Hearst
WILLIAM RANDOLPH, an American newspaper owner and politician, born in San Francisco, Cal., 1863, son of George Hearst, former United States Senator. He graduated from Harvard in 1885, and taking up his father's interests in San Francisco, began to develop the "San Francisco Examiner." Gradually he established newspapers in other American cities, until he became one of the most powerful newspaper owners in the country. He was the owner of the "Los Angeles Examiner," the "Chicago Examiner," the "Chicago American," the "Atlanta Georgian," the "Boston American," the "Boston Advertiser," the "New York Evening Journal," the "New York American" and a number of daily papers in smaller communities. All are notable for their sensational treatment of the daily news. Mr. Hearst was also the owner of the "Cosmopolitan Magazine," "Hearst's Magazine," "Good Housekeeping," "Harpers Bazar," the "Motor Magazine" and the "Motor Boating Magazine." He was elected to the 58th and 59th United States Congresses (1903-1907), from the Eleventh New York Congressional District. In 1905 he was the candidate of the Independence League for Mayor of New York, and candidate for Governor of New York in 1906, but was in both cases defeated.
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Heart-trowel
A moulder's tool with a heart-shaped blade. When, instead of a handle, another tool is forged at the opposite end, it is called a double-end, and may be used at either end as occasion requires. See MOULDING-TOOLS.
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Heat and Light
Spiritualistic Journal. (See Spiritualism .)
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Heaven
in theology, the place or state of the blessed.,
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Heavenly Man, The
According to the Zohar , the first of the Sephiroth, or divine emanations. Before the creation God was without form, above and beyond all attributes. But when He had created the Heavenly Man He used him as a Chariot in which to descend. And desiring to make Himself known by His attributes, "He let Himself be styled as the God of pardon, the God of Justice, the God Omnipotent, the God of Hosts and He who is (Jahveh)." The Heavenly Man is to be distinguished from the "earthly man." The creation of the earthly man was, indeed, the work of the Heavenly Man-that is, of the first emanation from God, the Supreme Manifestation, the Divine activity.
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Heber, Reginald
Reginald (1783-1826), an English bishop. He was a graduate of Oxford, and held various pastorates in England. In 1822 he was made bishop of Calcutta. His diocese included all India. He interested himself in providing educational facilities, especially the College of Bishops at Calcutta. He was a man of industry and unaffected piety, with a poetic turn of mind. He is best known to the western world as a writer of hymns, over fifty of which appear in modern collections. The most noted of his hymns are Holy, Holy, Holy, and the well known missionary hymn, beginning: From Greenland's icy mountains, From India's coral strand. Where Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand, From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain.
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Hebrew
the character in which the Hebrew language is now written. This, called the square character, was not the earliest. The general opinion is that it came into use only in the centuries immediately preceding the birth of Christ, or even about the commencement of the Christian era itself. The character on the Maccabee coins is like the Samaritan, rather than the square Hebrew one.
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Hebrides
heb'ri-dez, or the Western Isles, an archipelago off the west coast of Scotland. There are about four hundred islands in all, including uninhabited rocks. The total area, 2,800 square miles; population, 79,159. They are attached politically to four counties of Scotland. The best known of the islands are Lewis and Harris and Skye. Skye is noted for the skye-terrier, a small long-haired dog the size of a poodle. The inhabitants are engaged largely in fisheries. The language of the people is Gaelic. Oats, barley, and potatoes are raised. Cattle, small horses, and small sheep are reared. Butter, fish, and wool are sent to market. A large part of the land is occupied by sheep farms. There are grouse, moose, and deer ranges of considerable extent. Scott celebrates the Hebrides in his Lord of the Isles. The Hebrides were less known than the Fiji Islands until the visit of Dr. Samuel Johnson in 1773. In the summer season the islands are visited not a little by tourists, chiefly from Glasgow. See Johnson ; Dr. Samuel; Boswell
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Hebrides (Large group of islands)
a large group of islands, 500 in number, situated of the W. coast of Scotland, of which 100 are inhabited. They comprise, in all, an area of about 3,000 square miles. Among the larger and more notable of these are Skye, Eigg, Mull, Iona, Staffa, Ulva, Lismore, Islay, and Rum, the largest being Skye, of the inner Hebrides, that lie nearer the coast; and Lewis, Harris, Northern and Southern Uist, Barra and Benbecula, of the outer Hebrides, lying farther W., and separated by the strait and channel of Minch and Little Minch from the inner group, the largest being Lewis and Harris, really forming but one island but belonging to two counties. These islands are for the most part rocky and infertile, but well adapted to grazing purposes, the chief industry being the pasturing and rearing of live stock. The islands have been developed and improved by the building of good roads, and the establishment of frequent communication with Glasgow by steamship. The moors and fens abound in winged game, hare, etc., and are visited by sportsmen in great numbers, being largely and profitably rented for sporting purposes. The islands are a resort for summer tourists on account of their picturesque scenery. The fishing industry is considerable. Pop. about 100,000.
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Hebrides (NEW a group of islands)
NEW, a group of islands in the South Pacific, discovered by Quiros, in 1506. Captain Cook, who surveyed most of them in 1773, gave them their name, as being the most W. of the islands of the Pacific. They extend over 375 miles. Area, 4,200 square miles. The soil in the valleys is fertile, but the islands are mostly mountainous, and some have active volcanoes. Since 1887 the group is under a mixed French and English commission. Pop. about 75,000.
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