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panied his father in a voyage to the Mediterranean in 

 1846, and, in 1848. produced the work which made his 

 reputation "La Dame aux Camelias," a novel which 

 drew the encomium of his own father. Since then his 

 work has been chiefly dramatic, and includes such plays 

 as the "Demi-Monde," "La Princesse Georges," "Mon- 

 sieur Alphonse," and "Denise." In 1874, he was ad- 

 mitted as a member to the French Academy. Died, 

 1895. 



Du Man Her, George Louis Paltnella Busson, 



id draughtsman; born in Paris in 1834, but 



educated in London, Belgium, and the Netherlands. 



For many years a valuable contributor to "Punch," 



at tin- same time illustrating many other books and 



magazines. His mode of satirizing the extravagances 



of th. so-called "^Esthetic" school and other society 



have procured for him a high reputation. In 



published a novel, "Peter Ibbetson," followed 



rilby." Hied. 1896. 



Dunne, I'inley Peter, journalist, author; born in 



. July 10, 1867; educated in Chicago public 



schools; entered newspaper life as reporter, in 1885 



>n various papers; on editorial staff of "Chicago 



Evening Post" and "Times-Herald." 1892-97; editor 



of Chicago Journal," 1897-1900. Author; "Mr. 



m Peace and in War," "Mr. Dooley in the 



>f His Countrymen." "Mr. Dooley's Philosophy," 



"Mr. I >ooley's Opinions," " Observations by M r. Dooley." 



DIIII^ >r.itn*. horn in 1265: divine and writer. 



Residing in Paris, he occupied there the post of head 



of the theological schools, and was known as the "Subtle 



Doctor." He was the first to promulgate the doctrine 



'f the Immaculate Conception. At one time a follower 



of Thomas Aquinas, he later founded a school of his 



own in antagonism to the system of Aquinas. Died, 



1 . .' '*v 



Du-' . I leonora, Italian actress of the first rank, 



was born in Vigevano. October 3, 1859. She appeared 



about 1880, on the Italian, chiefly Roman, stair*-, as 



leading lady in the plays of Dumas and Sardou, but 



re Is played parts of greater depth. She earned 



golden opinions by her combined force and gracefulness; 



.n ivj. appearing at Vienna and Berlin; in 1893, at 



New York, and her recent visits to England have, by 



an unanimous accord, reaffirmed her triumphs. Al- 



though she appears chiefly in grave parts ( Magda," 



"Adnenne Lecouvreur '), her versatility has 



also allowed her to please in the lighter vein of Dumas' 



lion," and as the hostess in Goldoni's "Locan- 



diera," More recently she has produced d'Annunzio's 



i<l:i " and "Francesca da Rimini." 



Dumht, Timothy, born in 1752; American divine, 



is army chaplain in the Confederate army, and. 



after working on a farm was ordained a minister. In 



1705. ho became president, of Yale College. He wrote 



"The Conquest of Canaan," an epic poem. "Theology 



mil and Defended." etc. Died, 1X17. 

 li.td-. J.inirx HIM hanaii, born in 1820; American 

 i hndue over the Missis- 



..u is (completed, ix7i>; partly carried out 

 n j.l m of deepening the Mississippi by means of jet tie*. 

 and was engage* 1 at his death in planning a ship-canal 



MILS of Tehuantepec. Diet!. 1887. 

 . .luhal A., born m 1816; American general 

 and luu in the Mexican War, and on the 



de in the American Civil War. holding 

 Frederirksburg in 1863 and commanding a division at 

 Gettysburg. He has published "Memoirs of the Last 

 Year of the War." Died. 1804. 



try Raker (;io\er. found. T ..f c : 



born in Bow, N. II.. on .Ink Ifl 



she received a public srl... >1 idurinon. and was con- 

 nected with the Congregational Chun h till 1S06. when 

 she discovered what are known as the j>nn 

 Christian Science. In 1867 she began to ten. 

 and in 1879 founded the Church of Christ 

 Scientist) in Boston. Mass. In 1881 *he wan 



sachusetts Mctnplr. 



started th,- "Christian Bdenr, .1,,-ii- '. " BM ii the 



author of Snenre and II. .'' . \\ K- v tO Ihi Borip- 



Good"; "No and Ye* ". 

 "Manual of t 



>S, Mrs. Eddy Rave $1,000.000 

 for the mfnhliflhm. Mtian Science Institution 



otion of the welfare of in:mkind. 



I;II>OTI. Thorn. i- \i\ .1. i . 



>.. February! 1. 1847: received om in 

 from his mother (Ph. I > 

 newsboy c 





telegraphic appliances, including automatic repeater, 

 quadruplex telegraph, printing telegraph, etc. Estab- 

 lished workshop at Newark. N. J.. removing to Menlo 

 Park. X. J., 1876. and later to West Orange 

 Invented machines for quadruplex and sextuple* tele- 

 graphic transmission; the carbon telegraph transmitter; 

 the microtasimeter for detection of small changes in 

 temperature; the megaphone, to magnify sound; the 

 phonograph; the aerophone; the incandescent lamp 

 and light system; the kinetoscope; also scores of other 

 inventions. Was made chevalier, officer, and after- 

 wards commandant, of legion of Honor, by French 

 Government; appointed. 1903. honorary chief consult- 

 ing engineer of Louisiana Purchase Exposition. St. 

 Louis. 



Edward, the name of ten kings of England. Of 

 them, three belong to the Anglo-Saxon line. Edward I.. 

 "the Elder," son and successor of Alfred the Great, 

 crowned 901, died 925. Edward II., "the Martyr.'* 

 great-grandson of the former, succeeded his father Ed- 

 gar, 975, and was assassinated by direction of his step- 

 mother Elfrida, 978. Edward III., "the Confessor," 

 who succeeded his half-brother Edmund Ironsides. 1042. 

 died 1066. In the Plantagenet line there were five of 

 the name; Edward I., " lx?ngshanks." who succeeded 

 his father. Henry III , 1274. died in 1307. Edward II.. 

 his son, born in Wales, was the first to assume the title 

 6f Prince of Wales, since bestowed upon the heir to the 

 throne. He succeeded his father, 1307, and was mur- 

 dered by Roger de Mortimer, paramour of his queen. 

 Isabella of France. 1327. Edward III., his son and 

 successor, born in 1312, died in 1377. Edward IV., son 

 of Richard, Duke of York, great-great-grandson of Ed- 

 ward III., was born in Rouen. France, 1441, and claimed 

 the throne in right of his mother and as the head of the 

 house of York, in opposition to Henry VL, king de jure. 

 representing the house of Lancaster. The long ana 

 bloody civil "War of the Roses" ensued. Edward finally 

 vanquishing his enemies. Died in 1483. Edward V.. 

 his son and successor, born 1470, was murdered along 

 with his younger brother in the Tower of London, 1483, 

 by order of their uncle, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, 

 afterwards Richard III. In the Tudor line there was 

 but one of the name Edward VI., only son of Henry 

 VIII. by Jane Seymour, born in 1537. He succeeded 

 his father, 1547, and died in 1553. Edward VII.. son of 

 Victoria and Albert Edward. 



Edward "the ( Onfe^or " u born about 1004. 

 son of Ethelred the Unready and Kmrna. daughter of 

 Richard the Fearless, Duke of Normandy, was (brought 

 up at the Norman court, ami after his accession, on 

 the death of Hardicanute. in 1042. showed a preference 

 for Norman customs and ideas. Outrages were com- 

 mitted with impunity by his Norman favorites, while 

 the English earls. I^ofnc of Mercia, and God wine of 

 Wessex, were engaged in private quarrels. At last, in 

 1052. Godwine, who had been outlawed, rose in rebel- 

 lion, installed Strand. Archbishop of Canterbury, m 

 place of Robert of Jumioges. who had lied with the 

 other Normans, and during the rest of the reign all real 

 power was in the hands of the House of Godwine. Ed- 

 ward codified the customary law of the Anglo-Saxons, 

 which thus became known as the "laws of King Ed- 

 ward." Died 1066. 



Edward I., King of England, born 12.W. succeeded 

 his father. Henry III., in 1272. Imbued with high 

 notions of feudal sovereignty, he sought to establish 

 his supremacy throughout the island of Britain. Hi* 

 expeditions against Llewellyn-ap-Gruflydd. l'i 

 and his l.rother. I >avid 112*1). 

 in the reduction of the principality, the p 

 which he settled by the statute of Wales (1284). The 

 struggle between John Haliol and i;..i.,-rt I true., for the 

 throne of Scotland gave him a pretext for interfering 

 in that < -MR)). After vainly endeavoring to 



maintain Baliol as his vassal, he set to work to - 

 Scotland for himself, sending the Karl of Warrrnne 

 thither as vic,r.. v . l.ut was forced to en. 

 succession of claimant*, and died! near Carlisle. whilst 

 Ing against William Wallace. A man of 

 but somewhat narrow mind, he 



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Edward VII.. K of Great MriUin and Ireland 

 Emperor of I., dm. 

 urch. nnd 



In the summer of 

 1860 he paid a v. 

 lu,, MM Mil El tro-l.d 



