DELPHI. yg DELTA. Wabash, the Louisville, Xew Albany and Chi- cago, and other railroads (Map: Indiana, C2). It has good watiT-power and contains linic- works, planing and lldur mills, bent-wood fac- torv, carriage and wagon works, paper-mills, etc! Popuhition. in IS'.IO, 1923; in I'JOO, 213.i. DELTHIN CLASSICS (Lat. delphinus, dolphin, -Ml.. <laiiiihin of 1" ranee, whose crest bore three doli)hins, from (.ik. ie'/.<plc, dclpliis, ic>4ib; delphiii, dolphin). A famous edition of the Roman classics, published in France in the seventeenth century. It was prepared by thirty- nine of the best scholars of the time, under the editorship of ISossuet and Huct, tutors to the dauphin (q.v.), son of Louis XIV. The title- pages bear the words, "lit usiiiii Serenissimi Del Ithiiii," and hence the name. They comprise G4 volumes (1674-1730). The Delphiu Classics pos- sess little value in the eye of a scholar of the present day. DELPHINE, del'fen'. A romance by :Madarae de Stael ( 1803 ) , and the name of its chief charac- ter, a rich young widow, who thinks herself strong enough to defy public opinion, but is finally cruslied by it. In some respects the work is in the nature of a personal confession. DELPHIN1A. See Greek Festivals. DELPHIN'IUM. See Larkspur. DEL'PHOS. A city and railroad centi-e in Allen and an Wert counties. Ohio, 15 miles northwest of Lima : on the Miami and Erie Canal, and on the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago, the Toledo. Saint Louis and Kansas City, and otht-r railroads (ilap: Ohio, B 4). It has good water-power, railroad-shops, and ex- tensive manufactures of wood. Settled in 1834, Delphos was incorporated in 1851, the charter of that year being now in operation. Its gov- ernment is administered by a mayor elected every two years and a municipal council. The eitv owns and operates its water-works. . Popu lat'ion. in 1800. 4510: in 1900. 4517. DELPINO, dal pe'no. Fedekigo (1833—). An Italian licitanist, born at Chiavari (Genoa). He studied at the University of Genoa, became an official in the customs department, and in 1S71 was appointed professor of natural history in the School of Forestry at Vallombrosa. In 1S75 he was called to the chair of botany at the I'niver- sity of Genoa, and in 1894 to a similar chair and the curatorship of the botanical gardens at the University of Xaples. His publications, which have contributed much to the study of plant biologj', include f^ulki dariiiniaiia teoria della pangenefti (18G9): Teoria generale della fillo- tassi (1883); and Fwh:iojip mirmeofila nel regno vegetale (2 parts, 1886-88). DELPIT, derp.*'. Albert (1849-93). A French novelist and dramatist. He was bom in Xeiv Orleans, the son of a wealthy merchant, and at an early age was sent to France to comjilete his studies. Devoting himself to literature, he first became a contributor to some ephemeral journals founded by the elder Dumas, toward the end of the Second Empire. Several poetic productions were honored with prizes by the Academy. These were L'apnthvose df Lntiinrline (1869); L'i»i- ra*ion (1871), a volume of verse; and Le re- pentir, <iu rt'cit d'un rnrr de campaqne (1878). His earlier dramatic efforts did not meet with success, but Le fils de Coralie (1880), drama- tized from his novel of the same title, was re- ceived with great favor, and several of his sub- sequent dramatizations held the stage for soma time, especially Lc pire de Martial (1881). He was, however, at his best as a novelist. Among his productions in this field, for the most part de- scriptive of life in fashionable society, and many of which appeared first in the AVrue des Deux Moiides. are: La vengercsse (1874); Lcs t'l^ de joie (1877): Le mariage d'Odette (1880); La Marquise (1882); Les amours cruelles (1884): Holange de Croix-Saint-Luc (1885); Madtiiioisclle de Jiressier (1886); Thf-risine (1888): Disparu (1888); Comme dans la vie (1890) ; Bctlr madame (1892). A collection of poems appeared under the title Les Dieux qu'on brise (1881). During the Franco-German War he entered the army, and, serving with distinc- tion, was decorated with the Legion of Honor (1871). He died in Paris. DELPIT, Kdouard (1844—). A French aithor and journalist, born in Xew Orleans. He studied in France, where he was naturalized in lS(i8, and in 1S73 became sub-prefect of Xerac. Subsequently he assumed control of the Union Xationale. a newspaper of ilontpellier. His pub- lications include a volume of poems, Les mo- saiques (1871), and several works of fiction, among them Les theories de Tarernelle (1883) ; Paule de Brussange (1887) ; La vengeance de Pierre (1888): And Chaine brisee (1890). DEL POLLAJUOLO, del pol'la-yoo-6'16, Sl.MOXE. See PoLLAiioro, DEL RIO, del re'6 (Sp., of the river). Tlie county-seat of Val Verde County, Tex., 170 miles west of San Antonio; near the Rio Grande and on the Southern Pacific Railroad (Map: Texas. D 5). It has cotton-gins, a woolen factory, and other industrial establish- ments, and is the centre of a fruit-growing region, the productiveness of which is secured by irrigation. It has also stock-raising interests. Pecans, wool, hides, live stock, and fruit consti- tute the important exports. Population, about 2300. DELSARTE, delsart'. Fran(,ois Alexandre XicoLAS Cheri (1811-71). A French-American nuisician, born in Solesmes, France. He was a piipil of the Conservatoire, was for a time a tenor singer in the Opera Comique. composed a few melodies, and wrote several romances: but is chiefly known as a teacher in singing and decla- mation. He sought, by an Elaborate system, to present the art of expression as a complete science. His the<iries have been widely adojitcd, and are handed down mainly by tradition, as Del- sarte wrote very little about them. DELSARTE SYSTEM, See Gymnastics. DEL'TA I l.at.. from Gk. Af/.Ta, fourth letter of the alidiabet, anything shaped like the letter A, from Heb. dahth, door, name of the fourtli letter of the alphabet). An alluvial plain occurring at the mouth of a river. The name was applied originally by the Greeks to the land area at the mouth of the Xile from the resemblance in shape to their letter A. -Ml rivers carry finely divided sand and mud in suspension, and, as their cur- rents are checked upon entering quieter waters, the solid particles are deposited upon the bot- tom of I lie channels near the river mouths. The deposit gradually increa.ses in area and also in
