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LEFT HOPPER 63 HOBATII lights, public library, National bank and high school. Pop. (1910) 9,419; (1920) 9,696. HOPPER, JAMES MARIE, an Ameri- can writer; born in Paris, France, in 1876. He came to the United States at an early age and graduated University of California in 1898. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1900. He served on the staff of many news- papers in San Francisco and was a mem- ber of the staff of "McClure's Maga- zine" in 1903. His published novels in- clude "The Freshman" (1912); "What Happened in the Night" (1913). Dur- ing the World War he contributed, as war correspondent, to "Collier's" and other magazines. HOPPER, WILLIAM DE WOLF, American actor; born in New York City in 1858. He was educated in the private schools. His first appearance on the stage was in the comedy "Our Boys" in 1878. After appearing in other roles he studied music and joined the McCaull Opera Co. Within a few years he had become one of the most prominent comic opera stars on the stage and this posi- tion he held for many years. HOPPIN, AUGUSTUS, an American illustrator; born in Providence, R. I., in 1828. He was graduated. Brown Uni- versity, 1848, and later went abroad to study art. He was successful in draw- ing on wood and in book illustrations. He also published several novels and Bketches. He died in 1896. HOPPIN, JAMES M., an American writer; born in Providence, R. I., in 1820. He was graduated from Yale in 1842 and Andover Theological Seminary in 1845. In 1879 he was made professor of the history of art at Yale and in 1899 he became emeritus professor. His pub- lications include "England"; ^ "The Early Renaissance," etc. He died in 1906. HOQUIAM, a city in Washington in Grays Harbor co., situated on Grays Harbor and on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul, the Northern Pacific, and the Oregon-Washington railroads and Navigation Company railroad. It is in the midst of an extensive timberland and is important as a port, having a fine har- bor. Its industries include shipyards, lumber and shingle mills. There is a Carnegie library and a handsome high- school building Pop. (1910) 8,171; (1920) 10,058. HOR (hor), in Arabia Petrsea, a moun- tain of a conical form in the range of Mount Seir, on the E. side of the Ara- bah, or great valley running from the Dead Sea to the Elanitic Gulf. It is an irregularly truncated cone, with three rugged peaks, overlooking a wilderness of heights, cliffs, ravines, and deserts. On this mountain Aaron died, alone with his brother and son (Num. xx: 22-29; xxxiii: 38). On its summit stands a Mohammedan tomb of Aaron, marking perhaps his burial place. HORACE, QUINTUS HORATIUS FLACCUS, a Roman poet; born near Venusia (now Venosa), a town of Southern Italy, on the confines of Apulia and Lucania, in 65 B. c. His father took the greatest pains in providing for his son's education. At the age of 18 3'ears he went to Athens to complete his studies; and while there, Marcus Bru- tus passing through the city on his way to Macedonia, Horace, accompanied by other Roman youths, joined the army; became military tribune; fought in the last battle for the freedom of Rome at Philippi, and saved himself by flight. Though he saved his life, he forfeited his estate, and was reduced to great want, till Vergil introduced him to Mae- cenas, through whose interest he recov- ered his patrimony. Augustus now be- came his friend, and offered to make him his secretary, which Horace declined. When Maecenas was sent to Brundusium to conclude a treaty between Augustus and Anthony he took with him Horace, Vergil, and other literary friends; and, not long after, he presented Horace with the Sabine villa, to which he retired for the rest of his days. His "Odes" are models of that kind of composition, and his "Epistles" and "Satires" abound with acute and vivacious observations, while his "Poetic Art" presents the dif- ficulties of poetical composition, and the principles which should guide the poet in his work. Horace died suddenly, in the year of Rome 746, and 8 B. c. HOR-ffi (ho-re), in classical mytholo- gy, divinities regarded in two points of view — as the goddesses of the seasons, and of the hours of the day. Their duty was to hold the gates of heaven, which they opened to send forth the chariot of the sun in the morning, and receive it again in the evening. HORATII (ho-ra'she-i), three Roman brothers, who, according to tradition, in the reign of Tullus Hostilius engaged three Alban brothers (the Curiatii), in order to decide the supremacy between Rome and Alba. Victory went to Rome, and the sole surviving Horatius was triumphantly conducted back to the city. But his sister had been betrothed to one of the Curiatii, and her demonstrative