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Baker

MOUNT, an occasionally active volcano in Whatcom co., Wash., belonging to the Cascade Range; very active in 1880; elevation, 10,827 feet.

Balbriggan

a watering place in County Dublin, Ireland, 21 miles N. by E. of Dublin. It is a seat of linen, cotton, calico, and stocking manufactures Many women are employed in embroider ing muslin. The term "Balbriggan" is now used to describe certain varieties of cotton-knit goods.

Bald Mountain

the name of several eminences in the United States, of which the following are the principal: (1) In Colorado, height, 11,493 feet; (2) in California, height, 8,295 feet; (3) in Utah, height, 11,975 feet; (4) in Wyoming, in the Wind River Range, height, 10,760 feet; and, (5) in North Carolina, height, 5,550 feet.

Baler

a town in the N. E. part of Luzon, Philippine Islands, on the Pacific coast. The town is noted for the heroic defense of a Spanish garrison in 1899, during a siege by the Filipinos, lasting 11 months. Baler was occupied by American troops in March, 1900. Pop. about 3,000.

Ball and Socket

a joint used in machinery and piping. It consists of a spherical end of a rod or pipe fitting into a hollow sphere of the same size on a like piece. The object of this joint is to provide a close, movable connection, and to prevent leakage in pipes.

Balleny Islands

a group of five small volcanic islands, discovered in the Antarctic Ocean, in 1839, nearly on the Antarctic Circle, and in longitude 164° E.

One contains Freeman's Peak (12,000 feet).

Ballistics

the science which treats space. The usual meaning of the term, however, is restricted to the motion of projectiles fired from cannon or small study, including an accurate knowledge of mathematics. See ARTILLERY.

Ballistraria

one of the names given to those projections with narrow apertures, frequent in the walls of old men discharged their arrows.

BALLON D'ALSACE (bäl-ôn' d'alsäs'), or ELSASSER BELCHEN, one of the highest peaks of the Vosges Mountains; height, 4,101 feet.

Ballon De Guebwiller

or GEBWEILER BELCHEN, the highest of the Vosges Mountains, in Alsace, France; height, 4,690 feet.

BALLOON,. See AERONAUTICS.

Balmoral Castle

the Highland residence of Queen Victoria, now owned by King George, beautifully situated on the S. bank of the Dee, in the county of, and 45 miles W. of Aberdeen.

Balsam

the common name of succulent plants of the genus impatiens, family balsaminaceæ, having beautiful irregular flowers, cultivated in gardens and greenhouses. Impatiens balsamina, a native of the East Indies, is a common cultivated species. Impatiens noli-metangere, grows wild in Great Britain, but is not native.

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