Dalton (City in and the countyseat)
a city in and the countyseat of Whitfield co., Ga.; on the Southern and the Western and Atlantic railroads; 100 miles N. W. of Atlanta. It is a winter and summer health resort, and has canning factories, cotton compresses, flour mills, foundries and machine shops, public schools, weekly newspapers, a National bank, etc. It was a place of strategic importance and was nearly destroyed during the Civil War. Pop. (1910) 5,324; (1920) 5,222.
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Dalton (JOHN an English chemist born)
JOHN, an English chemist; born in Eaglesfield, Sept. 6, 1766. After teaching for 12 years at Kendal, in 1793 his reputation as a mathematician won for him the chair of mathematics at the New College, Manchester. Here he continued to reside (though the college was removed in 1799), publishing from year to year valuable essays and papers on scientific subjects, while he also lectured in London, and visited Paris. In 1808 he announced ("New System of Chemical Philosophy") his atomic theory of chemical action, the discovery of which spread his fame over Europe. Various academic and other honors were bestowed upon him, and in 1833 he received a pension. He died July 27, 1844.
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Daly
(JOHN) AUGUSTIN, an American dramatist and theatrical manager; born in Plymouth, N. C., C., C July 20, 1838. Included in his original plays are: "Divorce," "Pique," "Horizon," "Under the Gaslight," and a story called "Peg Woffington, a Tribute to the Actress and the Woman." At various times during his career he managed some of the most popular and successful actors and actresses in the United States, including Fanny Davenport, Clara Morris, Ada Rehan, etc. He died in Paris, June 7, 1899.
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Daly (ARNOLD an American actor born)
ARNOLD, an American actor, born in Brooklyn, N. Y., in 1875. He attained considerable prominence by his productions and interpretations of George in 1903 Bernard Shaw's plays, appearing in 1903 in "Candida," in 1904 in "Mrs. Warren's Profession," and "You Never Can Tell," in 1906 in "Arms and the Man" and the "Man of Destiny." In the season of 1911 he played at the Criterion Theatre, London, and in 1913-1914 played in "General John Regan" in New York.
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Daman
or DAMÃO, a fortified post and district in India, belonging to Portugal since 1558, the Gulf of Cambay, 100 miles N. of being used as exchanges or market Bombay. The climate is generally healthy, the soil moist and fertile. The chief products are cereals, rice, tobacco, and wheat, and there are also important Addeep-sea fisheries and salt works. ministratively the district belongs to GOA (q. v.). Area, 170 square miles; Pop. about 75,000.
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Damaraland
2026 Editor's Note: This page uses language about race that was commonplace when the book was published and is offensive by today's standards. The text has been left exactly as it was printed, rather than cut or softened, so that the historical record — including how ordinary such language once was — is preserved. (Ed: ET 2026-07-22) a territory in the W. of south Africa, between Namaqualand and Ovampoland proper, extending from the Atlantic to about 19° 45′ E. lon. Behind the waterless coast region (100 miles) rises a mountain district, with peaks over 8,500 feet above the sea; and farther inland stretch wide prairies. The mountains are rich in minerals, especially copper; vegetation is confined to their valleys, and to the prairie region, which in the N. enjoys a fine rainfall. The produce of the interior consists of ivory, feathers, skins, etc. The Damaras, properly Herero, a Bantu stem, number about 80,- 000, of whom 50,000 live in the mountain district; they are nomads, and own large flocks and herds. The Hawkoin, or Hill Damaras, in the N. E., however, who are a much lower type, now speak Hottentot. The only harbor in this part of the coast is Walfish Bay, which belongs to Great Britain. The rest of Damaraland forms part of the former German colony, GERMAN SOUTHWEST AFRICA (q. v.). In 1884 the desert region along the coast was made a German protectorate. celebrated city,
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Damascus Steel
A steel originally made in Damascus. It is composed of layers of very pure iron and steel, worked with great care by heating and extraordinary forging, such as twisting, doubling, etc. See STEEL.
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Damaskeen
To decorate a metal by the inlaying of other metals, or by etching designs upon its surface. The embellishment of the surface of metals with rings or bars is snailing and is not damaskeening, although improperly called so by watchmakers and watch factory employees particularly. See Snailing, also Electro Plating, Bronzing and Staining. DAY. The whole time or period of one revolution of the earth on its axis.
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Dame Durden
in an old English song, a famous housewife. In Dickens' Bleak House the careful and conscientious Esther Summerson is affectionately called "Dame Durden" by Mr. Jarndyce, owner of "Bleak House."
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Damear
A mystical city. (See Rosicrucians .)
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Damietta
a town of Lower Egypt, on the right bank of the chief E. mouth of the Nile, about 8 miles from its mouth. It is irregularly but well built, and has some handsome mosques and marble baths, and several bazaars. Its commerce has been much injured by the prosperity of Alexandria, but it still carries on a considerable tradė in exporting rice, fish (from Lake Menzala), coffee, and dates. The existing town was erected after 1251, but, prior to that, a city of the same name (more anciently Tamiáthis) stood more to the S. It was strongly fortified by the Saracens, and formed on that side the bulwark of Egypt against the early crusaders, who, however, succeeded in capturing it more than once. It was razed, and rebuilt farther inland on the site it now occupies, occиp by the Mameluke Sultan Beybars. Pop. about 30,000.
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Dammarin
Important: Safety Warning This page describes trade processes that use dangerously toxic materials such as cyanide solutions, mercury amalgams, or strong acids. These processes require training, equipment, and precautions far beyond what the text describes. This information has been left in for historical purposes but should not be acted upon. a resin found in various species of dammar. D. orientalis furnishes one kind, which, mixed with chalk DAMASCUS and pulverized bamboo-bark, is used for caulking ships. Another kind, obtained from the D. australis, or cowrie pine of New Zealand, is dissolved in turpentine and used as a colorless varnish. It is also used for mounting purposes instead of Canada balsam. The best form of varnish is to dissolve one ounce of dammar gum in a fluid ounce of turpentine; to dissolve one ounce of mastic in two fluid ounces of chloroform, and mix.
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