Hades

[Gr. hades, also haïdes, from a privative, and ide in, to see.] (Gr. Myth.) A word denoting the abode of the dead, or the reputed god of the nether world, called also Pluto. Hesiod makes the mortals of the brazen age the first who descended to Hades. Had'ing, n. ( Mining.) The direction of a slip or fault. Hadji, ( had'ji.) [Ar., a pilgrim.] The title of a Mohammedan who has performed a pilgrimage to Mecca, a religious act which every true believer is bound to perform at least once in his life; but minors, slaves, and lunatics are exempt from this obligation. Hadji is the name of the celebration which takes place on the arrival of the caravans of pilgrims at Mecca, and a Mohammedan who has made the pilgrimage commonly bears for the rest of his life the title of hadji prefixed to his name. As is well known, presence at these ceremonials is strictly prohibited to all but the faithful; but at least five European Christians are known to have been present at these ceremonies: the last two of these were the celebrated travellers Burckhardt (in 1814) and R. F. Burton (in 1853), both of whom have published interesting accounts of their journeys. Hadleigh, ( had'ly ,) a town of Suffolk, England, on the Bret (tributary of the Stour), 8 m. W. of Ipswich, 58 m. N.E. of London. Manuf . Silk stuffs and yarn-spinning. Pop . 4,740. Hadley, in Illinois , a post-village of Will co., abt. 28 m. S.W. of Chicago. -A village and township of Pike co., abt. 20 m E. of Han Hadley, in Ma achusetts, a post-town and township of Hampshire co., on the Connecticut river, about 90 m. W. of Boston. Pop (1895) 1,669. nibal. Had'ley, in Michigan, a post-village and township of Lapeer co. Hadley, in New York , a post-town and township of Saratoga co., on the Hudson river, 54 m. N. by W. of Albany. Pop. (1897) about 1,200. Had'ley's Mills, in North Carolina, a post-village of Chas am co. IMG:content-0494.png:[blocks in formation] Hadrian. See ADRIAN. Hadriano'ple. See ADRIANOPLE.