Burslem – Butyl
Burslem
a town of England, in Staffordshire, in the center of "The Potteries." Here is the Wedgwood Memorial Institute, comprising a free
Bushel
a measure of capacity used for grain; or what is called dry measure.
It contains 64 pints, 32 quarts, or 4 pecks. In the United States it is equal to 2150.42 cu. in., in Great Britain to 2218.2 cu. in.
Bushmen
a nomadic race of Africa.
They are a thin, wiry people, poor and debased near the coast, but greatly improved further inland. They recognize no king or chief, build no houses, have no cattle or goats, do not till the soil, and wear skins for clothing. Their language has a rough, clicking sound, and they resemble the Hottentots.
Bushrangers
in Australia, originally convicts from the English penal stations who took to the bush and became robbers. The thickly wooded mountainous districts afforded them protection, and they soon established a reign of terror. They became so strong that the government had to adopt the most stringent measures to suppress them.
Busiris
a town of ancient Egypt, in the Delta, the chief place where the rites of Osiris were celebrated. The name is also given as that of a mythical Egyptian King.
Butcher Bird
one of the English names of the genus lanius. The species are so denominated because they impale on a thorn the small birds, small quadrupeds, insects, and worms on which they feed. They are also called shrikes.
Butler College
a coeducational institution, in Indianapolis, Ind.; organized in 1855; reported at the end of 1919: Professors and instructors, 24; students, 756; volumes in the library, 15,000; president, T. C. Howe, Ph. D.
Butte
a French word used in the United States for an abrupt, and usually isolated, eminence, sometimes appearing in the form of a lofty turret. They T occur in picturesque grandeur along the banks of the Columbia river, in Oregon, and in the neighborhood of Butte, Mont.
Buttercup
the popular name of two or three species of the ranunculus, namely, R. acris, R. bulbōsus, and R. repens. They are common plants with brilliant yellow flowers.
Butterworth
HEZEKIAH, an American story writer, born in Warren, R. I., Dec. 22, 1839. In 1871 he became editor of the "Youth's Companion."
Author of popular juvenile stories and travels, including "Zig-Zag Journeys" (1876-1880); "Songs of History: Poems and Ballads upon Important Episodes in American History" (1887), and "The Wampum Belt" (1896). He died Sept. 5, 1905.
Buttz
HENRY ANSON, an American educator, born in Middle Smithfield, Penn., April 18, 1835. He was graduated at Princeton, in 1858, and entered the Methodist ministry in 1858. From 1880 to 1912 he was President of Drew Theological Seminary, and since 1912 President Emeritus. He wrote much on polemics, exegetics, and hermeneutics.
Butyl
an organic monad, fatty radical, having the formula (C₂H₂)'; also called quartyl, or tetryl, from its con- BUXTON taining four carbon atoms. See AL- COHOL.