Bangle

A hoop, (usually of gold or silver) originally worn on arm or ankle by the natives of India and Africa, but of recent years a popular adornment here and in Europe. It frequently has coin-shaped pendants, . Ban'gle-ear, n. A term applied to the ear of a horse, when loose and hanging, like that of a dog. Bangkok, or Ban'kok, the capital city of the kingdom of Siam. It stands on a swampy tract on both sides of the river Menam, in Lat. 13° 58' N., Lon. 100° 34′ E., and 15 m. N. of the Gulf of Siam. B. consists of 3 parts, viz., the palace, the town proper, and the floating town. The first contains, besides the royal residence and its gardens, many temples and shops. The town proper Fig. 284. - VIEW OF BANGKOK. lies on both banks of the river, with its wooden and palm-roofed houses built on piles driven into the mud; each house being provided with a boat. The floating town consists of a number of bamboo-rafts, bearing rows of 8 or 10 houses each, with a platform in front, on which the wares for sale are exposed; most of the trade is thus conducted on the river, on which, it is believed, one-half of the population resides. There are many Buddhic temples; the principal of which is 200 ft. high, and contains 1,500 statues of Buddha. The trade of B. is probably more extensive than that of any other emporium in the East not occupied by Europe ans. - Erp . Sugar, black-pepper, stick-lac, sapan-wood, ivory, and hides. Imp . Chinese manufactures and produce, and British and Indian piece-goods. Many of the inhabitants are ('hinese, who pay a tri-yearly tax of $3. Pop . , est. 500,000, 1895. Ban'gor, a city of England, in N. Wales, co. of Carnarvon, at the entrance of the Menai Straits, 238 m. N.W. of London, and beautifully situated. Two m. distant is the famous Menai Suspension Bridge, and a little farther, the Britannia Tubular Bridge ; both marvels of engineering skill. Pop . about 7,000. Ban'gor, a seaport town of Ireland, co. Down, on the S. shore of Carrick fer gus Bay, 12 m. E.N.E. of Belfast. B. is a sea-bathing resort. Pop . about 3,000. Ban'gor, in California , a post-village of Butte co., 14 m. S.S.E. of Oroville. Ban'gor, in Indiana, a township of Elkhart co. Bangor, in Iowa , a post-village and township of Marshall co., 50 m. N.N.E. of Des Moines. Ban'gor, in Maine , a flourishing city, and cap. of Penobscot co., on the W. bank of Penobscot River, at the head of tidal water, and the limit of ship navigation; about 230 m. N.E. of Boston. Lat. 44° 45' N.: Lon. 68° 47' E. It stands upon an area of 36 sq. m., and is the second city of the State both as regards wealth and population. B. po e es many fine public buildings, among which are the Bangor Theological Seminary, the Custom-House, Post-Office, a score of churches, and the Orphans' Home, a fine building erected by private liberality, besides these, and other institutions, there are excellent public libraries, -the "Mercantile," and that of the "Mechanics' A ociation," each containing several you sand volumes. Ships of from 1,200 to 1,400 tons come up to the city with full cargoes; and more lumber is exported thence than from any other port in New England, the annual quantity averaging 220,000,000 ft. B. is also engaged in foreign commerce, coast trade and ship building, some 200 ve els, with a tonnage of 30,000, being enrolled, registered and licensed there. Extensive waterworks and a dam acro the Penobscot have been erected at a cost of $500,000 to supply water to the city and a motive power to its numerous mills. B. is on the Maine Central R. R., and is also the terminus of the European and North American Ry. (which connects it with St. Johns, N. B.), of the Bucks port and Bangor R. R., of the Piscataquis R. R. and of the Bangor and Bar Harbor R. R. B. was first settled in 1769, incorporated as a town in 1795, and as a city in 1834. Pop . (1890), 19,103; 1897, about 21,000. Ban'gor, in Michigan, a post-township of Van Buren co., 30 m. W. of Kalamazoo. -A village and township of Bay county, on Saginaw Bay. -A village of Oakland co., 7 m. N. of Pontiac. Ban'gor, in New York , a post-township of Franklin co., 160 m. N. by W. of Albany. Ban'gor, in Pennsylvania, a village of York co., 24 m. S. of Lancaster. Ban'gor, in Wisconsin , a post-village and township of La Cro e co., on the La Cro e River, 15 m. E.N.E. of La Cro e. Bang-pa-soe, a considerable town of Siam, on the Bang-pa-kung river, near its mouth, 39 m. E.S.E. of Bangkok; Lat. 13° 30 N.; Lon. 101° 11′ E. It is popu lous, is stockaded, and considered a place of defence against the Annamese.