Obseeyjlvts

See Franciscans.

Oceajya

Oceajya, a W. county of Michigan, on Lake Michigan, drained by White and Marquette rivers and other streams; area, 780 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 7,222. It has an undulating surface and a good soil. The chief productions in 1870 were 20,149 bushels of wheat, 40,397 of Indian corn, 11,011 of oats, 73,007 of potatoes, and 2,369 tons of hay. There were 433 horses, 663 milch cows, 1,133 other cattle, 526 sheep, and 1,603 swine. Capital, Hart.

Oceams

Oceams, in ancient mythology, the god of the water (the river Oceanus) which was believed to encircle the earth. According to Hesiod, he was the son of Uranus and Gaea (Heaven and Earth), and was the eldest of the Titans. He was said to have 3,000 daughters by Tethys (the Oceanids), and as many sons.

Ocelles Ixcaats

Ocelles Ixcaats, a Greek Pythagorean philosopher, born in Lucaniain Italy, and supposed to have flourished in the 5th century B. C. The works attributed to him were "On Law," "On Kingly Rule and Piety," and "On the Nature of the Whole" (of Things). In the last, which is the only one that has come down to us, it is argued that the whole ( Ttdv or ndcfios) had no beginning, and will have no end. Tennemann pronounces it apocryphal. The best editions are by A. F. W. Rudolphi (Leipsic, 1801-'8), and Mullach (Berlin. 1846). Ocellus was translated into English by Thomas Taylor in 1831.

Ocemia, Or Oceanica

Ocemia, Or Oceanica, a name applied by geographers to a fifth division of the globe, comprising Australia and almost all the islands lying between the Indian ocean and the China sea, on the west, and the American continent, on the east. It is subdivided into Malaysia, embracing the Sunda islands, Borneo, Celebes, the Moluccas, and the Philippines; Australasia, embracing Australia, Papua, New Zealand, etc.; and Polynesia, embracing all the islands N. E. and E. of Malaysia and Australasia. Some geographers apply the name Micronesia to the northern division of Polynesia, and Melanesia to the northeastern division or the whole of Australasia.

Ochra

See Okra.

Ocmulgee

Ocmulgee, a river of Georgia, about 200 m. long, formed by three branches, the South, Yellow, and Ulcofauhachee, which rise in the N. part of the state and unite at the S. corner of Newton co. It flows in a S. S. E. direction till toward its termination, when it sweeps round in a curve to the 1ST. N. E., and joins the Oconee at the S. extremity of Montgomery co., where the two form the Altamaha. It receives the Little Ocmulgee, its principal tributary, about 10 m. from its mouth. It is navigable for steamboats of light draught to Macon, where there is a fall affording great water power.

Oconto

Oconto, a N. E. county of Wisconsin, bounded X. E. by Michigan, from which it is separated mostly by the Menominee river, and S. E. by Green bay; area, 2,268 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 8,321. It is drained by the Oconto, Pishtego, Wolf, and other rivers, and is covered with pine forests. It is intersected by the Wisconsin division of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad. The chief productions in 18T0 were 22,113 bushels of wheat, 25,481 of oats, 36,300 of potatoes, 46,300 lbs. of butter, and 3,566 tons of hay. There were 352 horses, 522 milch cows, 746 other cattle, 274 sheep, and 729 swine. ' Capital, Oconto.