Twelve of these little boxes were fixed to a belt called a bandolier, worn over the left shoulder.
BAN'DON. or BAN'DONBRIDGE. A town
of the county of Cork. Ireland, on the Bandon,
12 miles southwest of Cork (Map: Ireland, C 5).
Bandon was at one time a prosperous manu-
facturing town, with extensive cotton-spinning
and weaving industries, which now have almost
entirely disappeared; a considerable grain and
provision trade is carried on, but the population,
which was 9049 in 1841, had diminished in 1891
to less than 3500). The country around Bandon
is very beautiful, well wooded, undulating,
and pastoral. The river described by Spenser
as "the pleasant Bandon, crowned by many a
wood," has a course of 40 miles, 15 of which are
navigable to Innishannon, 4 miles below Bandon.
BANDONG, ban'dong. The capital of the
Preanger Residency in Java, situated in the west-
ern part of the island, and connected by rail with
Batavia (Map: East Indies, C 6). It contains
a fine park and plain in front of the Regent's
residence, a school for native teachers, and a
race-course. Population, estimated at 21,200.
BANDTKE. bant'kc, or BANDTKIE, biint'-kyc.
Jerzy Samuel (1768-1835). A Polish historian, philologist, and bibliographer. He was born at Lublin, and was educated at Halle and Jena. From 1811 until his death he was librarian and professor at Cracow. He wrote several valuable works, among which may be mentioned: Polnisch-Deutsches Wörterbuch (1806): Polnische Grammatik für Deutsche (1808; frequently reprinted); and Geschichte des polnischen Volks (3d ed., 1835).
BANE'BER'RY. See Actæa.
BANÉR, lia-nfir',
Johan (1596-1641. A
Swedish general in the Thirty Years' War. He was born at Djursholm, near Stockholm, entered the army in 1615, and early distinguished himself in the wars against Russia and Poland. He accompanied Gustavus Adolphus to Germany in 1630, and was conspicuous in the battle of Breitenfeld (1631), in which he repulsed Pappanheim and largely contributed to the victory. After the death of Gustavus Adolphus, he assumed chief command of the Swedish Army, and he invaded Germany with varying success, obtaining decisive victories at Wittstock (1636) and Chemnitz (1639). He failed in an attempt, in 1641, to capture the Emperor at Ratisbon, and
died soon afterwards at Halberstadt.
BANFF, bamf. A seaport and the county
town of Banffshire, Scotland, at the mouth of
the Deveron, 45 miles north-northwest of Aber-
deen (Map: Scotland, F 2). It forms a higher
or inland town, and a lower or sea town, on the
Moray Firth. The town is very well built, and
the streets are clean and well paved. Among the
noteworthy buildings are Banff Castle, a hand-
some town-hall with a lofty spire, and the
academy, a fine building of classical style. There
are a number of educational institutions, includ-
ing several libraries. To the south of Banft' is
Duff House, the seat of the Duke of Fife, with
a large park. A seven-arched bridge over the
Deveron unites Banff with the seaport of Mac-
duff, on the right bank of the river. The chief
exports are corn, cattle, salmon, and herrings.
Banff, with Macduff, Elgin, Cullen, Inverary,
Kintore, and Peterhead, sends one member to
Parlianient. Population, royal and municipal
burgh, in 1901, 3730; of parliamentary burgh, 7148. Its earliest known charter was granted by Malcolm IV., about 1163. Robert II., in 1372, made Banff a royal burgh. Archbishop Sharp, of Saint Andrews, was born here, in 1618. Consult Cramond, The Annals of Banff (Aberdeen, 1891-93).
BANFF. A popular health and pleasure resort in southwestern Alberta, Canada, on the Bow River and on the Canadian Pacific Railroad. The village (population, 250) is situated amid the grand scenery of the Rocky Mountains, and has a boiling sulphur spring, open-air swimming-baths, a fine hotel, and a sanitarium, all included in the Rocky Mountain National Park of Canada, of which Banff is the railway depot. Consult Banff in the Canadian Rockies (Montreal, 1900).
BANFFSHIRE. A county in the northeast
division of Scotland, bounded north by the Moray
Firth; east, southeast, and south by Aberdeen-
shire; west, by Elgin and Inverness shires (Map:
Scotland, E 2). Its greatest length is about
59 miles, its greatest breadth about 31, its extent
of seacoast about 30; estimated area. 641 square
miles. The surface, especially in the south and
southeast, is mountainous, interspersed with fer-
tile valleys and fine pastures. The soil in many
parts is very fertile and highly cultivated. Her-
ring fisheries are extensively carried on, and the
salmon fisheries of the Spey and Deveron are
valuable. Banffshire is divided into the districts
of Enzie, Boyne, Strathisla, Strathdeveron, Bal-
veny, Glenlivet, and Strathavon. The chief
towns and villages are Banff, Macduff, Portsoy,
Keith, Cullen, Buckie, Dufftown, and Tomintoul.
Population, in 1801, 37,200: in 1851, 54,170; in
1891, 61,684: in 1901, 61,500.
BÁNFFY, biin'fe.
Desiderius, Baron (1843—). A Hungarian statesman. He was born at Klausenburg, Transylvania, and educated at the universities of Leipzig and Berlin. He entered the Government service and became prefect (Obergespan) of various counties of Transylvania. As such he was ex-officio member of the House of Magnates. He was elected deputy and became president of the Lower House in 1892. On the resignation of the Wekerle Cabinet in 1895, he was intrusted with the formation of a new ministry, and during his administration rendered conspicuous service to the Liberal cause. He resigned both the premiership and his mandate as deputy in 1899.
BANG, biing.
Hermann Joachim (1857—). A Danish author, a nephew of Olaf Lundt, born in the island of Seeland, and educated at the Academy of Sorö and at Copenhagen. He is the author of the following popular novels, tales, and romances: Haa blöse Slägter (1880); Fädra (1883; dramatized as Ellen Urne, 1885); Excentriske Noveller (1885); Stille Eksistenser (1886); Tine (1889); Under Aaget, a collection of novels (1890); Teatret (1892); Ludvigsbakke (1896); Udvalgte Fortaellinger (1899); Liv og Död (1900).
BANG, Peder Georg (1797-1861). A distinguished Danish jurist and statesman. He was born at Copenhagen, and in 1830 was appointed professor of law in the university there. He took an active interest in politics, was several times member and (1854-55) head of the Cabinet, and finally became justiciary of the Supreme Court. His uncle, Frederick Luding Bang (1747-1820),
