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Writers, V. 305. Dalin (dä'lin), Olof von. Born at Vinberga, in Hall and, Sweden, Aug. 29, 1708: died at Drottningholm, Aug. 12, 1763. A Swedish historian and poet. He was the son of a clergyman. He studied at Lund, and subsequently entered one of the public offices in Stockholm. He began his literary career by the publication of a weekly journal, "Den Svenska Argus" ("The Swedish Argus"), modeled after the "Spectator," which he i ued anonymously 1733-34. This was followed by "Tankar om Kritiker" ("Thoughts about Critics"), and, after his return from a tour through Germany and France, by the satiric prose allegory "Sagan om Hästen" ("The Story of the Horse"), and the satiric poem "Aprilverk om vår herrliga tid" ("April-work of Our Glorious Time"). A didactic epos, "Svenska Friheten," appeared in 1742. In 1751 he was made tutor to the crown prince, and ennobled. In 1753 he was made privy councilor. In 1756, suspected of being concerned in the revolution of that year, he was banished the court, but returned in 1761. During this period he was engaged upon his principal work, "Svea Rikes Hist or i a" ("History of the Kingdom of Sweden"), which extends down to the end of the reign of Charles IX. His collected literary works, "Samlade Vitterhetsarbeten," appeared in 1767, in 6 vols.; "Svea Rikes Hist or i a," in 4 vols., 1747-62. Dalkeith (dal-kēth'). A town in the county of Edinburgh, Scotland, situated between the north and south Esk, 64 miles southeast of Edinburgh. Dalkeith Palace (the residence of the Duke of Buccleuch) is in the vicinity. Population (1891), 7,035 . Dall (dal), William Healey. Born at Boston, Ma ., Aug. 21, 1845. An American naturalist. He took part in the international telegraph expedition in 1865; was a istant to the United States Coast Survey 1871-80; and was paleontologist to the United States Geological Survey 1884-86. His works include "Alaska and its Resources" (1870), "Scientific Results of the Exploration of Alaska by the Parties under the Charge of W. H. Dall" (1876), etc. Dallæus. See Daillé , Jean . Dallas (dal'as). 1. A village in Paulding County, northwestern Georgia, situated 30 miles northwest of Atlanta. Near here, at New Hope Church, Pickett's Mill, Pumpkin Vine Creek, etc., there was continued fighting between the Federals under Sherman and the Confederates under Johnston, May 25-29, 1864. 2. The capital of Dallas County, in northern Texas, situated on the Trinity River. It has increased very rapidly, and is a railroad center, with important trade and manufactures. Population (1890), 38,067. Dallas (dal'as), Alexander James. Born in Jamaica, June 21, 1759: died at Trenton, N. J., Jan. 16, 1817. An American statesman, secretary of the treasury 1814-16. He was the son of a Scottish physician resident in Jamaica. Having studied law in England, he emigrated from Jamaica to Philadelphia in 1783; was admitted to the bar in 1785; served for a number of years as secretary of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania; was attorney for the eastern district of Pennsylvania 1801-14; and was secretary of the United States treasury 1814-16, discharging (1815-16) also the functions of secretary of war. During his administration of the treasury department a new national bank was incorporated (April 3, 1816), consistent with recommendations submitted by him to Congre . He published "Reports of Cases ruled and adjudged by the Courts of the United States and of Pennsylvania, before and since the Revolution" (1790-1807), "Features of Jay's Treaty" (1795), and "Exposition of the Causes and Character of the War of 1812-15." Dallas, George Mifflin. Born at Philadelphia, July 10, 1792: died at Philadelphia, Dec. 31, Dalles (dalz). [F. dalle , a flagstone, slab.] A succe ion of rapids in the Columbia River, near the city of The Dalles: also the neighboring heights (see the quotation). "The Dalles, on the eastern side of the [Cascade] range, [have] an elevation of only about 100 feet. At the Dalles so named on account of the great, broad, flat plates or sheets of lava which are there well exhibited on and near the river is the beginning, in this direction, of the volcanic plateau of the Columbia." (J. D. Whitney , in Encyc. Brit., XXIII. 800.) Dalles is also the name for cascades in the Wisconsin River, and in the St. Louis River in Minnesota. Dalles, The. A city, capital of Wasco County, Oregon, situated near the Dalles or cataract of the Columbia, 72 miles east of Portland. Population (1890), 3,029. Dalling and Bulwer, Baron. See Bulwer . Dallmeyer (däl'mi-er), Johann He in rich. Born at Loxten, near Versmold, Westphalia, Sept. 6, 1830: died Dec. 30, 1883. A German optician. He came to England in 1851; became a manufacturer of telescopes at London in 1859; was elected a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1861; and patented a single wide-angle photographic lens in 1864. Author of "On Dall' Ongaro (däl ong' gä-ro), Francesco. Born at Mansue, Treviso, Italy, 1808: died at Naples, Jan. 10, 1873. An Italian poet, novelist, and political agitator. His "Novelle vecchie e nuove" were published in 1869. Dalmatia (dal-ma's hi-ä). [G. Dalmatien , F. Dal matie.] A crownland and titular kingdom in the Cisleithan division of Austria-Hungary. It is bounded by Croatia on the north, Bosnia, Herzegovina, and Monte negro on the east, and by the Adriatic on the south and west. Its surface is mountainous, and many islands lie along the coast. The leading occupations of its inhabitants are fishing, seafaring, ship-building, raising live stock, and the production of wine and olives. Capital, Zara. It sends 9 members to the Austrian Reichsrat, and has a Diet of 43 members. The prevailing religion is Roman Catholic. A large majority of the inhabitants are Serbo-Croatians, and there are many Italians on the coast. Dalmatia formed part of the Roman diocese of Illyricum. It was overrun by the Goths and Avars, and in the 7th century by the Slavs. A Croatian kingdom of Dalmatia existed in the 11th century. From the 11th century Dalmatia fluctuated between Hungary and Venice until finally the greater part became Venetian. By the treaty of Campo-Formio in 1797 it was given to Austria; in 1805 it was ceded to France, and was retroceded to Austria in 1814. It was the scene of insurrections 1869-70, and in 1881. Area, 4,940 square miles. Population (1890), 527,426. and Use Photographic Lenses."