It flows into the Gulf of Mexico through Sabine Lake and Sabine Pass

Length, about 500 miles. Sabine (sab'in), Sir Edward. Born at Dublin, Oct. 14, 1788: died at Richmond, June 26, 1883. A British astronomer and physicist. He obtained a commi ion in the artillery about 1804; accompanied Ro and Parry as astronomer in the arctic expeditions of 1819-20; and was president of the British A ociation in 1853, and of the Royal Society 1861-71. He published a number of valuable papers pertaining to terrestrial magnetism in the "Philosophical Transactions." Sabine (sā'bin), Lorenzo. Born at Lisbon, N. H., Feb. 28, 1803: died April 14, 1877. An American author and politician, Whig member of Congre from Ma achusetts 1852-53. His works include a "Life of Preble" (1847), "Biographical Sketches of the Loyalists of the American Revolution" (1847), etc. Sabine Cro -Roads (sa-bēn' krôs'rōdz). A place in Mans field, De Soto parish, northwestern Louisiana, where, April 8, 1864, the Confederates under Taylor defeated the Federals under Banks. Sabine Lake. An expansion of the river Sabine, on the boundary between Louisiana and Texas, near the Gulf of Mexico. Length, about 18 miles. Sabine (sā'bin) Mountains. A range of mountains east of Rome, near the eastern border of IMG:content-0857.png:[blocks in formation] Italy, who Sabines (sā'bīnz), L. Sabini (sa-bi'ni). In ancient history, a people of central Ita lived chiefly in the mountains north-northeast of Rome. They were allied to the Umbrians and Oscans, and the Samnites were descended from them. They formed an important element in the composition of the Roman people. The rape of the Sabine women is a notable incident in the legendary history of early Rome. Romulus, finding difficulty in obtaining wives for the men who had gathered around him in his new city, is said to have in vited the neighboring tribes to a celebration of games, and the Roman youths took occasion to carry off a number of the Sabine virgins. The chief town of the Sabines was Reate (now Rieti). They were subjugated by the Romans about 290 B. C. Sabines, Rape of the. See Rape of the Sabines . Sabinum (sa-bi'num). The country villa of Horace, situated not far from Tivoli: celebrated in his poetry. Sabis (sā'bis). The ancient name of the Sambre. Sablé (sä-blā'). A town in the department of Sarthe, France, situated on the Sarthe 27 miles southwest of Le Mans. In its vicinity are quarries of black marble. Population (1891), commune, 6,047. Sable (sā'bl), Cape. [F. sable , sand.] 1. The southwesternmost extremity of Nova Scotia, in lat. 43° 23′ N., long. 65° 37′ W.-2. The south ernmost point of the mainland of Florida and of the United States, in lat. 25o 8′ N. Sable Island. [ F.sable , sand.] A sandy island southeast of Nova Scotia, to which it belongs: lat. of eastern lighthouse 43° 58′ N., long. 59° 46' W. It is surrounded by shoals and sandbanks. Length, about 45 miles. Sables d'Olonne (sä'bl dō-lon'), Les. A seaport in the department of Vendée, France, situated on the Bay of Biscay 21 miles southwest of LaRoche-sur-Yon. It has considerable trade and important fisheries; it is a summer watering-place. Population (1891), commune, 11,557. Sabra (sā brä). In the ancient ballads of "St. George and the Dragon," the maiden for whom the knight slew the dragon, and whom he after ward married. IMG:content-0858.png:[blocks in formation] Sabrina. The legendary daughter of Locrine. She was drowned in the river Severn (Savarin a, Sabrina), with her mother, by Locrine's enraged widow, and became its nymph. Milton introduces her in "Comus," and Drayton in the "Polyolbion" and Fletcher in "The Faithful Shep herde " relate her transformation. Sabrina (sä-brē'nä). A temporary island formed by volcanic eruptions near the coast of St. Michael, Azores, es, in in June, 1811. It disappeared July-Oct., 1811. Sabrina Land. [Named by its discoverer, Balleny, captain of an English whaler, from a ve el which accompanied him.] A region in the Antarctic Ocean, about lat. 66° S., long. 120° E. Sac (sâk). [Pl., also Sacs .] A tribe of North American Indians who anciently lived at the mouth of the Ottawa River, and were driven by the Iroquois from that region to settle in northern Wisconsin. They united with the Fox tribe, and about 1765 took po e ion of the land on both sides of the Mi i ippi River, conquered from the Illinois. In 1810 they held a large territory in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Mi ouri. They fought against the United States in 1812, and in 1832 a part of the tribe led by Black Hawk rebelled, and was defeated and removed. Most of them are now in the Indian Territory, their whole number, together with the Foxes, being somewhat le than 1,000. Their name, properly Osagi , has been translated as 'people at the mouth of a river,' referring to their early habitat. See Algonquian . Sacæ (sā'sē). In ancient history, a nomadic people dwelling in Central Asia near the sources of the Oxus and the Jaxartes.