Each of these 13 subjects appears in only one of the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. None is long enough to carry a page by itself, so they are gathered here by letter. Anything that grows moves out to a page of its own.
or BANDUNG, a flourishing commercial town in the center of the western end of Java, in the vicinity of the volcano Gunong Guntour. Since 1864 it has been the capital of of a province known as the Preanger Regencies. Pop. about 22,000.
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a health resort in southwestern Alberta, Canada. It is on the Canadian Pacific railroad and the Bow river. The village, which has a population of about 1,000, has its situation in the magnificent scenery of the Canadian Rockies. There are several fine hotels, sulphur springs, open-air baths, and a sanitarium. It is included in the Rocky Mountain National Park of Canada, which has an area of over 5,000 square miles.
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a county in Scotland in the northeast division. It has an area of 630 square miles. The surface is for the most part hilly, with some fertile valleys and pasture land. Agriculture and fishing are the leading occupations. The chief towns are Banff, Macduff, Keith, and Buckie. Pop. about 65,000.
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a town of Hindustan, capital of Mysore, and giving its name to a considerable district in the E. of Mysore state. The town stands on a healthful plateau 3,000 feet above sealevel. In the old town stands the fort, reconstructed by Hyder Ali in 1761, and taken by Lord Cornwallis in 1791. There are manufactures of silks, cotton cloths, carpets, gold and silver lace, etc. Bangalore dis- Pop. about 200,000. The Ba trict has an area of nearly 3,000 square miles and a population of over 800,000.
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JOHN KENDRICK, an American humorist and editor, born in Yonkers, N. Y., May 27, 1862. He graduated from Columbia College and was one of the founders of "Life," and has long been known for his light verse and humorous stories, among which may be mentioned "Coffee and Repartee" (New York, 1886); "Mr. Bonaparte of Corsica" (1895); "Water Ghost and Other Stories" (1896); "The Bicyclers and Other Farces" (1896); "A Houseboat on the Styx" (1896); "The Pursuit of the Houseboat" (1897); "Foothills of Parnassus" (1914). He was at various times editor of "Harper's Weekly" (1900); "Metropolitan" (1903); "Puck" (1904).
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John Kendrick (1862-), an American editor and humorist. He was born at Yonkers, New York . He was one of the founders of Life, and has written many short stories and poems in a light, humorous vein. In 1900 he became editor of Harper's Weekly. Three years later he took editorial charge of the Metropolitan Magazine. Among his books may be mentioned A House Boat on the Styx, Coffee and Repartee, Ghosts I Have Met, Tiddledywinks Tales, In Camp with a Tin Soldier, and A Rebellious Heroine.
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JOHN HOLLIS, United States Senator from Alabama, born in Marion co., Ala., in 1842. He was educated in the common schools and served in the Civil War, rising to the rank of captain. He was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from 1865 to 1867, and again in 1880 and 1881. In 1876 and 1877 he was a member of the State Senate. He was elected to the National Congress in 1877, serving until 1907. In 1906 he was elected alternate United States Senator, and in 1897 was elected Senator to succeed Senator Morgan He was re-elected in 1911 and 1918. During his service he was a member of many important committees in the Senate, including the Com mission on Public Buildings, Commission on Rivers and Harbors, and the Inland Waterways Commission. He was the author of several important books relating to post roads.
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1. The striking of the lever on the banking pins 2. the striking of the impulse pin on the lever, owing to excessive vibration. 3. The striking of the pin in the balance, in cylinder and verge watches, against the banking pin.
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When by a sudden circular motion of the watch in the plane of the balance (a very frequent occurrence when wearing the watch, or winding it up in a careless way), the vibration increases to more than two full turns, the impulse-pin strikes against the outside of the fork, which cannot yield, because it is leaning against the banking-pin or edge. By the violence of this percussion there is some danger of injury, not only to the ruby-pin, but also to the balance-pivots, which are often bent or broken by the reaction. But more than that, all such cases are accompanied by a considerable acceleration of the rate of the watch, producing under unfavorable circumstances great differences in its time-keeping.
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The two pins that limit the motion of the lever in the lever escapement, are known as banking pins. The pins used for limiting the motion of the balance in verge and horizontal escapements are also known as banking pins. The two pins in the balance arm which limit the motion of the balance spring in pocket chronometers are also known as banking pins.
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1. The two adjustable screws against which the lever banks. 2. In the chronometer escapement an adjustable screw by means of which the amount of locking of the escape tooth on the locking jewel is limited.
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an island in the W. of Arctic America, discovered by Parry in 1819, explored by Maclure in 1850, and named by him Baring Island. It is separated by Banks Strait from Melville Island, lying to the N. W., and by Prince of Wales Strait from Prince Albert Land, lying eastward.
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Sir Joseph (1743-1820), an English naturalist. He was a native of London and was educated at Oxford. He inherited a fortune and gave himself to an enthusiastic study of natural history. He was made a fellow of the Royal Society in 1766. He sailed with Captain Cook 1768-1771 in his famous voyage around the world, returning with a fine collection of plants and animals. He was made president of the Royal Society in 1777, a position which he retained forty years. In 1781 he was made a baronet. Banks was a man of wealth. He used his money freely in assisting collectors. Many plants new to science have been named in his honor. The common scrub or jack-pine of the northern woods is known to botanists as Banks' pine. See Kew; Cook
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