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See Primrose.
See Tree Sorrel.
Oyer And Terminer, the technical name of the commission by virtue of which the judges in England take cognizance of and try criminal offences. The words were used in the commission when it was written in Norman French; and in English the authority is to "inquire, hear, and determine." In the United States courts for the trial of criminal causes have sometimes been designated courts of oyer and terminer, but the authority is conferred by statute and not by special commission.
Ozark, a S. county of Missouri, bordering on Arkansas, intersected by the North fork of White river, and watered by other branches of the same stream; area, about 700 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 3,363, of whom 12 were colored. Its surface is hilly and covered with large forests of pine, and the soil in the valleys and bordering streams is fertile. The chief productions in 1870 were 121,724 bushels of Indian corn, 9,537 of wheat, 7,143 of oats, and 18,613 lbs. of tobacco. There were 949 horses, 806 milch cows, 1,734 other cattle, 2,122 sheep, and 6,236 swine. Capital, Gainesville.
Ozark Mountains, a range commencing on the Missouri river, in Missouri, between the Gasconade and Osage rivers, and extending S. W. across the N. W. corner of Arkansas into the Indian territory, terminating near the Red river. They are a series of hills occasionally rising to a height of 1,500 or 2,000 ft. In Arkansas the range throws off two spurs toward the east, the Boston mountains or Black hills N. of the Arkansas river, and the Washita or Masserne range S. of it.
Ozaukee, a S. E. county of Wisconsin, bordering on Lake Michigan, and drained by Milwaukee river and Cedar creek; area, 288 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 15,564. It has a rolling and heavily timbered surface and fertile soil. The Milwaukee, Lake Shore, and Western railroad passes through it. The chief productions in 1870 were 314,273 bushels of wheat, 72,017 of rye, 28,305 of Indian corn, 258,442 of oats, 36,520 of barlev, 84,349 of potatoes, 395,003 lbs. of butter, 15,897 of wool, and 14,726 tons of hay. There were 3,690 horses, 5,641 milch cows, 4,630 other cattle, 5,482 sheep, and 5,820 swine; 1 manufactory of machinery, 1 of woolleu goods, 3 tanneries, 7 Hour mills, 5 saw mills, and 6 breweries. Capital, Ozaukee.
See Looeis.
Pa East Birmingham. See Birmingham.
Pablo De Cespedes, a Spanish artist and author, born in Cordova in 1538, died there in 1(308. He studied the works of Michel Angelo and the great Italian colorists, and during the pontificate of Gregory XIII. acquired distinction as a painter. About the year 1577 he returned to Cordova, and became prebendary of the cathedral. He spent his vacations at Seville, where he established a museum of ancient art. Cespedes was one of the best colorists in Spain, and a successful imitator of Correggio. He was an accomplished scholar, left a poem on painting and some essays on art, and had a considerable reputation as a sculptor and architect.
 
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