The Durham Gospels, too, known as St

Cuthbert's or the Durham Book, belonging to the close of the seventh century, have Northumbrian Saxon glo es of the age of those of the Ritual upon their Latin text. Morley, English Writers, II. 175. Durham Letter, The. A letter written in 1850 by Lord John Ru ell (premier) to the Bishop of Durham, denouncing the newly established Roman Catholic hierarchy in England and Wales, and the ritualistic tendencies in the Church of England. Durham Station. A place in North Carolina, 29 miles northwest of Raleigh. Here, April 26, 1865, the Confederate general J. E. Johnston surrendered with 29,924 men to General W. T. Sherman. Durinda, Durindana. See Durandana . Düringsfeld (dü'rings-feld), Ida von. Born at Militsch, Silesia, Pru ia, Pru ia, Nov. 12, 1815: died at Stuttgart, Würtemberg, Oct. 25, 1876. A German poet and novelist. Her works include "Skizzenaus der vornehmen Welt" (1842-45), "Antonio Foscarini” (1850), etc. Dürkheim (dürk'him). A town in the Palatinate, Bavaria, 13 miles west of Mannheim. It is frequented for its grape-cure and salt baths. Population (1890), 5,902. Durlach (dör'läch). A town in Baden, situated on the Pfinz 3 miles east of Karlsruhe. It was formerly the capital of Baden-Durlach. Pont-à-Mou on, Population (1890), 7,999. Duroc (dü-rok'), Gérard Chris top he Michel, Duc de Friuli. Born at Pont-à-Mou on, near Nancy, France, Oct. 25, 1772: killed near Markersdorf, Saxony, May 22, 1813. A French general and diplomatist. He became in 1796 aidede-camp to Bonaparte, whom he accompanied to Egypt in 1798. He took a prominent part in the overthrow of the Directory in 1799, and was employed by the first consul in diplomatic mi ions to Berlin, St. Petersburg, Stockholm, and Copenhagen. He accompanied the em per or in the campaigns of 1805-06 and 1807, and was killed by his side near Markersdorf. He was the favorite officer of Napoleon. Duros torus (du-ros'tō-rus), or Duros to rum (-rum). The Roman name of Silistria. Dürrenstein (dür'ren-stin), or Dürnstein (dürn's tin), or Tirnstein (tirn's tin). A vil lage in Lower Austria, situated on the Danube 41 miles west-northwest of Vienna. Richard I. of England was imprisoned in its castle 1192-93. It was the scene of a battle between the Ru ians and the French under Mortier in 1805. IMG:content-0445.png:[blocks in formation] Duruy (dü-rüē'), Jean Victor. Born Sept. 11, 1811: died Nov. 25, 1894. A French historian and statesman, minister of public instruction 1863-69. In the latter year he became senator. His works include "His to ire des Romains, etc." (1843-44), "His to ire de France" (1852), "His to ire de la Grèce ancienne" (1862), "His to ire moderne" (1863), "His to ire des Grecs" (1887-89). Several of his works form part of the "His to ire universelle" published under his direction. Durvasas (dör'va-sas). [Skt., 'ill-clothed.'] A sage noted for irascibility. Many fell under his curse. In Kalidasa's drama he curses Shakuntala for keeping him waiting at the door, and so causes the separation between her and King Dushyanta. Durward (der' wärd), Quentin. A young archer of the Scottish Guard in Scott's novel Quentin Durward." After many adventures Durham University. The cathedral of Durham is a monument of great intrinsic importance, which is en- hanced by its imposing position on the brink of a steep hill above the river Wear. The west front is flanked by two ma ive square towers, and a tower of similar form rises high over the cro ing. The present church was founded at the end of the 11th century, and was practi. cally completed by the middle of the 12th. The Lady chapel or Galilee is later, and the curious east transept called the Nine Altars, at the eastern extremity of the choir, is of the early 13th. The cloister is Perpendicular. The Norman interior is exceedingly impre ive. The piers of the nave are alternately cylindrical and square, he marries Is a belle de Croye. Duryodhana (dör-yō'dha-na). [Skt., 'hard to conquer.'] Eldest son of Dhritarashtra, and leader of the Kaurava princes in the great war of the Mahabharata. Upon the death of his brother Pandu, Dhritarashtra took his five sons, the Pandava princes, to his own court, and had them educated with his hundred sons. Jealousies sprang up, and Duryodhana took a special dislike to Bhima from his skill in the use of the club. He poisoned Bhima, who was restored to life by the Nagas. He was the occasion of the exile of the Pan- Dutertre davas. After their return he won in gambling from Yu. dhishthira everything he had, including his own freedom and that of his brothers, and his wife Draupadi. The result of the gambling was a second exile of thirteen years. In the great battle he fell by the hand of Bhima, who had vowed to break his thigh in consequence of the insult to Draupadi. Duse (dö'sā), Eleanora. Born at Vigevano, 1861. An Italian tragedienne. She is the granddaughter of Luigi Duse who established the Garibaldi Theater at Padua. She began to play, when hardly twelve years old, in wandering companies and minor theaters, until she compelled recognition by her admirable tragic genius in Naples. She played in the United States 1892-93. Juliet, Francesca da Rimini, Camille, Fernande, etc., are her most important parts. Dushenka (dö'shen-kä). A romantic poem by Bogdanovitch, published in 1775. Dushrattu (dösh-rat'tū), or Tushrattu (töshrat'tū). A king of Mitani mentioned in the Telel-Amarna tablets. From his diplomatic correspondence with the Egyptian king A me no phis III. (of the 18tr dynasty: about 1500 в. с.), it appears that there existed an old friendship between Egypt and Mitani, and that A me no phis had married Dushrattu's daughter. Dushyanta (dösh-yan'ta). [Skt.] A king of the lunar race, and descendant of Puru and husband of Shakuntala, by whom he had a son Bharata. The loves of Dushyanta and Shakuntala, her separation from him, and her restoration through the discovery of his lost ring in the belly of a fish, form the plot of Kalidasa's drama "Shakuntala." Du ek (do's hek), Johann Ludwig. Born at Czaslau, Bohemia, Feb. 9, 1761: died at St.Germain-en-Laye, near Paris, March 20, 1812. A Bohemian pianist and composer. Dü eldorf(düs's el-dorf). 1. A city in the Rhine Province, Pru ia, situated on the east bank of the Rhine in lat. 51° 13' N., long. 6° 46′ E. It is an important commercial and manufacturing town, and is especially noted for its school of art (landscape and religious painting), founded in 1767, and developed under Cornel i us and Schadow. Its famous picture-gallery was removed to Munich in 1805. It contains the electoral palace, the Church of St. Lambert, the Church of St. Andrew, the Kunsthalle, and a Realschule. It is the birth place of Heine and Cornel i us. Dü eldorf belonged to the grand duchy of Berg in Napoleonic times. It was annexed to Pru ia in 1815. Population (1900), 213,767. 2. A government district in the Rhine Province, Pru ia. Population (1890), 1,973,107. Dustwick (dust' wik), Jonathan. The pseudonym under which Tobias George Smollett wrote "The Expedition of Humphrey Clinker" (1794). Dutch (duch). 1. The Teutonic or Germanic race; the German peoples generally: used as plural. (a) The Low Germans, particularly the people of Holland, or the kingdom of the Netherlands; the Dutchmen; the Holland ers: called specifically the Low Dutch : used as plural. (b) The High Germans; the inhabitants of Germany; the Germans: formerly called specifically the High Dutch : used as plural. 2. The Teutonic or Germanic language, including all its forms. (a) The language spoken in the Netherlands; the Holland ish language (which differs very slightly from the Flemish, spoken in parts of the adjoining kingdom of Belgium): called distinctively Loro