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A translation of a play ("Et nor of Panama, and from 1794 to 1801 captain-general of Guatemala. Domat, or Daumat (dō-mä'), Jean. Born at Clermont, Auvergne, France, Nov. 30, 1625: died at Paris, March 14, 1696. A French jurist, author of "Les lois civiles dans leur ordre naturel" (1689-97), etc. Dombey and Son (dom'bi and sun). A novel by Dickens, i ued in numbers, the first of which appeared in Oct., 1846. It was brought out in one volume in 1848. The original title was "Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and Son, Wholesale, Retail, and for Exportation." Mr. Dombey, the father of little Paul and Florence, is a cold, unbending, pompous merchant. His chief ambition is to perpetuate the firm name. After the death of his only son, little Paul, and the lo of his money, however, his obstinacy and pride are abated. Little Paul, the "son" in the title of the firm, is a delicate child who dies young. Florence, his devoted sister, marries Walter Gay, a clerk in her father's bank. Mr. Dombey, elopes with Carker, his manager. Dombrowski (dom-brov'skē), or Dabrowski (dä-brov'skē), Jan Henryk. Born at Pierszowice, near Cracow, Aug. 29, 1755: died at WinaGora, Posen, Pru ia, June 6, 1818. A Polish general. He served in the campaign of 1792-94; organ Dombey, the beautiful and scornful second wife of ized the Polish legion at Milan in 1796; and served with distinction at Fried land in 1807, against the Austrians in 1809, and in the campaigns of 1812-13. Dom daniel (dom-dan yel). In the continuation of the Arabian Tales, a seminary for evil magicians founded by the great magician Hal-ilMaugraby. It was an immense cavern "under the ocean" off the coast of Tunis, the resort of evil spirits and enchanters. It was finally destroyed. Southey makes its destruction the theme of his "Thalaba." Dôme de Cha e forêt Dôme de Cha e forêt (dōm dė shäs-fō-rā'). The central point of the Vanoise range, in the Tarentaise Alps, in southeastern France. Height, 11,800 feet. Domenech (dom-e-nek'), Emmanuel Henri Dieudonné. Born at Lyons, France, Nov. 4, 1825. A French traveler and writer. He was an honorary canon of Montpellier, with the title of abbé. Do men i chino (dō-men-e-kēnō), Domenico Zampieri. Born at Bologna, Italy, Oct. 21, 1581: died at Naples, April 15, 1641. A noted Italian painter. Among his works are "Communion of St. Jerome" (in the Vatican), "Martyrdom of St. Agnes" (in Bologna), "Diana and her Nymphs" (in Rome), "Adam and Eve," etc. Domesday Book. See Doomsday Book . Domett (dom'et), Alfred. Born at Camber well Grove, Surrey, May 20, 1811: died Nov. 12, 1887. An English poet and colonial statesman. He was educated at Cambridge, and called to the bar in 1841. In 1842 he went to New Zealand, where he filled many of the chief offices of the colony. In 1871 he returned to England, where he died. He was the intimate friend of Robert Browning, who writes of him in "Waring" and "The Guardian Angel." Among his works are volumes of poems published in 1833 and 1839. His "Christmas Hymn appeared in "Blackwood's Magazine" about that time. In 1872 he published "Ranolf and Amolia," and in 1877 "Flotsam and Jetsam." He also wrote several official publications relating to New Zealand. Domeyko (dō-mā kō), Ignatius. Born at Niedzviadka, Lithuania, July 31, 1802: died at Santiago de Chile, Jan. 23, 1889. A Polish scientist. He was involved in the Polish revolt of 1830; was compelled to leave the country, taking refuge in Paris; and was for several years engaged in mining work in Alsace. On invitation of the government of Chile he went to that country in 1838, founded a school of chemistry and mineralogy at Coquimbo, and was profe or at the University of Santiago from 1839, and rector from 1867. Through his influence improved methods of mining were introduced into Chile, and the resources of the country greatly developed. Besides numerous scientific papers and cla -books, he wrote "La Araucania y sus habit antes" (Santiago, 1845); a book on Chile in the Polish language; Dom front (dôn-frôn'). A town in the department of Orne, France, situated on the Varenne 20 miles north of Mayenne. It has a ruined castle, and was long one of the chief Norman strongholds. It was captured by William the Conqueror in 1048, and was often besieged in the English and religious wars. Population (1891), commune, 4,932. Dominis (dom'ē-nēs), Marco Antonio de. Born in the island of Arbe, Dalmatia, 1566: died at Rome, Sept., 1624. An Italian theologian and natural philosopher. He wrote "De republic a ecclesiastic a" (1617), “De radiis vis us et lucis in vitris perspectivis et iride" (1611), etc. Domino Noir (do-me-no' nwär), Le. [F., 'The Black Domino.'] A comic opera by Auber, words by Scribe, first produced in Paris in 1837. Domitian (dō-mish'ian) (Titus Flavius Dom it i an us August us). Born at Rome, Oct. 24, 51 A. D.: died at Rome, Sept. 18, 96. Roman emperor 81-96: the second son of Vespas i an and Flavia Domitilla, and the brother of Titus whom he succeeded. He undertook a campaign against the Chatti in 83, in the course of which he began the construction of a boundary wall between the Danube and the Rhine. This wall was guarded by soldiers settled upon public lands ( agri decumates ) along its course. He carried on unsucce ful wars against the Dacians under Decebalus 86-90, when he purchased peace by the promise of a yearly tribute. He recalled Agricola, whose victories in Britain, 78-84, aroused his jealousy: The last years of his reign were sullied by cruelty and tyranny. He was murdered by the freedman Stephanus, at the instance of the empre Domitia and several officers of the court, who were in fear of their lives. Domitilla. In Shirley's play "The Royal Master," a girl of fifteen years who, in an innocent delusion, fixes her love upon the king, mistak ing his promise to provide her with a husband for a proof of personal affection. Domitilla (dom-i-til'ä), Flavia. 1. The first wife of Vespas i an. She had three children, Titus, Domitian, and Domitilla.-2. Wife or niece of the consul Flavius Clemens, said to have been banished to Pan dataria by Domitian. She is regarded as a saint in the Roman Catho lic Church. Domleschg (dom'leshk). A valley along the lower part of the Hint err he in, in the canton of Grisons, Switzerland, south of Coire. Donatus, Ælius A Florentine sculptor, one of the leading restorers of sculpture in Italy. His work may be divided into three periods: ( a ) That of realism (1410-24). The statues of the Campanile at Florence (including the famous Zuccone and Poggio), the St. John of the National Museum, and the bust of Niccolo da Uzzano, characterize this period. (b) That (1425-33) marked by the partnership with the sculptor-architect Michelozzo, with whose a istance he made the mausoleum of Pope John XXIII. in the baptistery at Florence, that of Cardinal Brancacci at Naples, and that of Bartolommeo Aragazzi in the Duomo at Monte pul cia no, and the bas-reliefs of the pulpit at Prato. (c) That (1433-66) in which the influence of antiquity became prominently manifested, as shown in the David and the Cupid in bronze at the National Museum in Florence, and numerous other productions. He may be considered as the precursor of Michelangelo. Donatello. A character in Hawthorne's "Marble Faun," a young Tuscan count whose likene to the statue of the faun by Praxiteles gives the title to the book. He is rumored to be a descendant of an ancient faun, and is described in the opening of the tale as po e ed only of the happy, spontaneous life of such creatures. He impulsively commits murder for the sake of Miriam whom he loves, and is awakened to the higher responsibilities and life of man by his remorse and his pa ion. Donati (dō-nä'tē), Giovanni Battista. Born at Pisa, Italy, Dec. 16, 1826: died at Florence, Sept. 19, 1873. A noted Italian astronomer. He discovered the comet named for him, June 2, 1858. Donation of Const an tine. A medieval forgery, of unknown date and origin, which pretends to be an imperial edict i ued by Const an tine the Great in 324 conferring the sovereignty of Italy and the West on the papal see. It was probably composed about the middle of the 8th century. "It tells how Const an tine the Great, cured of his leprosy by the prayers of Sylvester, resolved, on the fourth day from his baptism, to forsake the ancient seat for a new capital on Bosphorus, lest the continuance of the secular gov ernment should cramp the freedom of the spiritual, and how he bestowed therewith upon the Pope and his succe ors the sovereignty over Italy and the countries of the West. But this is not all, although this is what historians, in admiration of its splendid audacity, have chiefly dwelt upon. The edict proceeds to grant to the Roman the province of Novara, Italy, situated on the Toce at the Italian end of the Simplon Pa , near the Swi frontier. Population, about 3,000. and politician, of African race. He became president of the republic in June, 1874, and, after a period of almost unequaled anarchy and tyranny directed against the mulatto party was forced to resign in 1875. Dominic (dom'i-nik), Saint: called de Guzman, Born at Calahorra, Old Castile, Spain, 1170: died at Bologna, Italy, Aug. 6, 1221. The founder of the order of the Do mini cans. He studied at the University of Palencia, and in 1194 became a canon of the cathedral at Osma. In 1204 he removed to Langue doc, where he preached with much vehemence against the Albigenses and founded the order of the Do mini cans, which received the papal confirmation in 1216. He was subsequently appointed magister sacri palatii at Rome. Dominica (dom-i-ne'kä), F. La Dominique (dom-e-nek'). An island in the Le er Antilles, West Indies, belonging to Great Britain. It is situated north of Martin i que and south of Guadeloupe, and is intersected by lat. 15° 30' N., long. 61° 25′ W. W. Capi tal, Roseau. The island, which is of volcanic origin, was discovered by Columbus in 1493; was ceded by France to England in 1763; but was occupied by France 1778-83 and later. It forms part of the colony of the Leeward Islands. Its chief product is sugar. Length, 29 miles. Breadth, 16 miles. Area, 291 square miles. Population (1891), 26,841. Dominican Republic, often, but incorrectly, called Santo Domingo or San Domingo. [Sp. República Dominican a .] A republic occupying the eastern and larger part of the island of Santo Domingo, or Haiti, in the West Indies. It is broken by several mountain-chains, and in the interior there are elevated plains (especially the Vega Real) of great fertility Spanish, Indian, and negro blood, with some of pure mated can descent, and comparatively few whites. Spanish is beauty. The majority of the inhabitants are of the common language, though French and English are spoken in the coast towns. Roman Catholicism is the state religion, but other cults are tolerated. Agriculture, cattle-raising, and timber-cutting are almost the only industries. The principal exports are sugar, coffee, tobacco, hides, and cabinet woods. The republic was formed in 1844, after a revolution by which it was separated from Haiti. From 1861 to 1865 it was held by Spain. In 1869 the president (Baez) signed with President Grant a treaty of annexation with the United States, which the Senate at Washington refused to ratify. There have been various wars with Haiti, political revolutions, and changes of the constitution. By the present amended constitution (adopted 1887) the president is elected for four years by universal suffrage, and there is a national congre of 22 members elected by restricted suffrage. Capital, Santo Domingo. Area (claimed), 18,045 square miles, Population (estimated, 1893), 417,000.