DOMINOES. 381 DONAI. domiuocs was originally dealt), he may draw ou stot'k up to, but uevt-r iiK'ludiug, the last two dominoes. Thus the g-.ime goes on until one of the players has put out all his dominoes and ean neither 'nuitch' nor 'draw.' The one who has the smallest number ol pips on his unexhausted domiuot's wins, or iu case of an equality of pips, he wlio has the fewest dominoes left, wins. The other varieties of the game are the "draw game.' and its variation 'matador;' "the black game' and its variations : the 'block game' and its variations, "muggins." or "all lives." "all threes,' 'Scbastopol,' 'tiddle-a-wink,' "domino pool,' and various other miscellaneous games. The game was not known in Europe until the middle of the eighteenth century, but it has spread all over the world. Tlie ruU's in detail will be found in Spalding's Huitii- Library (New York, 18S)5). DOMITIA (d6-mish1-a) GENS (Lat., Domi- tian family). A plebeian family in Rome, fa- mous under the later Republic. It had two branches — the Calvini and the Ahenobarbi. Of the latter branch, the Emperor Nero was the last male representative. DOMINTJS ( Lat., lord) . ( 1 ) At Roman law, the owner, the person who holds dominium over a thing — including, of course, the master of a slave. ('2) In Roman popular speech, a form of respectful address, like our 'sir.' (3) In the Imperial period, a title given to the Emperor. In the early Empire, however, the use of this title was thought servile, and to demand it or even permit it was considered despotic. See Dominium. In legal phraseology, the dominus litis is the person really interested in the issue of an action, though not necessarily the nominal plaintifT {artor) or defendant {reus). DOMITIAN, do-mishl-an, Titus Flatus Do- MITIAKUS ( ?-96) . Emperor of Rome from a.d. 81 to 96. He was the son of Vespasian, and younger brother of Titus, whom he succeeded on the thrOne. The earlier years of his reign were on the whole advantageously occupied for the public benefit. Many good laws were passed, the prov- inces carefully governed, and justice rigidly ad- ministered. As he grew older, however, his ambition, his jealoysy, and his pride, wounded by the failure of his campaigns against the Dacians ( who were led to victory by their King, Deeebalus) and the JIarcomanni, began to in- stigate him to the most atrocious cruelties. By murder or banishment, he deprived Rome of nearly every citizen conspicuous for talent, learn- ing, or wealth. To win the army, he greatly in- creased the pay of the soldiers, and secured the favor of the people by prodigal largesses and gladiatorial shows and games, in which he some- times took part in person. His cruelties became at length so intolerable that a conspiracy, en- couraged, if not organized, by his wife, Domitia, whom he had doomed to death, was formed against him, and the tyrant fell under the dagger of the .Tis.nssin. DOM'NUS. See DoN'US. DOMODOSSOLA, do'mfi - dos'sft - 14 (ancient Osccla I . . piclnresque town at the Italian end of the Simplon Pa-^s, on the Toce, which flows into Lago Maggiore (Map: Italy, C 1). The adjacent Mount Calvary is covered with tiny chapels that are visited by pilgrims and com- mands an inspiring view. Population, 3600. DOMKEMY - LA - PTICELLE, doN'ri'm^'la- pi.i'sel' (Fr.. Domremy of the -Maid; so named in honor of Joan of Arc). A village in the Depart- ment of Vo.sges, France, on the left bank of the Meuse, about seven miles north of Neufchateau (Map: France, M 3). It is famous as the birtii- place of Joan of Arc, whose cottage, adorned with the royal arms of F'rance and those of the family of the heroine, is still in existence. There is a bronze statue of Joan in front of the church. The modern basilica of Le Bois Chenu with a statue of Joan by Allard, on a hill near the village, marks the spot where the Alaid of Orleans received the spiritual mission to de- liver her country from the enemy. The village was freed from all taxes by Charles VII. on account of its brave daughter, and enjo,ved this privilege until the Revolution. Population, in inoi, 308. DON. A river of southern Russia, rising in a small lake in the Government of Tula (Map: Russia, E 4). It flows in a general southeastern direction, through the governments of Tula, Rya- zan, Tambov, and Voronezh, and, after describing an arc across the Province of the Don Cos- sacks, where it approaches within 37 miles of the Volga, it enters the Sea of Azov at the town of the same name. Its total length is over 1150 miles, of which 800 are navigable. In its upper course the Don flows through a low country, which is subject to overflow in the spring. The lower course is through a more elevated region. The chief tributaries of the Don are the Donetz and the Sosna from the right, and the Voronezh, Medvieditza, and ^lanitch from the left. The Don is connected with the Volga by a canal. Tlie river is very rich in fish : the freight carried by it consists chiefly of grain, lumber, and cattle. The principal port is Rostov. The Don is the Tana is of the ancients. DON, or DTJN. A river of the West Riding of Yorkshire. England, rising in the moors on the borders of Derbyshire and Cheshire (ilap: Eng- land, E 3 ) . It flows 55 miles,, first souttieast to Shellield, and then northeast by Rotlierham, Doneaster, and Thome, to its junction with the Ouse at Goole. Its chief tributaries are the Rother, Dearne, and Wente. It is navigable for the last 39 miles of its course below Sheffield, by the aid of canals. DON. A river of Aberdeenshire,. Scotland, rising in a peat-bog, nearly "2000 feet above the sea, and entering the Xorth Sea a mile north- east of Old Aberdeen (ilap: Scotland. F 2). It has a total course of 78 miles. It is noted for its salmon fisheries. Its chief tributary is the Ury. DO'NA FEANCIS'CA. . German settlement in the State of Santa Catliarina, Brazil, foimded in 1851 by a German colonization society (Alap: Brazil, H 9). It covers an area of about 5.50 square miles, and had in 1885 a population of nearly 20,000. Chief town, Joinville, with about 3000 inhabitants. DONAI, dnn'I, or DONNAI. A river in south- eastern French Indo-China, rising in the highlands near the coast in about latitude 12° N. (Map: French Indo-China, E 5). It flows generally southwest, discharging its waters through a delta, which is a continuation of the northern
