Hill – Hirosaki
Hill
JAMES J(EROME), American railway financier and presi- HILL Blackfriars Road, London, where he preached with great success for about 50 years, making summer excursions to the provinces, where his preaching attracted immense crowds. His best known work is "Village Dialogues."
Died in London, England, April 11, 1833.
Hillah
or HILLA, a town of Turkey in Asia; on the Euphrates river, 60 miles S. of Bagdad, near the ruins of Babylon, out of which it is built. Tanning and the manufacture of silk, cotton, and woolens are carried on.
Hillel the Elder
surnamed
Hillel the Younger
called NASI, or prince of the captivity, presided over the Jewish Church in the 3d and 4th centuries, and distinguished himself by his great astronomical learning, reforming Jewish calendar, ing the period of the equinoxes, etc.
Hillel was also one of the doctors to whom is ascribed that portion of the Talmud called "Gemara."
Hillsdale College
a coeducational institution in Hillsdale, Mich.; founded in 1855 under the auspices of the Free Baptist Church. Reported at the close of 1919. Professors and instructors, 18; students, 344; president, Joseph W. Mauck.
Himeji
a city of Japan, the capital of the province of Harima. It is in the southern part of the island of Hondo.
The chief industries are the manufacture of cotton and leather. Pop. about 40,000 .
Hindley
a district in Lancashire, England. It has important coal mining and cotton industries. It contains a free an grammar school and old parish church. Pop. about 24,000.
Hip
the fruit of the dog-rose or wildbrier. It contains tannin, sugar, citric and malic acids, and is sometimes used in making conserves.
Hippocampus
a genus of fishes, closely allied to the pipe-fishes; the upper parts have some resemblance to the head and neck of a horse in miniature, which has suggested the name. When swimming they maintain a vertical position; they occur in the Mediterranean and Atlantic.
Hiram College
a coeducational
Hiram College
a coeducational 1850 under the auspices of the Christian Church; reported at the close of 1919:
Professors and instructors, 22; students, 357; president, M. L. Bates, A.M.
Hirosaki
a town of Japan in the northern part of the island of Hondo.
The chief industry is the manufacture of lacquered ware. Pop. about 40,000.