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* DAYE. England, by William Pierce, inaiiiior (103!)); the first book printed in America, The J'saliiis in Metre, FailhfuHii Tianshited fur the Use, Edi- fieatiuii, and Comfort of the Saints (1040), com- monly known as "The Bay Psalm-Book"; and other publications, for a list of whieli consult: Thomas, The History of Printing in America (Worcester, 1810); Timperlcy, A Dictionary of Printers and Printing (Manchester, 1839). DAY-PLY. See iMAy-FLY. DAY-LILY (so called because the flowers usually last one day), IlemerocaUis. A genus of plants of the natural order Liliace*, with hell-shaped flowers. Several species are culti- vated in Hower-gardens, especially the fragrant yellow day-lily or lemon lily {Hemerocallis fla ra), a native of Hungary. Siberia, and the north of China. It has also been recommended to farmers as affording a supply of a most acceptable green food to cattle. Hemerocallis fulva, a native of Europe and temperate Asia, produces more abundant foliage, and cattle are equally fond of it. Both sp(>cies are fibrous-rooted perennials, with linear leaves. Five or si.x other species are met with in cultivation, forming a group of fine, hardy perennial ornamentals. The variety major of Hemerocallis aurantiaca is said to be the finest of all the day-lilies. DAY OF BARRICADES. The name given to an insurrection of the Parisians on May 12, 1588, during the War of the Three Henrys. Henry III. had fortified himself in the Louvre, and had brought into the city 4000 Swiss and 2000 city guards to support liimself in the con- test against Henry. Duke of (iuise. The guards failed him, the populace pushed forward barri- cades, and the Swiss were saved from massacre only by the intervention of the Duke of Guise. The insurrection in Paris against Prime Minister Mazarin. August 27. 104S, is also known as the Day of the liariicmlc-. DAY OF SECTIONS. The name given to an attcmjited assault on the Tuileries by the National (iuard, on October 4, 179.5. in order to compel the Convention to change its measures. The uprising was overcome by Napoleon, who on that occasion received liis first appointment. The first encounter took place in the Rue Saint Honon^, after which the forces of the Conven- tion marched into the various sections and dis- armed the insurgents. DAY-OWL. An owl often seen abroad dur- ing the ilay. See H.WVK-OwL. DAYSMAN. - arbitrator, umpire, or judge. The tirni is of . glo-Sa.on origin, and is still employed in the northern part of England, to describe an unollicial judge or arbitrator to whom a matter in dispute is referred. It was in nmre connnon ise in Wiclifs day. from whom it was taken over into the .uthorized Version of the Bible, in the exclamation of .loh: "Xeither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both" (.lob ix. 33). The origin of the term is obscure. DAY'S WORK. In nautical language, the navigation wm k done every 24 hours. The term is generally restricted to making the dead- reckoning computations. See Navi(.tiX. DAYTON. A city in Campbell County. Ky.. on the Ohio Kiver, oppos-ite Cincinnati, Ohio, and on the Chesapeake and Oliio Kailroad (.Map: 12 DAYTON. Kentucky, G 1). It contains the Speers Memo- rial lIosi)ital. The city has large plants for the manufacture of watcli-eases, j)ianos, and whisky. Settled in 1849, and incorporated the same year under the name of .Jamestown, Dayton is now governed under a charter of 1893, by a mayor elected every four years, and a city coimiil. Population in 1890, 4204; in 1900, 0104. DAYTON. A city and county-seat of .Mont- gomery Coimly, Ohio, in the fertile valley of the Miami, on the east hank of the Great Miami Kiver, at its junction with Mad River; 07 miles west by south of Columbus, and 60 miles north by east of Cincinnati (Map: Ohio, BO). It is on the Miami and Erie Canal, which connects the Ohio River with Lake Erie, while among its railroads are the Erie; the Dayton and Union; the Dayton, Lebanon and Cincinnati; the Cin- cinnati, Hamilton and Dayton; the Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago and Saint Louis; and the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and Saint Louis, The city is legularly laid out with wide streets, is approaened by numerous macadamized turnpikes, and has several notable buildings, among which are the court-bouse, modeled after the Parthenon, with an annex of large dimen- sions, the Steele High School, the Dayton State Hospital, Deaconess Hospital, and Saint Eliza- beth's Hospital. Dayton has a public library, of about 37,000 volumes, and numerous educa- tional institutions, both public and private. There are also a handsome soldiers' monument. Library Park, and the Boulevard, a fine avenue and park, gained from the river. In the suburbs, two miles west of the city, is the National ^lili- tary Home for Disabled Volunteers of the Civil War, having 640 acres of beautiful grounds, with large buildings, and accommodating about 6000 inmates. The manufacturing industry, which is exten- sive and important, is facilitated by canals, which afford abundant water-power. Manufac- tured articles include cash-registers, ecmiputing scales, electrical nuiehinery, agricultural imple- ments, sewing-machines, bicycles, tobacco, jjaper, railway-ears, stoves, cotton and woolen goods, soap, <'arriages, beer, oil, flour, etc. The lime- stone and marble quarries of the vicinity employ a considerable number of men, the jiroducts being in demand, both in domestic markets and in other cities of the State. The government is administered l)y a mayor, chosen biennially, and a unicameral council, with (lepartnipnts as follows: Tax connnission and board of elect i(ms, appointed by the nuyor; board of city atVairs, board of liealth, and work- house l)oarrd of equalization, elected by the council ; infirmary board, water-works board, ap])ointed by the tax commission. The annual income and expendi- tures of the city anunint to about $1,620,000 and .$1,090,000, respectively: the main items of ex])ense being .$40,000 for the operation of the waterworks, $50,000 for street lighting, $70,000 for the police department, $75,000 for the fire department, and .$285,000 for schools. Population, 18.50, 10,977: 1870, 30,47.3; 1890, 61,220: 1900. 85,333. including 10.100 per- sons of foreign birth and 3400 of negro descent. On the site of Dayton, George Rogers Clark in 1782, and Colonel Logan in 1786. fought .suc- cessful skirmishes with the Indians. In 1795