in angling for black bass the rod should be from 8 to 10 feet long, weigh not more than 8 ounces, and have a iirst-class multiplying reel attached. The minnow is hooked and reeled up to within a foot or two of the tip of the rod. Then, with the thumb pressing firmly on the spool of the reel, to prevent the rendering of the line, a steady sweeping motion is made, from below, upward, increasing in strength and swift- ness until the arm and rod are fully extended, .lust before the rod readies its greatest elevation the thumb is released from the spool of the reel, and a final imnulse given to the bait, which is ])nipelled toward the objective point at an angle varying from 20 to .50 degrees, according to the distance to be east. During the cast the thumb nmst keep a gentle but uniform pressure on the spool, to prevent back-lashing or over-running. When the bait reaches the aimed-at spot the reel is stopped by a stronger pressure of the thumb. See Angling; Fly-Casting; Trolling.
BAJA, bo'yo. A market-town of Hungary,
in the county of Bflcs-Bodrog, near the Danube,
about !10 miles south of Budapest (Map: Hun-
gary, F 3). It has manufactures of alcohol
and shoes, and carries on a large trade in grain,
wine, and hogs. It is the chief river-port of the
grain-producing district known as the Bficska.
Population, ip 1800, 10. .500.
BAJADA DEL PARANA, ba-Hii'Da del pa'-
ra-nli'. See P.rana.
BAJ'AZET'. One of Racine's tragedies,
founded on the life of the brother of Amurath,
Bajazet I., Sultan of the Turks, 1389-1402. The
plot hinges on the hero's choice between the
tlirone and his mistress. The play was per-
formed at Paris, on January 4, 1072. The char-
acter also occurs, with a change of episode, in
Marlowe's Tamhurlaine (1587), and in Rowe's
Tuinerlane, a tragedy performed in 1702.
BAJAZET, or BAYEZID I. (1347-1403).
Sultan of the Turks from 1380 to 1402. He suc-
ceeded his father, Amurath I., who was killed
on the battlefield of Kosovo. Immediately on
a.scending the throne he inaugurated his rule
by strangling his younger brother, Yakub, lest
he should dispute the succession. He conquered
Bulgaria, and a part of Servia, Macedonia, and
Thessaly, and subdued most of the Stiites of Asia
Minor. From the rapiditj' with which these
extraordinary conquests were effected, he received
the name of Ilderim, 'the Lightning.' At Nic-
opolis he gained a decisive victory over the
allied Hungarians, Poles, and French, on Septem-
ber 28. 13!)G. The greater part of the French,
through whose impetuosity the battle was lost,
were taken prisoners and slain. In 1402 Bajazet
led his army against Timur (q.v. ), who had
invaded Asia Jlinor, and was completely defeated
by tlie Jlongol ruler near Angora. Bajazet himself fell into the hands of the conqueror, who
treated him with great generosity. The story
that he was carried about imprisoned in a cage is
williout any historical foundation. Bajazet died
in 1403. in the camp of Tamerlane. He was suc-
ceeded in the government by his sons, Soliuan I.,
Alusa, and ilohammcd I., the last of whom he-
eame sole ruler in 1413. Tlie reign of Bajazet
was a period of great corruption, in which the
people generally imitated the actions of the Sul-
tan and his chief ministers. Consult <;ibbon.
Decline and Full of the Roman Empire, Vol. VII.
(London, 1000).
BAJAZET, or BAYEZID II. (1447-1513).
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1481 to
1512. He was the son of the Sultan Mohammed
II., the conqueror of Constantinople. He en-
gaged in continual wars with Poland, Venice,
Egypt, and Persia, and strengthened the Otto-
man power in Europe, though not without meet-
ing frequent checks and reverses. His later
years were disturbed by disputes among his
sons about the succession to the throne. He
died near Adrianople in 1513, shortly after
abdicating in favor of his son Selim. He was
a lover of luxury and splendor, and built sev-
eral magnificent mosques in Adrianople and Con-
stantinople. See Ottoman Empire.
BAJAZET, Mosque of. One of the many
beautiful mosques erected by Bajazet II. (q.v.).
It was built in 1505, at Constantinople, and
still stands. Its court is surrounded by marble
arcades, the capitals of which are of jasper,
and contains an octagonal fountain in the centre.
Four Persian doorways lead into the richly
carved and decorated interior.
BAJ'IMONT'S BOLL. See Baqimont'S
Roll.
BAJOCCO, ba-yok'ko, or Baiocco, pi. Bajocciii (from baio, brown; so called from its brown-bay color). A copper coin in the Papal States, value nearly a half-penny. It was 1-100 of the seudo, which was equal to $1.00. In the
Island of Sicily, the Neapolitan grano, the
1-100 part of the ducato (=$.83), was also
called a bajocco.
BAJ'REE. See Guinea Corn.
BAJURA, ba-joU'ra. The name of the banner
of Mohammed.
BA'JUS, Michael—properly, De Bay (1513-
89). One of the most distinguished theologians of the Roman Catholic Church in the Sixteenth Century. He was born in 1513, at Melin, Hainaut. He studied at Louvain, and became doctor and professor of theology there in 1550. He was present at the Council of Trent in 15G3, and also in 1504. He was the founder of the system of theology based directly on the Bible and the writings of the Fathers and setting aside the scholastic method. He assumed to base his theory on the writings of Saint Augustine, whose doctrine of grace and free-will he sought to interpret into the entire inal)ility of the human will to do good, and into the absence of merit in all good works. His position was vigorously assailed by the Jesuits as unorthodox. The assertions that the human will, so long as it is left to its own freedom, can do nothing but sin, and that even the mother of our Lord was not free from original and actual sin, together with other such doctrines, drew on him the accusation of heresy. Seventy-nine of his propositions were condemned by Pope Pius V., in 1567, in the bull Ex Omnihiis Afflictionibus, but he was not named as the author of them. Bajus submitted in 1569, but nevertheless did not give up his doctrines. He retained his position, and was
