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LEFT DUNNE 459 DU PONT States when he was a year old, was edu- cated at the Theological Seminary in Baltimore, and ordained a Roman Cath- olic priest in 1871. He was appointed Bishop of Dallas, Texas, in 1893. DUNNE, FINLEY PETER, an Amer- ican writer, born in Chicago in 1867. He was educated in the common schools and served on the staffs of several news- papers in Chicago from 1885 to 1900. He first attracted attention by the publi- cation in the Chicago "Times-Herald" of a series of sketches in which the chief figure was one Martin Dooley. Upon the publication of these sketches in a volume entitled "Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War," his reputation was estab- lished. This was followed by "Mr. Doo- ley in the Hearts of his Countrymen" (1898) ; "Mr. Dooley's Philosophy" (1900); "Mr. Doolev's Opinions" ( 1901 ) ; "Observations by Mr. Dooley" (1902) ; and "Mr. Dooley Says" (1910). He served as editor for several publications and in 1918-1919 was editor of Collier's Weekly. He was a memiaer of the Na- tional Institute of Arts and Letters. DUNOIS, JEAN (diin-wa'), called the Bastard of Orleans, Count of Dunois and Longueville, one of the most brilliant sol- diers that France ever produced; born in Paris, Nov. 23, 1402, the natural son of Louis Duke of Orleans, brother of Charles VL, and was brought up in the house of that prince along with his legiti- mate children. His first important mili- tary achievement was the overthrow of the English at Montargis (1427). He next threw himself into Orleans with a small body of men, and bravely defended the place till the arrival of the famous Joan of Arc, whose religious enthusiasm combined with the valor of Dunois re- stored the drooping spirits of the French, and compelled the English to raise the siege. This was the turning point in the fortunes of the French nation. In 1429 Dunois and the Maid of Orleans won the battle of Patay, after which he marched, with a small body of men, through the provinces then overrun by the English and took the fortified towns. The cap- ture and death of Joan of Arc arrested for a moment the progress of the French arms, but the heroism of Dunois was ir- resistible. He took Chartres, the key of Paris, forced Bedford to raise the siege of Lagny, chased the enemy from Paris, and within a very short period deprived them of all their French conquests except Normandy and Guienne. In 1448-1450 he drove the English from Normandy, and in 1455 he had swept them from Guienne also, and permanently secured the free- dom of France from all external pres- sure. For his participation in the league of the nobles against Louis XI. he was deprived of all his offices and possessions, which were, however, restored to him under the treaty of Conflans (1465). He died Nov. 24, 1468. DUNSANY, EDWARD JOHN MORE- TON DRAX PLUNKETT, BARON, an English poet and dramatist. He was born in 1878 and was educated at Eton. He was a captain in the 1st Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and was wounded in 1916. His works include: "Gods of Pegana"; "Tima and the Gods"; "A Dreamer's Tales"; "Five Plaj-s"; "Plays of God and Men"; "The Glittering Gate"; "The Gods of the Mountain"; "The Tents of the Arabs"; "A Night at an Inn"; "Tales of War," etc. DUNS SCOTUS, JOANNES (duns sko' tus), a Scotch metaphysician, head of the Schoolmen, called "the subtle doctor"; born in Ireland, 1265 or 1274. His oppo- sition to the Thomists or adherents of Thomas Aquinas was spirited. He wrote an "Exposition of Aristotelian Physics"; "Questions on Aristotle's Work on the Soul"; and similar works. He died in Cologne, Nov. 8, 1308. DUNSTAN, ST., an Anglo-Saxon ec- clesiastic; bom in Glastonbury in 925. As a youth he was remarkable for his learning and his skill in music, painting, carving, and working in metals. He entered the Benedictine order, became an anchorite at Glastonbury, and in 945 was made abbot by King Edmund. After the death of Edmund, Edred, the next king, made him his prime minister and princi- pal director in civil and ecclesiastical af- fairs. In the reign of Ed^^^' he was banished, but was recalled by Edgar, and made Archbishop of Canterbury. He was again deprived of power on the accession of Ethelred in 978. He did much to im- prove education and to raise the stand- ing and character of the priesthood. He died in Canterbury in 988. DU PONT, SAMUEL FRANCIS, an American naval officer; bom in Bergen Point, N. J., Sept. 27, 1803. He was commissioned a midshipman when 12 years old. During the Mexican War, being then a commander, he saw much active and gallant sei-'ice on the Cali- fornia coast. In 1856 he was made a captain, and the following year was placed in command of the steam frigate "Minnesota," which conveyed Mr. Reed, the American minister, to China. In 1862 he was put in command of the South Atlantic blockading squadron. He sailed from Fort Monroe, Oct. 29, in his flagship the "Wabash," accompanied by a fleet of 50 sail; reached Port Royal Nov, 5, and two days after attacked two