish Poet. Ile Was Born In Ilartshill. In \\ Ar M, Iekshirp. (1t Thy Events Of His Life Hut Little I- Known. Ile Was A Page Probably In The House Hold 1,1 Sir Henry (34,0,14.re Of Powlesworth, To Whom Lie Was Indebted For His Early ...
Drayton_2
Drayton. \vit.i.i.km Henry ( 1742-791. An .\inerican 1:evolutionary Patriot. Ile Was, Born The Family Estates In South Carolina: Went To In 1753. With Co( H Pin, Kney And Thomas Pinekney: Was Educated At School And At Balliol College, (mxforil; Returned To South Carolina In 1764: And Soon Afterwards Was Admitted ...
Dreaming
Dreaming (from Dream. Os. Drcon, Icel. Drauni•, 011(;. /roam, I:er. Truism. Dream: Prob Ably Connected With 1111t:. Ger. T Rii Gen, Skt, Drub. To Deeeko, Upyr•. Drool A Lie). Ln The Profoundest There Is. So Far As We Can Tell, A Total Lapse (if Mentation: The Condition- Of The Formation ...
Dred Scott Case
Dred Scott Case. One Of The Most Im Portant 11\ The Suprerw Unit Of The United `state.. It Calve Up From The Loeee R Cf•urt On An Agreed Statement Of Fact. T Hie Drol A Slave Owned By Dr. Emerson. Of The Regular Army. A Resident Of :missouri. Had In ...
Dresden
Dresden, Uer. Pron. Drieeden. The Capital Of The Kingdom Of Saxony, Situated On Both Banks Of The Elbe, In Latitude 51° 3' 3" N. And Longitude 13° 44' E. (map: Germany. E 3). The Elbe Separates The Altstadt And Friedrich Stadt And Their Eight Suburbs On The Left Bank From ...
Dress Reform
Dress Reform. Dress Reform. In The Nar Row Sense In Which It Is Customary To Use The Term, Signifies A More Or Less Definite And Con Eerie(' Movement Against Unhygienie, Clothing For Women Which Began About The Middle Of The Nineteenth Century. In The United States The Earliest Crusader Against ...
Dress Ship
Dress Ship. A Nautical Term For Menting A Ship With It I. Usuallc Done On National Holidays, On The Of •oine Ticular U•e Or Celebration. Or In Honor Of Some Visitor, Or A- A Mark Of Courtesy Tow -ad Foreign Nations When Their Own Are In Its Simplest Form It ...
Dress Of
Dress (of. Dress( R, Dreset R, Drecier, It. Driz Zare. To Arrange. Dress. From Lat. Directus, Of Dirigirc. To Direct, From Di-, Apart + Regcre, To Guide). The Covering Which Men And Women Use For Protection Against Heat Or Cold, And For The Conventional Need Of Hiding Parts Of The ...
Dreyfus
Dreyfus, Dra•ftis'. .11.rat:n ( Ia59 1. .1 French Artillely Officer. Who Was Into Prominence As The Central Tigure In One Of The Most Celebrated Of Political History. Ile Was Born In Nhilltausen, Upper .xlsace, Of Demis(t Parentage. Removed To Paris In 1.-4'1, Studied At The Chaptal College And At Sainte ...
Drill
Drill. A General Title For The Various Sys Tenis Of Exercises And Methods Of Instruction By Which Organized Bodies Of Men Are Made Uni Formly Efficient And Effective For The Purposes Of The Organization Of Which They Are A Part. Spedtically It Has Direct Reference To The Differ Ent Details ...
Drill
Drill (from Dutch. Ger. Drillen, To Drill. Colon-0441 Ultimately With -1s. Pyr,han, To Bore, Eng. 'brim. In The Broadest Meaning Of The A Drill Is A Tool Used In Boring Or Making Holes In Metal. Bone. Ivory, Wood, Etc. Drills For Boring Wood Are Described Under Boraxc Al Unises. Rock ...
Drinking Usages 1
Drinking Usages. .1, Religious Observ Ance,. Drink-otterings Common Among The Ancients, Both Jews And To Mark The Spot Where He Eomintined With Col Jacob Set Tip A Pillar Of Stone And 'poured A Drink-offering Thereon' (c:en. Xxxv. 11). And Women Are Said To Have Poured Out Drink-offerings Unto Other Gods ...
Driving
Driving (from Drier, As. Drifan, Ice). U/rifa, (both. Dr. ()111:. (ler. I Reihen). The Art Of Driving One Or More Horses, With The Great Est Security And Comfort To All Concerned, Is As Important To The Horse As To The Driver; And Yet, Notwithstanding The Experience Of Centuries, It Still ...
Dropsy
Dropsy (by Apineresis, For The Older Form Hydropsy. Lat. Hyd•opisis. Rk. Bapcortaais, Bydropiasis, Hydrops, Dropsy, Front Mop, Hydor, Water). A Symptom Occurring In Several Diseases. It Consists Of The Effusion Of Watery Fluid From The Blood Into The Skin And Subjacent Tissues, Or Into The Cavities Of The Body. \\lien ...
Drosometer
Drosom'eter ( Front Sp6cros, Drosos, Dew Pirpov, In•a-tirr). An Apparatus Tor Measuring The Quantity Of Dew Fornted In A Unit Of Time Per Unit Area Of Surface. The Surface Ay Be Either A Horizontal Metal Plate Or A Leaf Hanging Naturally, Er A Hit Of Wool Or Cotton Representing A ...
Drouet
Drouet, Je.xn 11.trriste. Count (1765.1544). A Marshal Of France. Lle Was Horn .july 29. 17113. At Rheims. And Entered The Truly As A Private In 17:42. Took Nut In The 1793.911. And Became :ride-de-vamp To Lieneral Lefevre. Ils• Distinguished Himself During The Sieges Of Valenciennes. Be Que.-110y, And And In ...
Drouyn De Lhuys
Drouyn De Lhuys, Epor Ard (1805-81). A French Diplomatist And Politician. He Was Horn In Paris. November 19, 1805. And Received A Thorough Classical And Legal Education At The Collage Louis-le-crand And The Eeole De Droit. In 1831 He Was Attached To The Embassy At 31adrid. In 1840 Lie Was ...
Droysen
Droysen, Droi'zen. •onvxx ( Pon •44 I. A German Historian, Barn At Ile Studied In Berlin And Became P•ivatdocent There In Ts33, Proie,,or Extraordinary In 1835. In Lsiu He Accepted A Call To The C'niversity Of Kiel. And Thenceforth Took A Prominent Part Hi The Schleswig•holstein Dispute With Denmark As ...
Druid
Druid (lat. Druida, Ck. (sptnoric, Dryides, From 01r. Drui, Noon. Pl. Druad. Gael. Druoi, Con Nected With Dlr. Jair, Dour, Oak, 8p0s, Drys, Tree, ()church Slay. Dra Ra, Skt. (hiru, Wood). One Of The Fraternity Of Priests, Religious Teachers, And Judges Who Ruled Over The Celtic Inhaltitants Of Ancient Gaul ...
Drunkenness As
Drunkenness (as. Druneennes, From Dtuncen, P.p. Of Drinran, Icel. Drekka, (loth. (trig Hat?, Trinchan, Ger. Trinke», To Drink). The Mental And Physical Condition Resulting From Excessive Drinking Of Intoxicating Liquors. Its Effect Upon The Contractual Capacity Of Its Victim Is The Same As That Of Insanity. In Lord Coke's Time ...
Drusus
Dru'sus. The Name Of A Distinguished Fam Ily Of The Gees Livia, Which Contributed A Large Proportion Of Eminent. Men To The Roman •om Monwealth. The Most Conspicuous Of The Drnsi Were: ( I) Ltvius Tribune Of The People In N.c. 122, Who Upheld The Cause Of The ;senate And ...
Dry Pile
Dry Pile. A Voltaic Pile Or Battery Con Sisting Of A Number Of Disk- Of Paper Covered With Zinc Foil On One Side And Gilt Or Black Oxide Of Manganese On The Other. Various Modifica Tions Of The Above Form Are Also Known By The Same Name. Following The Invention ...
Dry Rot
Dry Rot. A Popular Name For The Decay Of Timber After It Has Been Seasoned. Dry Rot Is Usually Slow In Its Action. Though Under Some Eircum-tam-es It May He Rapid And Destructive, Edifices And Can-ing Serious Accidents. Dry Rot Is Caused By The Fungus 7derulius Lachry Mans. Somewhat Similar ...
Dryden
Dryden. Joirs 1g:31-1 7110). An English Dramatist, Poet, And Critic, Born At Aldwinekle, A Village Of Northamptonshire. His Father. Eras Mus 1)riden, Was The Third Son Of Sir Erasmus 1)riden, Baronet. 1)ryden Received The Rudiments Of His Education At •i•hmarsh, And Was After Wards Admitted To ;1 Seholarship \vesdninster School. ...
Dtrect Current Mactitices
Dtrect-current Mactitices. In Are Lighting The Lamps Are Often Placed In Series (see Tmc Lteirrtne.), And The Current Furnished By The Dynamo Must At All Times Be Of The Same Magni Lode, While The Pressure Or Voltage At The Ter Minals Of The Dynamo Must Vary With The Number Of ...
Du Barry
Du Barry. Du .1t:.‘nne Countess The Celebrated Mistress Of Louts Nv. She Was Horn August 19, 1713. At Van•onlcurs, And Was The Natural Of A Woillan Named Anne Ikea, Who, About The Year 1719, Returned To Paris With Her Two Children, Jeanne And Claude. And Married A Named Radon. The ...
Du Cange
Du Cange, Dp Kiixzh. Rtiara.es Nr Enlist: (11.10 I• A French Scholar. One 14 The Greatest Of The Seventeenth Century, Born At .\miens. Lle Became Treasurer In His Halite 10‘‘n, But Devoted His Entire Life To The Study Of The :middle Ages. Ile Is Bet Known For His Great Ginssarium ...
Du Chaillu
Du Chaillu, Du D'art, 141.rom (1835-1903). An African Explorer And Author. He Was Born In New Orleans, La., Of French Huguenot Parentage, And Was Educated In Paris. Lie At Au Early Age To Africa, Where His Father Was As A Trader In T:abtin Country. Young Du •hain!' Familiarized Himself Wi ...
Du Guescli N
Du Guescli N, Du G:i'klax', Bmtrnand A Of Eranee, The Most Celebrated French Soldier Of His Age. Lie Was Born At The Castle Of :11otte-i3roons, Near Divans, Brittany. And Entered The Service Of (liar', Of Blois In 134:1 In 1354 Lie Was Knighted. And Nn Rut With The Lords Of ...
Du Plessis Mornay
Du Plessis-mornay, Mn. R'nt.'. Piiilipdl (1549-l(i33). A Distinglnshed French Protestant Leader, Frequently Called Time Iuguenot Pope.' He Was Zorn At I1uhy, In Normandy, Of Nominal Ly Catholic Parents, Who Destined Him For The Priesthood, Hut Early In Life He Declared Himself A Protestant. Iris Convictions Were Strengthened By Visits To ...
Dualism
Dualism (lat. Dienii.c, Relating To Two). In Philosophyg The Theory That The Universe Is Ex Plicable Only As A Whole With Two Fundamentally Different Kinds Of Emistititent T•h•inents. The Ancient Dualism Of Matter And Form Has In Mod Ern Been Replayed By A Diudism Of Mind And Matter. \niong Modern ...
Duality
Duality (lat. (mantas, State Of Being Two Fold. From Dualis, Relating To Two). A Principle Of Geometry By Which One Proposition Is Trans Formed Into Another Through The Interehange Of A Pair Of Elements; E.g. The Proposition. If Two Triangles Have Two Sides And The Included Mode Of The One ...
Duane
Duane, Wii.r.fam (17110-m15). An Ameri Can Politician And Journalist, Born In Northern New' York Near The Banks Of Lake Champlain. Ile Was Sent To Ireland In 1771 To Be Edueated, Learned The Printer's Trade, And In 1784 Went To British India, Where He Made A Fortune. And Established A New-paper ...
Dublin
Dublin. The Capital Of Ireland, In Dublin C'onnty And The Province Of Lei»ster, At The Mouth Of The River Liffey. In Dublin Bay On The East Coast Of (map: Ireland. E 3). It Is Situated In Latitude. 23' N. And Longitude 0° 20' W. (observatory). It Is Built On Land ...
Dublin
Dublin. Univrnsov Or. The Chief, And For Many ;tears The Only Institution For Higher Edit Eat Ion In Ireland. The First University Of Dublin Was E-taldished In Connection With Faint Patrick's Cathedral In 13•0, Hut, Lacking An Vil Dowiiipio !lover Successful, :111.1 Prokillly :ii Tin Of The Cathedral Foun Dation ...
Dubois
Dubois, Cit•ft.l.kumt: 111150-1723). A Car Dinal And Prime Minister Of France. Ile W;i: Bern It Itrivegda -(la Ilia Rde. The Son Of A Count Ry Doctor. And Was Educated At The ('ollbge Faint .)lintel In Paris. Appointed Tutor To The Young 1)11, De ('hart Re. Idle Future Duke Of Orleans). ...
Duccio Di Buoninsegna
Duccio Di Buoninsegna, D("3 ( E.1260-1320 • . Italian Painter, Founder Of The Sienese School. Little Is Known Of His Career. Ile Was Born In Siena, Where Lie Passed Mist Of His Life. Ile Was In Florence In 1285, We Learn From Public Documents Of The Time, And Received An ...
Duche
Duche, Jacou (1737-98). An American Clergyman And Writer. He Was Horn In Philadelphia Of Huguenot Parentage; Was A Incinher Of The First Class Which Graduated 117571 At The F'ollege Of Philadelphia (now The Univer Sity Of Pennsylvania) ; Studied For A Time At Cam B•idge University, England, And In 1775 ...
Duck As
Duck (as. Duce. Eonueeted With (1h0. Fah Ban, Taurhen, To Dive). The Ducks Are A Large And Well-defined Group Of Birds Of The Order Anseres (q.v.) And The Family Anatid:c. They Are Distinguished Frown The Swans And Geese By Having The Tarsi Scutellate In Front And The Sexes Are Unlike ...
Ductility
Ductility Ifrout Lat. Duet/hs, Ductile. From //to)('(, To Lead). That Property Of Some Material Bodies By Which They Are Capable Of Being Drawn Out In Length, While Diminishing In Breadth, Without Fractio•e Iun Of Their (:11:3••, Glue-, Re'.ins, And -some Other Bodies, When By Water Or Befit. May Be Drawn ...
Dudley
Dudley, Dos•en T 1647-1720 . A Colonial Governor Of Massachusetts, The Son Of (;ov. Thomas Dudley. Lie Was Born In Roxbury, Mass., And Graduated At Harvard In 1665. He Early Became A Member Of The Massachusetts General Court. And Was A Magistrate Of Roxbury In 1673. In 1682 He Was ...
Dudley_2
Dudley, Tno ‘s ( 1:i7it- 11153 . The Second I;overnor Of Al•ssaellusetts, Horn In Northampton, England. Ili. Acted For A Time As Ft Page To La Rd Compton, Later Earl Of Northampton: Seined As Captain In The English Army During The French Expedition Of 1597: Be Came A .lerk To ...
Due Process Of Law
Due Process Of Law. A Phrase Used In The Federal Constitution And In Ilse Constitutions Of Many Of The 'united States As The Legal Equiva Lent Of 'law Of The Land.' In Alagna Charta (q.v.). Sonic Of Mir State Constitutions Contain Both Phrases. While Others Employ The Words 'clue Coarse ...
Dueling
Dueling (fr. Duel. From Lat. Du, //i/m. A Between Two. Duo), A Duel Is A Pre Arranged E011111:1( Between Two Persons. In Which Deadly Weapons Are Used. It Generally Takes Place In The Presence Of Witne-i-es (called Seconds,. Who The Mode Of Lighting. Place The U•apons In The Hands Of ...
Duero
Duero (ilwil'r4). Or Douro Itio'(-n't). Large River Of Spain And Portugal, Rising In The Provinee Of Soria Fold In An Elevated Region About 2.1 Miles Of The Eily Ut Soria I Nlap: Portugal, .\ 2t. It Thor: At First Southeast And South. Pa-t Soria, Reeeix' Ing 1 He Water. T ...
Duff Alex
Duff. Alex Kno1:1: ( /. A Scotch Mis Siona•y To India. Horn At :moulin, Perthshire. Il' Was Educated At The University Of Saint. Andrews, Was Ordained To The Ministry Of The Church Of Sootland In 1820, And In The Same Year Was Scut As The First Missionary Of That Church ...
Dugong
Dugong' ( Malay Dfiyong, .1n Va Nese Inching). A Sirenian Or 'sea-cow' (q.v.) Of The Family Itali Corida• And Genus Halicore. It Is Distinguished By Its Well-d•veloped Dentition, And Espeeially By The Fact That In The Males The Incisors Of The Upper Jaw Are Elongated Almost Into Tusks: Also By ...
Duhring
Duhring, Dkering, Ercen Nam. (1833-1. A German Philosopher And Political Economist. Ile Was Born And Educated In Berlin. After Practieing Law For Three Year; He Was Eoinpe)led To Al.andon That Profession In I854 Because Of An Affection Of The Eye, Which Eventtmlly Resulted In Blindness, Ile Was Lecturer On Philosophy ...
Duisburg
Duisburg, Dm'is-bark. A Town Of Rhenish Prussia. Situated About 15 Miles North Of Diisseldorf, Between The Ruhr And The Rhine, With Both Of Which It Is Connected By A Calm! (slap: Prussia. Ii 3). Among Its Numerous Churches That Of Saint Sal•ator, A Handsome Gothic Edifice Of The Fourteenth Century. ...
Duke
Duke ( Fr. Due, It. (lacer, Sp., Port. (inane, :11gk. Aoq, From Lat. Flux, From Duccrr, To Lead). A Title Given Among The Romans To A Gen Eral Commanding A Single Military Expedition. And Holding No Other Power Than That Which He Exer Cised Over His Soldiers. The Designation First ...
Dukhobortsy
Dukhobortsy, Du'ku-bort'si. Or Dukii0 Hors (russ., Spirit-wrestlers. From Du•hii. Spirit + Boron, To Overcome, To Fight; So Called From The Denial By The Sect Of The Divinity Of The Holy Ghost). A Russian Religious Sect, Founded In Kharkov. About 1740-50. It Increased In Numbers Under Kolesnikoff In The Government Of ...
Dulse
Dulse (gael. Duileasg, Dulse, From Duille, Leaf Uisge, Water ), Rhodymenia ',omuta. An Edible Seaweed, One Of The Ceramiace:e, Which Grows On Rocky Marine Coasts. It Is Used As An Article Of Food By Poor People On The Coasts Of The British Isles, And Other Northern Countries, And Occasionally Also ...
Dumas
Dumas, Ol'illat Me Al Atthier, Count 1753 1537). A French General, Politician, And Mili Tary Historian. Horn At 'montpellier. November 23. 1753. After Receiving A Military Education. He Became, In 1776. A Captain Of Chasseurs. And In 1750 Accompanied The Comte De Rochambeau To America As Aide-de-camp, And Took Part ...
Dumouriez Charles Fran
Dumouriez. Charles Fran Cots (1739-i523). A French General And Poli Tician, Born At Cambrai, January 25, 1739. His Father Was A C(munissary Officer In The French Army, And Voting Dumouriez Obtained A Con Mission And Fought In The Seven Years' War, Re Tiring In 17113 With The Rank Of Captain. ...
Dundee
Dundee' (gael. Du Ntair. Fort On The Tay). A Royal. Parliamentary, And Municipal Burgh And Seaport. In Forfarshire, Scotland. On The Left Bank Of The Estuary Of The Tay, 10 Miles From The Entrance Of That River Into The Sea. 50 Miles North-northeast Of Edinburgh (map: Scot Land, F 3), ...
Dune Vegetation
Dune Vegetation. Plants Which In Habit Sandy Areas That Are Or Have Been Worked Over By The Wind. They Form One Of The Leading Edaphie Groups Of Xerophytes (q.v.). Com Paratively Few Plant Species Are Naturally Adapted For Life In Such Severe Conditions; Not Only Must The Plants Be Pronounced ...
Dune As 0110
Dune (as.. 0110. Diin. Ger. Dane, Fr. Dune, From Ir. Dun. Hill. Fort. Welsh Din, Gall. Dfinon; Ultimately Connected With As.. Leel. Tun, Eng. Town. 0110. :lin, Ger. Zentrz, Hedge). The Name First Given To The Sand-hills Or Mounds Which Stretch Along The Seacoast Of The Netherlands And The North ...
Dunfermline
Dunfermline, Dfin-f&elin (gael., Fort Of The Alder-tree Pool). A Royal Burgh And City. And The Chief Town Of The Western District Of Fifeshire. Scotland. Lirmiles Northwest Of Edin Burgh (map: Scotland, E 31. It A Place Of Note Before The End Of The Eleventh Century, And Some Interesting Fragments Of ...
Dung Beetle
Dung-beetle. A Name Given To Various Beetles Of The Family Searabid:e, Belonging Chiefly To The Genera Cant Hon. Copris. Phani Iis, Apho Dius. Geotrupes, And Troy. All These Beetles Breed In Dung, Tither In .sit Ig. Ar Which They Have Transported In Pellets Or Balls To Burrows In The Ground. ...
Dunkirk
Dunkirk, D0ii'kcrk (celt., Church On The Downs), Or I)t•nseiique. A Fortified Seaport Of France, Capital Of An Arrondissenttnt In The Dr Partmeut Of Nord, On The Strait Of Dover, 155 Miles North Of Paris, And 28 Miles Northeast Of Calais ( \lap: France, .1 1). The Town Is Con Nected ...
Dunmore
Dunmore, ,ions Mutut.tv. Earl Of (1732 1s09). An English Governor Of Virginia. Lie Sat In The House Of Lords In 1761-69 As A Repre Sentative Peer Of Scotland; In 1770 Was Appointed Governor Of The Colony Of Ne 'x York. And In 1771 Of That Of Virginia. Ile Dissolved The ...
Dunmores War
Dunmore's War. A War In 1774 Between The Indians And The Whites On The Western Fron Tiers Of Virginia. So Called From Lord Dunmore, Then (1overnor Of Virginia, Who Was Accused, Ap Parently With Little Justice, Of Having Caused It In Order To Prevent The Virginians From Taking Part In ...
Dunois
Dunois, Dn'nwii'. Jean. Count Of (1403-68). A Brilliant French Soldier, Known As 'the Bastard Of Orleans.' He Was The Natural Son Of Louis. Duke Of Orleans, Brother Of Charles Vi., And Of Marietta D'engbien, The Wife Of Althea Flamene, Lord Of Canny. He Was Brought Up In The House Of ...
Duns Scotus
Duns Sco'tus. One Of The Greatest Think Ers Of The :middle Ages. Who, By Hi S Acumen, Won For Himself The Title 'doctor Subtilis,' Or 'subtle Teacher.' He Was Born Either In 1265 Or In 1274. The Place Of His Birth Is Not Known. England. Scotland. And Ireland All Claim ...