Hamadan
a town of Persia, in the province of Irak Ajemi, situated at the N. base of Mount Elwend, 160 miles W. S. W. of Teheran. It contains Avicenna's tomb, and others affirmed to be those of Mordecai and Esther. Being the center of converging routes from Bagdad, Erivan, Teheran, and Ispahan, it is the seat of a large transit trade; and it carries on extensive manufactures of leather, and in a less egree of coarse carpets and woolen and cotton fabrics. Hamadan is generally believed to occupy the site of the Median ECBATANA (q. v.). Pop. between 30,000 and 40,000.
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Hamadryads
. See Dryads
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Haman
a favorite of Ahasuerus, King of Persia. In order to revenge himself on Mordecai the Jew, he plotted the extermination of all the Jews in the kingdom; but in the providence of God he was thwarted by Esther, fell into disgrace with the king, and wrought his own ruin and the upbuilding of the Jews, B. C. about 485. Russian
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Hambaruan
Among the Dayaks of Borneo the hambaruan, or soul of a living man, may leave the body at will, and go where it chooses; it is, however, liable to capture by evil spirits. If this should happen, the man falls ill, and, if his soul is not speedily liberated, dies. Hammurabi, Law of, against witchcraft: (See Semites.)
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Hambourg
MARK, a pianist and composer. He was born at Bogutchar, south Russia, in 1879, and was educated by his father and subsequently by Prof Professor Leschetitzky, Vienna, where he obtained the Liszt scholarship in 1894. He made his first public appearance in Moscow in 1888, and later appeared in London, Vienna, Australia, Paris, Berlin. He made his first American tour during 1899-1900, and the second American tour during 1902-1903. He toured Australia and New Zealand in 1903, south Africa in 1905, Holland in 1906, returning in subsequent years. He made his first Canadian tour in 1910. His publications include: "Va- Theme by " riations "Volkslied"; "Espièglerie"; "Romance." on a Paganini ;
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Hameln
a town and formerly a fortress of Hanover, Prussia, on the Weser; 25 miles S. W. of Hanover. It presents a mediæval appearance, having many houses and buildings from the Gothic and Renaissurviving sance periods of architecture. The chain bridge which here crosses the Weser was completed in 1839, and is about 840 feet in length. The chief employments of the people are machine making, iron founding, wool spinning, fish breeding, brewing, and the manufacture of leather, paper, artificial manure, and chemicals. times Hameln belonged In the earliest to the Abbey of Fulda, and was a member of the Hanseatic Confederation. It suffered severely during the Thirty Years' War. With this town is connected the well-known legend of the Piper (or Ratcatcher) of Hameln, who in 1284 freed the town from rats through the mystic charm of his pipe. Pop. about 22,000.
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Hamerton
PHILIP GILBERT, an English writer on art; born in Laneside, Lancashire, England, Sept. 10, 1834. He commenced his career as an art-critic by contributing to the "Fine Arts Quarterly," the "Fortnightly" and the "Saturday Review." He produced a volume of poems on "The Isles of Loch Awe" (1855), and "A Painter's Camp in the Highlands, and Thoughts About Art" (1862). In 1868 he published "Etching and Etchers" and "Contemporary French Painters," and a continuation, "Painting in France After the Decline of Classicism." After 1869 he edited the "Portfolio," an art journal. Other pub- The Intellectual Life" lications are: " (1873); "Human Intercourse" (1884); "The Graphic Arts" (1882); "Landscape" (1885); "Portfolio Papers" (1889); "French and English" (1889), and a couple of novels. He died Nov. 6, 1894.
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Hames
an old Lincolnshire, England, name for a flail, an instrument for threshing or beating grain from the ear by hand. The old saying, "to set the thames on fire," takes its origin from this word, and has nothing whatever to do with the river Thames.
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Hamilton
a Scottish town on the Clyde, ten miles southeast of Glasgow. The palace of the Duke of Hamilton is here. The ruins of the ancient castle of the family are in the vicinity. Bothwell Bridge is near by. Like Mackenzie, Campbell, and other Scottish family names, the name of Hamilton has spread all over the newly settled portions of the globe, especially in Australia, Canada, and the United States . Numerous towns, counties, and streams bear the name of Hamilton.
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Hamilton
a town in the Bermudas, of which it is the capital. It is on the Great Bermuda, and was founded in 1790. Pop. (1918) 2,627.
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Hamilton
metropolis of the W. part of Victoria, Australia, on Grange Burn Creek, 224 miles W. of Melbourne. Two pastoral and agricultural exhibitions are held here annually, and two race-meetings. Pop. (1918) 4,700.
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Hamilton (Canada the capital)
a Canada, the capital of Wentworth co. It is on the Burlington Bay, and on the Grand Trunk, the Canadian Pacific, and the Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo railroads. It has an excellent harbor and has steam communication with lake ports, and an important trade with the Maritime Provinces. It is the center of an important fruit growing region of west Ontario. Abundant water power is furnished from the Decew Falls, 35 miles southeast of the city. It is also supplied with natural gas from the Weling establishments, 33 banks and branches, over 80 churches, and many public and private institutions. Pop. (1918) about 110,000.
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Hamilton (City and county-seat of Butler)
a city and county-seat of Butler co., O.; on both sides of the Great Miami river and on the Miami and Erie canal, the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis, and the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton and the Ohio Electric railroads; 25 miles N. of Cincinnati. The river affords extensive water power for the manufacture of railroad supplies, machinery, wagons ١٠ and carriages, boots and shoes, flour, iron, bank-vaults, ropes, saws, etc., c., besides paper, woolen, cotton, and sawmills. The city has 2 National banks, and its institutions include Notre Dame Academy, the Hamilton Children's Home, the Mercy Hospital, a court house, public schools, electric lights, and street railways, daily and weekly newspapers, and public high school. Pop. (1910) 35,279; (1920) 39,675. city of Ontario,
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