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194 "Wool-Gathering" (1867); "Woman's Wrongs, a Counter-irritant " (1808) ; " Battle of the Books " (New York, 1870); " Woman's Worth and Worth- lessness " (1871) ; " Little Folk Life " (1872) ; " Child World " (2 vols., Boston, 1872-';:!); "Twelve Miles from a Lemon" (New York. 1873); "Nursery Noonings " (1874) ; "Sermons to the Clergy" and " First Love is Best " (Boston, 1875) ; " What Think Ye of Christ ? " (1876) ; " Our Common-School Sys- tem " <1880) ; " Divine Guidance, Memorial of Allen W. Dodge " (New York, 1881) ; and " The Insup- pressible Book " (Boston, 1885). In 1877 she wrote for the New York "Tribune" a series of vigorous letters on civil service reform.

DODGE, Mary Mapes, author, b. in New York city in 1838. She is a daughter of Prof. James J. Mapes, and was educated under private tutors in New York city. Early in life she married William Dodge, a New York lawyer of high standing, at whose death she was left a widow with two sons. Of these the elder, James Mapes Dodge, became known as a successful inventor. In connection with Donald G. Mitchell and Harriet Beecher Stowe, Mrs. Dodge was one of the earliest editorial writers on " Hearth and Home," and for several years conducted the children's department of that paper. In 1873, with the issue of its first number, she became conductor of " St. Nicholas," an illus- trated magazine for children, published in New York. She has contributed to English and Ameri- can periodicals, and has published " Irvington Stories " (New York, 1864) ; " Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates," which has been translated into French, Dutch, and other European languages (1865, new illustrated ed., 1876) ; " A Few Friends, and How they Amused Themselves" (Philadel- phia, 1869) ; " Rhymes and Jingles " (New York, 1874); "Theophilus and Others" (1876); "Along the Way," a volume of poems (1879) ; and " Don- ald and Dorothy " (Boston, 1883). Mrs. Dodge is the author of "Miss Malony on the Chinese Ques- tion," published in " Scribner's Monthly " in 1870.

DODGE, Nathaniel Shatswell, author, b. in Haverhill, Mass.. 10 Jan., 1810; d. in Boston, Mass., 2 Feb., 1874. He studied at Dartmouth, but was not graduated, was in Andover theological semi- nary in 1833-'4, and was afterward principal of Maplewood institute, Pittsfield, Mass. He lived in London, England, in 1851-'61, saw some service as an army quartermaster in 1862-6, and was after- ward clerk in one of the departments at Washing- ton. At the time of his death he was president of the Papyrus club, an organization of literary men in Boston. He was a voluminous contributor to periodicals, under the pen-name of " John Carver, Esq.," and published "Stories of a Grandfather about American History " (Boston, 1873).

DODGE, Ossian Euclid, vocalist, b. in Cayuga, N. Y., 22 Oct., 1820; d. in London, England, 4 Nov., 1876. Having early given evidence of decided musical ability, he determined, much against the wishes of his friends, to become a professional singer of moral comic songs, which he composed and wrote himself. About 1845, in company with Bernard Covert, composer of the song " The Sword of Bunker Hill," he organized a concert troupe, and gave entertainments in most of the cities of the United States. He was the first to take a company overland from New York to San Fran- cisco, and was the first manager that ever gave an entertainment in the Mormon tabernacle at Salt Lake city. Mr. Dodge was a strict teeto- taler, and being brought frequently in contact, during the political canvass of 1844, with Henry Clay, Millard Fillmore, William H. Seward, and others of the Whig leaders, was entertained at din- ner by Mr. Clay at Ashland, Ky., in October of that year, where wine was on the table. On being challenged to drink his host's health, Mr. Dodge excused himself on the ground of his total absti- nence principles, and proposed substituting water for wine as " more emblematic of the purity of true friendship." Mr. Clay, replacing his untasted glass on the table, and scanning the features of his guest, but finding there no expression but that of the greatest respect, grasped him by the hand, and replied : " I honor your courage, and respect your principles, but," he added, laughingly, "I can't say tJiat I admire your taste." Mr. Dodge pur- chased the choice of a seat for the first concert given by Jenny Lind in Boston, Mass., paying a premium of $625. which outlay, he asserted, was many times repaid, as, during the nine months fol- lowing, he netted 1 11,000 in a tour of the New England states, being frequently compelled to give two concerts in one evening. In 1851 he was sent as a delegate to the " Woi'ld's Peace Congress," held in Exeter Hall, London. He also acted as foreign correspondent for tJie Boston "Weekly Museum," a journal he had establislied in 1849. This was afterward transferred to Cleveland, where he removed about 1858, abandoning public singing and devoting himself to the sale of musical publica- tions. Having invested largely in real estate in St. Paul, Minn., fie settled in that city in 1862.

DODGE, Richard Irving, soldier, b. in Hunts- ville, N. C, 19 May, 1827 ; d. in Sackett's Harbor, N. Y., 16 June, 1895. He was graduated at tlie U. S. military academy, and after serving at various posts was promoted to captain, 3 May, 1861. He com- manded the camp of instruction at Elmira, N. Y., in August and September, 1861, and served as mus- tering and disbursing officer at vai'ious places dur- ing the civil war. He was assistant inspector-gen- eral of the 4th army corps in 1863, and promoted to major, 21 June, 1864. He was member of a board to perfect a system of army regulations in New York city in 1871-'2. was promoted to lieutenant-colonel on 29 Oct., 1873, and from that time served against hostile Indians in the west. He was made colonel of the 11th infantry on 26 June, 1882. Col. Dodge published "The Black Hills" (New York, 1876); " The Plains of the Great West " (1877; republished in London as " Hunting Grounds of the Great West"); and "Our Wiktlndians" (1881).

DODGE, Theodore Ayrault, soldier and author, b. in Pittsfield, JIass., 28*May, 1842. He received a military education in Berlin under Maj.-Gen. Von Froreich, of the Prussian army, studied at Univer- sity college, London, and at Heidelberg, graduated at University of London, 1861 ; LL. B., 1866, Colum- bian college. Returning home, he enlisted July, 1861. served in the Army of the Potomac, and lost a leg at Gettysburg. He rose to be major of vol- unteers, 18(i4, and was brevetted colonel ; afipoint- ed captain 44th U. S. infantry, July 28. 18(i6, and was brevetted lieutenant-colonel U. S. army. He served as chief of bureau in war department, and was retired in 1870. Col. Dodge lias written and lectured much, and has published eight volumes : "Chancellorsville" (Boston, 1881); "A Bird's-Eye View of Our Civil War" (1883); "A Chat in the Saddle " (1885) ; " Great Captains " (1889) ; " Alex- ander" (1890); "Hannibal" (1891); "Cajsar" (1892)— the last three being the first half of a " History of the Art of War " ; and " Riders of Many Lands " (New York, 1893).

DODS, John Boyee, philosopher, b. in New York city in 1795 ; d. in Brooklyn, N. Y., 21 March, 1872. His life was largely devoted to the study of mental