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Population (1890), 5,647. Drammen (dräm'men). A seaport in the amt of Buskerud, southern Norway, situated on the Drammens Elv 22 miles southwest of Christiania. It has an extensive commerce, its principal export being timber; and it has manufactures of beer, tobacco, leather, etc. It was partly destroyed by fire in 1866. Population (1891), 20,441. Drams Elv (drämz elv), or Drammens Elv (dräm'menz elv). A river in southern Norway, the outlet of Lake Tyrifjord. It flows into the Drammen Fjord at Drammen. Length, 163 miles. Drangiana (dran-ji-ā'nä), or Drangiane. [Gr. Δραγγιανή.] In ancient geography, a region in central Asia, in the modern southwestern Afghanistan and eastern Persia. Draper (drā'per), Henry. Born in Prince Edward County. Va., March 7, 1837: died at New York, Nov. 20, 1882. An American scientist, son of J. W. Draper, especially noted for his labors in celestial photography. Draper, John William. Born at St. Helen's, near Liverpool, England, May 5, 1811: died at Hastings-on-the-Hudson, N. Y., Jan. 4, 1882. A chemist, physiologist, and historian, noted for researches in spectrum analysis, photography, etc. He emigrated to America in 1832; graduated in the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania in 1836; was appointed profe or of chemistry in the University of New York in 1839; and was president of the Medical College 1850-73. He continued to lecture at the university until 1881. He wrote "Text Book on Chemistry" (1846), and on "Natural Philosophy" (1847), "Human Physiology" (1856), "History of the Intellectual Development of Europe" (1862), "History of the American Civil War" (1867-70), "Scientific Memoirs" (1878). Draper, Lyman Cope land. Born at Hamburg (now Evans), Erie County, N. Y., Sept. 4, 1815: died at Madison, Wis., Aug. 26, 1891. An American antiquarian. He was corresponding secretary of the State Historical Society at Madison, Wisconsin, 18531887, with the exception of two years (1858-59), when he was State superintendent of instruction. Editor of "Collections of the State Historical Society" (1853-87). Draper, Draper, Sir William. Born at Bristol, England, 1721: died at Bath, England, Jan. 8, 1787. An English officer. He took the degree of B. A. at King's College, Cambridge, in 1740, and was subsequently fellow of his college. In 1744 he entered the army, and in 1762 commanded, with the rank of brigadier-general, a succe ful expedition against Manila. He published in 1769 a letter, dated Jan. 26 of that year, defending the Marquis of Granby against the aspersions of "Junius," which led to a spirited controversy. He was promoted major general in 1772. The correspondence between Draper and "Junius" was published separately under the title of "The Political Contest" (1769). Drapier's Letters. A series of letters published in 1724 by Dean Swift, under the pseudonym M. B. Drapier. They were directed against the acceptance in Ireland of a copper coinage the patent for supplying which had been accorded to William Wood, who with the Duche of Kendal, the king's mistre (who obtained him the privilege), was to divide the profit arising from the difference between the real and the nominal value of the halfpence (about 40 per cent.). Owing to the public excitement raised by these letters the patent was canceled. Wood was compensated with a pension, and Swift gained a popularity which he never lost till his death. A large reward was offered at the time for the discovery of the author. Draupadi (drou'pa-dē). [Skt.] Daughter of Drupada, king of Panchala, and wife of the at five Pandu princes. She plays an important part in the story of the Mahabharata. Drave (drä've), G. Drau (drou). A river in Austria-Hungary: the ancient Dravus. It rises in Tyrol, traverses Carinthia and Styria, forms the boundary between Hungary and Croatia-Slavonia, and joins the Danube 8 miles east of E ek. Its chief tributary is the Mur. Length, 465 miles; navigable from Villach (about 375 miles). Drew, Mrs. Mi ouri Compromise of 1820. Dred Scott, a Mis sour i slave who had been taken to the territory covered by the Mi ouri Compromise, and had therefore sued for his freedom, was sold to a citizen of another State. He then transferred his suit from the State to the Federal courts, under the power given to the latter to try suits between citizens of different States; and the case came by appeal to the Supreme Courts The decision of the Su of court on the ground that a slave, or the descendant of a slave, could not be a citizen of the United States or have any standing in Federal courts. The opinion of the chief justice also attacked the validity of the Mi ouri Compromise, on the ground that one of the constitutional functions of Congre was the protection of property; that slaves were recognized by the Constitution as property; and that Congre was therefore bound to protect slavery in the Territories. Court , which was published in 1857, put Scott out Dreiherrnspitz (drī'hern-spitz). One of the chief peaks of the Hohe Tauern, Austrian Alps, southwest of the Gro -Venediger. Height, 11,480 feet. Drelincourt (dré-lan-kör'), Charles. Born at Sedan, France, July 10, 1595: died at Paris, Nov. 3, 1669. A French Protestant clergyman. He wrote "Consolations de l'âme fidèle contre les frayeurs de la mort" (1651), etc. Drenthe, or Drente (dren'te). A province of the Netherlands, lying between Groningen on the north and northeast, Pru ia on the east, Overy el on the south, and Fries land and Overy el on the west. Area, 1,030 square miles. Population (1891), 134,027. Drepanum (drep'a-num), or Drepana (-nä). [Gr. τὸ Δρέπανον, τὰ Δρέπανα.] The ancient name of Trapani (which see). Here, 249 в. C., the Cart hag in i an admiral Adherbal defeated the Roman fleet under Publius Claudius. Dresden (drez'den). [F. Dresde .] The capital of the kingdom of Saxony, situated on both sides of the Elbe, in lat. 51°3′ N., long. 13° 44′ E. It comprises the Altstadt, Friedrichstadt, Neustadt, Antonstadt, etc. It has considerable trade by the Elbe, and diversified manufactures, and is celebrated for its art collections, which are among the richest in the world. These include the Museum (containing the picture-gallery, engravings, and drawings), the Zwinger (containing the mineralogical, zoological, and ethnographical collections), the Palace (with the Green Vault: which see), the Museum Johanneum (collection of porcelain and historical the Tamil language is spoken, extending from Madras to Cape Com or in. Draw can sir (dra'kan-ser). In Bucking ham's burlesque "The Rehearsal," a boasting and vainglorious bully. Almanzor, Dryden's favorite hero, was parodied in this character. The name has become a synonym for a braggart. Draw can sir, Sir Alexander. Aname a umed by Fielding in conducting the "Covent Garden Journal" in 1752. Drayton (dra'ton), Michael. Born at Harts hill, War wicks hire, England, 1563: died at London, 1631. A noted English poet. He was buried in Westminster Abbey, and his epitaph is said to be by Ben Jonson. His chief works are "Mor timer i ados" (1596: afterward appeared with many alterations as Barons' Wars," 1603), "England's Heroical Epistles" (1597), "Poems, Lyric and Heroic" (1606, containing "The Ballad of Agin court"), "Poly-Olbion" (1613-22), "Nymphidia" (1627), "The Muses' Elysium" (1630). Drayton, William Henry. Born at Drayton Hall, on the Ashley River, S. C., Sept., 1742: died at Philadelphia, Sept. 3, 1779. An American patriot. He became chief justice of South Carolina in 1776, and in the same year delivered to the grand jury a charge which gave great impetus to the cause of inde pendence. He was a member of the Continental Congre from 1778 until his death. Dream, The. A short poem by Lord Byron, composed at Diodati in 1816. Dream, Chaucer's. A poem, probably spurious, added by Speght in 1598 to his edition of Chaucer. The proper title is "The Isle of Ladies." (Not the same as "The Dream of Chaucer," which is genuine.) Dream of Chaucer, The. See Chaucer's Dream. Dream of Eugene Aram, The. A poem by Hood, published in 1829. See Aram , Eugene . Dream of Fair Women, A. A poem by Lord