Otis (JAMES an American statesman)
JAMES, an American statesman; born in West Barnstable, Mass., Feb. 5, 1725. At an early age he attracted attention by his el eloquence in behalf of the colonists against British oppression, and his determined opposition to the "writs of assistance" in 1761. Through his efforts the Stamp Act Congress was assembled in 1765. He was the author of a number of political essays and orations, among which are "Vindication of the Conduct of the House of Representatives" (1762); "Rights of the British Colonies Asserted" (1765); "Consideration on Behalf of the Colonists" (1765). He died in Andover, Mass., May 23, 1783.
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Otomis
a tribe of Mexican Indians, and one of the oldest nations in the mountainous regions of the plateau. They were agriculturists and had some knowledge of the manufacture of cloth and ornaments of gold and copper. During the siege of Mexico they came to the assistance of Cortez (in 1521), and have ever since been nominally in subjection to the whites. They accepted the Catholic faith, but have made little progress in civilization. Their descendants, about 200,000, mostly live in the mountains of Querétaro, Guanajuato and Hidalgo. They speak Spanish and Mexican.
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Otranto
a town in the extreme S. E. of Italy, 29 miles S. E. of Lecce, and on the Strait of Otranto, 45 miles from the coast of Albania on the opposite side. During the later period of the Roman empire, and all through the Middle Ages, it was the chief port of Italy on the Adriatic, whence passengers took ship for Greece -having in this respect supplanted the famous Brundusium of earlier times; but its port is now in decay.
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Ottawa
the capital of the Dominion of Canada . It is situated on the Ottawa River, about-120 miles west of Montreal. The river is navigable as far as the falls. The Rideau Canal connects the city with Lake Ontario. The Canadian Pacific and other railroads pass through the city. A fine waterpower has made Ottawa a point of importance in manufacturing. The sawing of lumber is at present the leading industry. There are large flour mills and foundries, machine shops, paper mills, and car shops. Matches, carriages, and woodenware are manufactured. The Parliament buildings are among the finest specimens of public buildings on the western continent. They suggest the Houses of Parliament at London, but are not so extensive. They stand at an elevation of 125 feet above the river. They were built of sandstone at a cost of $8,000,000. The University of Ottawa is a Roman Catholic institution. A prosperous normal school is located here. The Parliament Library contains 200,000 volumes. Ottawa was selected as the capital in 1858. The population in 1901 was 59,902. It is safe to assign a population for 1910 of about 65,000. See Ontario ; Canada
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Ottawa (One of the largest rivers)
one of the largest rivers of British North America, rises nearly 300 miles due N. of Ottawa city, flows W. to Temiscamingue, some 300 miles, Lake Ten and thence 400 miles S. E., and falls into the St. Lawrence by two mouths, which form the island of Montreal. Its drainage basin has an area variously estimated at from 60,000 to 80,000 square miles. During its course it sometimes contracts to 40 or 50 yards; elsewhere it widens into numerous lakes of considerable size. It is fed by many important; tributaries, the Petewawa, Bonnechère, Madawaska, Rideau, Coulonge, Gatineau, and Rivières du Lièvre and du Nord. These, with the Ottawa itself, form the means of transit for perhaps the largest lumber trade in the world.
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Ottawa University
a coeducaand was incorporated under its present name in 1854. It was selected by Queen tional institution in Ottawa, Kan.; Victoria as the capital of Canada, in founded in 1865 under the auspices of 1858. Pop. (1911) 87,062; (1920) 127,the Baptist Church; reported at the close of 1919: Professors and instructors, 22; students, 186; president, S. E. Price, OTTAWA, city and county-seat of La- D. D. salle co., Ill.; at the confluence of the
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Otter
a large animal of the weasel tribe. The American otter is about forty-five inches in total length, one-third of which may be allowed for the tail. The head is large and flat. The body is comparatively slender and capable of following anywhere that the head can pass. The otter is an aquatic animal nesting in burrows like those of the beaver or muskrat. It lives chiefly on fish, which its palmated feet and muscular body enable it to pursue with inconceivable swiftness. The otter is a very shy animal, yet not infrequently it establishes itself in a suitable pond near a town or farmhouse, and succeeds in concealing its presence for many years. In the wild, it is fond of sliding down a bank plump into the water, climbing up, and sliding down again, with all the zest of a schoolboy. Its fur is exceedingly valuable. The otter of Great Britain appears to be a somewhat different animal. It likewise inhabits the banks of rivers and feeds on fish. Otter hunting with dogs is a favorite sport in England. The fur of a South American otter, called nutria, is well known in the London and Leipsic markets. See Fur
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Otter
in zoology, the genus Lutra Illinois and Fox rivers, on the Illinois and Michigan canal, and on the Burlingand especially L. vulgaris, the common ton Route, the Chicago, Rock Island, and otter. The animals vary greatly in size; Pacific and the Chicago, Ottawa and but the total length averages about 40 Peoria railroads; 85 miles S. W. of inches, of which the tail constitutes Chicago. Here are Pleasant View Colrather more than a third. The fur is lege (Luth.), St. Francis Xavier Acadof a soft, brown color, lighter on throat emy, Ryburn Memorial Hospital, busiand breast, and consists of long, coarse, ness college, parks, Reddick Library, shining hairs, with a short under fur of court house, street railroad and electric fine texture. The otter lives exclusively on fish, and is therefore rarely met with far from water. The female produces from three to five at a birth, usually in March or April, and brings them up in a nest formed of grass, and usually in a hollow in a river bank or in the shelter of the roots of some overhanging tree. OTTER In angling, an instrument for fishing, so called from its destructive nature. It is a float, from which lines run out with bait or flies, and which is either moored or trailed parallel to a boat. Called also a trot line. In entomology, the larva of the ghost moth.
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