Omagh
the county town of Tyrone, , on the Strule, 34 Ireland miles S. of Londonderry and 110 N. N. W. of Dublin. It grew up around an abbey found ed in 792, but is first heard of as a fortress in the end of the 15th century, when it was forced to surrender to the English. It formed part of James I.'s "Plantation" grants, and was strongly garrisoned by Mountjoy. On its being - evacuated by the troops of James II, in 1689 it was partially burned, and a second fire in 1743 completed its destruction. But it has been well rebuilt, and is now neat and prosperous town. Pop. ) 4,836. a (1918
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Omahas
a tribe of North American Indians living in E. Nebraska. They number about 1,400. The name is derived from an Indian word meaning "those who go up the stream, or against the current."
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Ombay
MALOEWA, or MALUWA, Malay Archipelago, one of the Sunda Islands between Celebes and the N. W. . coast of Australia, from which it is sep- The " A arated by the Strait of Ombay. " hills are volcanic, and the coasts steep from and difficult to approach. The inhabibrown, have thick lips , ; "A History of the tants are dark brown, ; flat nose, and woolly hair; appearin to be of mixed Negro and Malay origin. They are armed with the bow, spear, and creese, and live on the produce of the chase, with fish, cocoanuts, rice, and honey. A portion of the island formerly beyonged to the Portuguese, but since Aug. 6, 1851, it has entirely become a Netherlands possession; included in the Residency of Timor. Pop. about 194,000.
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Omega
the name for the Greek long o. It was the last letter in the Greek alphabet, as alpha was the first. Inscriptions on tombstones, public documents, etc., very often began with these two letters, meaning, "In the name of God."
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Omen
a sign believed to prognosticate a future event. Omens have been common among most nations, but were chiefly received in the ruder ages, and among the more ignorant of a people. in the present day, in many parts Even of England and the United States, a superstitious belief in omens exists. The howling of a dog by night is believed to presage a death in the neighborhood. The screeching of the owl and the croaking of the raven have, both in ancient and modern times, been regarded as omens of some dire calamity. To present a knife, scissors, razor, or other sharp or cutting inst instrument to one's friend is unlucky, as they are apt to divide love and friendship. The list could be multiplied indefinitely. Fishermen and sailors are particularly influenced by omens, which they fancy they discover in the most trivial circumstances. To lose a bucket, or to throw a cat overboard, is believed to be very unlucky. Whistling is supposed to raise the wind. By a regard to these things, many persons add very considerably to their proper share of human misery without any countervailing amount of good.
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Ommiades
a dynasty founded in Arabia by Moawiyah, in 655 or 661. Merwan II., the 14th and last caliph of this race, was slain in a mosque on the banks of the Nile, Feb. 10, 750, when the Abbassides assumed the reins of power. Abderrahman, the only member of the Ommiades who escaped the massacre at Damascus, founded a caliphate in Spain, in 755. Eighteen caliphs reigned, Hinem III., who resigned in 1031, being the last.
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Omnibus Bill
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Omri
a general of the army of Elah, King of Israel, who, being at the siege of Gibbethon, and hearing that his master Elah was assassinated by Zimri, who had usurped his kingdom, raised the siege, and being elected king by his army, marched against Zimri, attacked him at Tirzah, and forced him to burn himself Tirzan, and all his family in the palace in which he had shut himself up. After his death, half of Israel acknowledged Omri for king; the other half adhered to Tibni, son of Ginath, which division continued four years. When Tibni was dead, the people united in acknowledging Omri as King of all Israel, and he reigned 12 years. Omri built the city of Samaria, which became the capital of the kingdom of the 12 tribes.
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Omsk
chief town of the former Russian province of Akmolinsk, at the confluence of the Om with the Irtish, 1,800 miles E. of Moscow. It was built in 1716 as a defense against the Kirghiz; but is now of no importance as a fortress. It is the seat of administration for the Steppe provinces of Western Asia. The trade is in cattle, hides, furs, and tea. Pop. 135,800.
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On Portable Watches
Godfrey William de Leibnitz, Phil. Trans., London, 1675. A new invention of a Clock descending on an Inclined Plane. M. de Gennes,
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On the Construction and Management of Chronometers
E J. Dent. 8vo, London, 1842. Traite d'Horlogerie. Louis Moinet, Paris, 1843.
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Onderdonk
FRANK SCOVILL, American educator; born in Mission Valley, Texas, in 1871. After studying at Southwestern University, he entered the Methodist Episcopal Church as minister, in 1892, and served as missionary in Mexico. From 1907 to 1914 he was missionary at San Luis Potosi, Mexico, and from 1914 was superintendent of the Mexican, Italian and Bohemian missions to Texas.
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Onega
LAKE, in the N. of Russia, after Ladoga, to the N. E. of which it lies, the largest lake in Europe; 50 miles in greatest breadth, 146 miles in length, and 1,000 feet in depth in parts; area 3,764 square miles. It is fed by numerous rivers; but its only outlet is the river Swir, which flows S. W. into Lake Ladoga. The N. end is studded with islands and deeply indented with bays. The shores in other parts are flat and low and regular. Though the water is ice bound generally for 156 days in the year, the lake is the scene of busy traffic in other seasons. Communication is promoted by a canal cut parallel to the S. shore. Fish abound. Mirages are fre quent at times. Surveys were completed in 1890 for a canal 145 miles long to connect Lake Onega with the White Sea.
a river in Russia, which, issuing from Lake Latcha, government of Olonetz, flows first N. E., then N. W., and after a course of about 270 miles, falls into the White Sea at the S. E. extremity of the Gulf of Onega.
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