HEXYL IODIDE HIBBEN HEXYL IODIDE, in chemistry, C,H,2 I, a secondary hexyl-iodide, is obtained by treating niannite vrith strong hydri- odic acid. HEYBURN, WELDON BRINTON, United States Senator from Idaho, born in Delaware co., Pa., in 1852. He re- ceived an academic education and was admitted to the bar in 1876. After prac- ticing law in Pennsylvania he moved to Idaho and soon after entered politics. He was defeated for Congress in 1898 but in 1903 was elected to the Senate. He was re-elected in 1909. During his service he was chairman of the commit- tee on manufactures and of the joint committee on the revision of the laws of the United States. He died in 1912. HEYSE, JOHANN LTJDWIG PAUL VON (hi'ze), a German poet and novel- ist; born in Berlin, March 15, 1830. At 24 he became noted for the purity and elegance of his elegiac verses. He wrote "Francesca da Rimini," a tragedy. "The Sabines" won the prize offered by the King of Bavaria in 1857. Among his more noted plays are "Mary of Mag- dala," which had considerable success in the United States; "Hans Lange" (1866); "Weltuntergang" (1889); "Wahrheit" (1892). Of his later novels "Uber Allen Gipfeln" (1895) had the largest circulation. He published also "The Brothers," "Rafael," and other volumes of poetry. His greatest repu- tation was gained by his short stories, of which he wrote about 165. _ Many of these are masterpieces. His best known single short story is "L'Arrabbi- ata," the best collection "Das Buch der Freundschaft." In 1911 he was awarded the Nobel prize for literatui-e. He died in 1914. HEY WARD, THOMAS, JR., an American jurist and signer of the Dec- laration of Independence. He was born in South Carolina in 1746. From 1775 to 1778 he was a member of the Conti- nental Congress. In 1780 he was ele- vated to the Bench of his native State. During the Revolutionary War he served as captain of artillery. He died in 1809. HEYWOOD, a town of England in Lancashire. It is about ten miles N. of Manchester. It is an important indus- trial center, having manufactures of cot- ton, iron, brass, locomotives, and chem- icals. There are extensive coal mines in the neighborhood. Pop. about 27,000. HEYWOOD, THOMAS, an English dramatist; born in Lincolnshire, Eng- land. He lived in the reigns of Eliza- beth, .James I., and Charles I., and was educated at Cambi-idge. He composed wholly or in part 220 different plays. Of these only about 24 remain, of which the one most admired is "A Woman Killed with Kindness," published in Dodsley's collection. He was also the author of "Great Britain's Troy," "An Apology for Actors," etc. He died about 1G50. HEZEKIAH, a pious King of Judah. He succeeded his father Ahaz about 726 B. c. His history is contained in II Kings 18-20; II Chr. 29-32. He was succeeded by the unworthy Manasseh. He died about 698 b. c. HIAWATHA (hi-a-wa'tha), an In- dian legendary hero and peacemakei known by this name among the Iroquois and by other titles among the other tribes of North America. He is men- tioned in various works on the aborig- ines, and in 1855 was immortalized in the beautiful poem, "Hiawatha," by Longfellow. In this he is made to ap- pear as an Ojibway chief. HIBBEN, JOHN GRIER, president of Princeton University. Born in Pe- JOHN GRIER HIBBEN oria, 111., in 1861; was graduated from Princeton in 1882 (Ph. D., 1893). After studying in Berlin and at the Princeton Theological Seminary he was admitted to the Presbyterian ministry in 1887 and was in the pastorate for four years. In 1891 he was an instructor in Prince- ton University and professor of philos- ophy from 1897 to 1912, when he was
