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111. Hercules. One of the ancient constellations, between Lyra and Corona Borealis, representing a man upon one knee, with his head toward the south, and with uplifted arms. The ancients did not identify the constellation with Hercules; the moderns place a club in one hand and a branch of an apple-tree, stell at i on contains 1 star of the second magnitude, 9 of the third, and 12 of the fourth. the three heads of Cerberus, in the other. The con Hercules. A British armored war-ship, launched in 1867. Her dimensions are-length, 325 feet; breadth, 59 feet; displacement, 8,840 tons. She has a water-line belt of armor from 5 feet above to 5 feet below the water line, a single-decked central citadel, and armored bulkheads at each end. Thickne of armor, 6, 8, and 9 inches. Armament, 8 10-inch, 29-inch, and 4 7-inch guns. Hercules, Pillars of. See Pillars of Hercules . Hercules and Stag. A notable antique bronze from Pompeii, in the Museo Nazionale, Palermo, Sicily. The figure of Hercules is slender and youthful; he seizes the stag by one horn, and forces him to the ground. Hercules Buffoon. See Lacy, John. Hercules (Infant) Strangling the Serpents. A Herero Héreau (ā-rō'), Jules. Born at Paris, 1830: died June 26, 1879. A French landscape-painter, noted especially for his figures of animals. Heredia (ā-rādē -ä), José Maria. Born at Santiago de Cuba, Dec. 31, 1803: died at Toluca, Mexico, May 7, 1839. A Spanish-American poet. He lived succe ively in various parts of Spanish America; was banished from Cuba in 1823 for taking part in an attempted insurrection; pa ed two years in the United States; and from 1825 resided in Mexico, where he held various judicial offices. His poems have had numerous editions, and many have been translated into other languages: his "Ode to Niagara" is widely known. Many critics consider Heredia the greatest of the Spanish-American poets. Heredia, Pedro de. Born at Madrid about 1500: died near Cadiz, Jan. 27, 1554. A Spanish soldier. He was the lieutenant of Vadillo, and governor of Santa Marta. He returned to Spain in 1529, and was authorized to colonize and govern the district of Nueva And a lucia, corresponding to northwestern Colombia. He founded Cart a gena (Jan. 14, 1533) and other cities, made many expeditions to the interior, and obtained a great amount of gold. In 1537 he was accused of irregularities and sent to Spain, but was restored in 1539. He was again forced to go to Spain to answer charges in 1548 and 1554: on the latter voyage he was shipwrecked and drowned. Here ford (her'e-ford). [ME. Here ford , Herford , Her forth , AS. Here ford , army-ford, from here , army, and ford , ford.] 1. A county of south midland England. It is bounded by Shropshire on the north, Worcester and Gloucester on the east, Gloucester and Mon mouth on the south, and Wales on the west. The chief industry is agriculture. It is noted for its breed of cattle, and is sometimes called "the garden of England." Area, 840 square miles. Population (1891), 115,949. 2. The capital of Here ford shire, situated on the Wye in lat. 52° 4' N., long. 2° 43′ W. It has a trade in agricultural produce. The cathedral is a highly interesting monument, founded 1079, but in large part built in the course of the 13th century. The Lady chapel is a beautiful example of Early English, and the great square central tower is effective. The lower part of the nave and choir retains its ma ive cylindrical Nor- man piers and round arches with chevron-molding. The work above is later, that in the northwest transept being of especial beauty. There are many fine tombs and beaut i- ful old church furniture. The city had formerly a strong castle. It was the birthplace of Garrick. Population (1891), 20,267. Herencia (a-ren'the-ä). A town in the prov- Ciudad Spain, 77 miles south of painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds (1788), in the Madrid. Population (1887), 5,924. Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg. The child is in the act of throttling the two serpents; Iphicles shrinks back, and Alcmena with attendants rushes in; while Juno appears in a dark cloud above. It was ordered by Catharine II., and symbolizes Ru ia's struggles, as a new nation, with besetting troubles. Hercynian Forest (her-sin'i-an for'est), The. [L. Hercynia Silva , Gr. Ερκυνία ύλη.] In ancient geography, a mountain-range forming the northern boundary to the then known Europe, and seemingly identified by Aristotle with the Alpine ma . It has been variously represented as in central Germany, and as identical with the Bohmerwald, the Thüringer wald, etc. In modern geography usu ally made to comprise the mountain elevations of central Germany (Wesergebirge, the Harz, the Thu ring i an and Saxon highlands, Giant Mountains, etc.). Herdecke (her'de-ke). A town in the province of Westphalia, Pru ia, on the Ruhr northeast of Elberfeld-Barmen. Herder (her'der), Johann Gottfried von. Born at Mohrungen, in East Pru ia, Aug. 25, 1744: died at Weimar, Dec. 18, 1803. A German critic and poet of the so-called cla ical period of German literature. He was the son of a poor school-teacher. Through his own exertions he was able to attend the University of Königsberg, where he supported himself by giving private instruction. From 1764 to 1769 he was a teacher in Riga. In the latter year he went to Paris, where he accepted the position of companion to the young Prince of Holstein on a journey to Italy. He accompanied the latter, however, only as far as Strasburg, where he remained the succeeding half year. In 1771 he received a call as pastor to Bückeburg, where he lived until 1776. At the recommendation of Goethe, whom he had known in Strasburg, he was called that year to Wei mar as court chaplain and superintendent of the church district, and here, with the exception of a journey to Italy in 1788, he lived until his death. In 1802 he was ennobled by the Elector of Bavaria. His first important works, both of which were published in Riga, were "Fragmente über die neuere deutsche Literatur" ("Fragments concerning the More Recent German Literature," 1767), and "Kri. tische Wälder" ("Critical Forests, "1769). In 1772 appeared, further, the treatise "Über den Ursprung der Sprache" ("On the Origin of Language"). In 1773 he published, in collaboration with Goethe, "Von deutscher Art und Kunst einige fliegende Blätter" ("A Few Flying Sheets on German Style and Art"). In 1774 appeared "Die älteste Urkunde des Menschengeschlechts" ("The Oldest Record of the Human Race"). The most important of his works writ ten in Weimar are "Volkslieder" ("Folk-Songs," 1778 and 1779), called in later editions "Stimmen der Völker in Liedern" ("Voices of the Nations in Songs"); "Ideen zur Philosophie der Geschichte der Mensch he it" ("Ideas on the Philosophy of the History of Mankind," 1784-91); "Briefe zur Beförderung der Human it at" ("Letters for the Advancement of Humanity," 1793-97). The poem "Der Cid" ("The Cid "), written 1802-03, appeared posthumously in 1805. A complete edition of his works was published at Stuttgart, 1827-30, in 60 vols. Herencia Ceballos (a-ren'the-ä tha-bäl'yos), Mariano. Born at Cuzco, 1820: died at Huanacu, Feb. 2, 1873. A Peruvian soldier and politician. He was an advanced liberal, took part in var i and was prominent in He was elected vice-president in the Balta administration, and was acting president Balta's death, July 26 to Aug. 2, 1872. Soon after he was condemned to banishment, and was shot by the soldiers who were conducting him to the frontier. Hérens (a-ron'), Vald', G. Eringerthal (a'ringer-täl). An alpine valley in the canton of Valais, Switzerland, situated about 20 miles east of Martigny, noted for its picturesque scenery. Here (her) Prophecy, The. A bit of old English rime, which was preserved by Abbot Benedict. It is connected with the image of a hart set up in 1289 by Ralph Fitzstephen over his house at Here.