. The American educator; completely remodelled and rewritten from original text of the New practical reference library, with new plans and additional material. avigation and otherschools of high rank, together with hospitals,art galleries and fine gardens. Oporto is thechief industrial city of Portugal. The prin-cipal trade is in wine, chiefly port wine, whichis named from the town. There are manu-factures of hats, silks, cotton, woolen andlinen stuffs, paper, wax, tobacco, soap andother articles. Oporto was an important town during theMiddle Ages. In 1808 it was captured by theFrench, and in
. The American educator; completely remodelled and rewritten from original text of the New practical reference library, with new plans and additional material. avigation and otherschools of high rank, together with hospitals,art galleries and fine gardens. Oporto is thechief industrial city of Portugal. The prin-cipal trade is in wine, chiefly port wine, whichis named from the town. There are manu-factures of hats, silks, cotton, woolen andlinen stuffs, paper, wax, tobacco, soap andother articles. Oporto was an important town during theMiddle Ages. In 1808 it was captured by theFrench, and in the following year Welling-ton drove the French out of it, after the re-markable passage of the Douro. Early in1919 it was seized by revolutionary forcesseeking to restore the monarchy, and, wasmade their stronghold. In February theroyalists were suppressed and Oporto re-stored to republican control (see Portugal) .Population, 1911, 194,009. OPOSSUM, a mammal found in Americaas far north as Hudson Bay. It is nocturnalin its habits and lives mostly in trees, swing-ing from branch to branch with the aid of itstail and feeding on small reptiles, birds eggs. OPOSSUMand young and almost anything else whichcomes its way. There are about twenty spe-cies; some are as small as a rat, and othersare the size of a large eat. The largest, thecommon opossum, is the only animal inAmerica which has a pouch for carrying theyoung. It is whitish-gray in color, and thehair is soft and wool-like. It is common inthe southern part of the United States, whereit is regarded by negroes as a choice meatfor the table. When captured or threatenedwith danger, the opossum feigns death, and OPPER 2666 ORANGE the phrase playing possum is on this ac-count often used to indicate any deceitfulproceeding. OPTER, Frederick Burr (1857- ),anAmerican illustrator, bom in Madison, several years he was connected withFrank Leslies magazines, Puck and HearstsNew York Journal. He made a reputationwith his cartoons
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