BAYONET 



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BAY RUM 



blue and yellow wool, en a white canvas foun- 

 dation. Authorities do not hesitate to consult 

 it for details as to the manners and costumes of 

 the time which it represents. (See WILLIAM I, 

 THE OONQI KHOR.) The tapestry has been pre- 

 served in good condition, and is still kept in 

 the library in the town of Bayeux. 



ux is a very old town, and its life cen- 

 ters about its fine cathedral, said to be the 

 ' ancient in Normandy. It is in the Aure 

 valley, about five miles from the English Chan- 

 nel, and has a thriving agricultural trade, be- 

 l manufactures of porcelain, lace and calico. 

 Population in 1911, 7,638. 



BAY'ONET, a sword-like blade attached to 

 the barrel of a rifle, deriving its name from 

 the town of Bayonne, in France, where it was 

 invented in the fifteenth century. At first the 

 bayonet had a handle which was thrust into 



THE MODERN BAYONET 



tin* gun barrel, but very soon it was improved 

 so as to fit around the barrel and thus cause 

 no interruption in firing. Before the War of 

 tin Nations the bayonet had fallen almost into 

 disuse in civilized warfare, but in that conflict 

 it proved a terrible weapon in the hand-to-hand 

 fighting in the trenches. The British and 

 Tinted States infantry are supplied with a bay- 

 onet twenty inches in length, while French and 

 nan bayonets are several inches longer. 

 The bayonet, when not fixed to the rifle, is 

 worn in a leather scabbard attached to a belt 

 and suspended on the left side of the body. 



BAYONNE, bay' yohn, N. J., located in 

 Hudson County, and one of the leading indus- 

 trial cities of the state, is noted especially for 

 its I 'leum and coal interests. It is 



situated on New York and Newark bays, on 

 th- rot t heart eni coast of the state, and is 

 separated from Jersey City on the north by 

 Morris Canal and from Statin I-l.md on tin- 

 east by Kill van Hull. New York City is 

 northeast. Tin- city is served by the 

 Kailroad of New Jersey, and !. 

 lines operate to Jersey City. In 1W<> the 

 population -A as 55,545; in 1915 it showed a 

 rkable increase, bring th. n 67,582. The 

 ir square mil- - in area. 



Bayonne ; n -id- nti.d oft 



lent railway accommodation* n, 

 many Ni-w Y.nk men I, ,;,t - t,, make it tin ir 

 hoi; m County Boulevard pa-. * 



through the city. On Kill van Kull are located 

 the immense Port Johnson Coal Docks, where 

 several hundred people are employed in ship- 

 ping coal. The city has tin plants of 

 the American Radiator Company and of the 

 Standard Oil Company; the petroleum refin- 

 eries of the latter are connected by pipes with 

 the oil fields of Pennsylvania and with several 

 of the leading cities on the Atlantic coast. Be- 

 sides these immense industrial plants, there are 

 large color-paint and chemical works, smel 

 motor-boat, structural-iron and insulated-wire 

 factories, and silk mills. 



The city of Bayonne includes the former vil- 

 lages of Centerville, Bergen Point, Bayonne, 

 Pomrapo and Constable Hook. Originally it 

 was a part of Bergen, but became a separate 

 township in 1861. In 1869 it became a city and 

 was rechartered in 1872. 



BAYREUTH or BAIREUTH , bi roil ' , a town 

 of Bavaria, Germany, fifty-eight miles north~ 

 east of Nuremberg, of undying fame and in- 

 terest because of its associations with the great 

 composer Richard Wagner (which see). On the 

 street named for him may be seen the home of 

 the musician, with his grave in the garden, but 

 his most interesting memorial is the famous 

 Wagner Theater, opened in 1876, and devoted 

 entirely to the performance of his m 

 dramas. The theater is built on a height o\. r- 

 looking the town, and has leading to it a broad 

 avenue of shade trees. In connection with the 

 theater is a school for training young people 

 to take part in the Wagner music festivals, 

 which are held nearly every year and which 

 attract music-lovers from all over the world 

 Bayreuth also contains the Craves of Fr.ni/ 

 I.i-/t and .lean Paul Richter. and a monument 

 to the latter has b- d in the emu 



Bayreuth is a town of some importance as a 

 railway and trading center. Woolen, linen and 

 cotton goods, leather, earthenware. nniMcal in- 

 struments and tobacco products are man 



tured. and there are s< \ei.d breweries. dl>tll- 



lenes and brick kilns. It- important buildmu- 

 inchlde the palace of Duke Alexander of 



Win Member^, the old opera house, the town 

 hall, a riding M-hool. and a famous old church 

 dating from 1439. There are a number of edu- 

 cational and charitable institutions. Popula- 

 tion in P.) 10, 34,547. 



BAY RUM, a Wldely-ll-ed liquid toilet 



by mixing the oil of bay with 

 alcohol and water, and adding small amount,- 

 ot' the oil of orange peel and of all-j'"'. to 



impi odor. The oil of bay is obtained 



