Serbal (ser-bäl'), Jebel

A mountain in the Si gambia, dwelling between Cape Verd and the Cayor, where they have mixed with their kinsmen the Wolof. In other places they have mixed with the Manding to which nothing and there Sine), speaking different dialects. They are the tallest vided in main sections (the Serer None race of Sene gambia, but their features are coarse. They are honest, industrious, and opposed to slavery, but are given to drinking. Seres (sē'rez). The inhabitants of the ancient Serica. Seres saner (ze-res-säʼner). ['Red cloaks.'] Formerly, a corps of Austrian troops (established about 1700), stationed on the southern frontier to guard against Turkish inroads; since 1871, a body of gendarmerie in Croatia-Slavonia. Sereth (ser-et' or sa-ret'). A river which rises in Bukowina, traverses Moldavia, in its lower course separates Moldavia from Wall a chia, and joins the Danube near Galatz: the ancient Hierasus. Length, about 290 miles. Sergeant (sär'jant), John. Born at Philadelphia, Dec. 5, 1779: died at Philadelphia, Nov. 25, 1852. An American politician and lawyer. He was a member of Congre from Pennsylvania 18151823, 1827-29, and 1837-42, and was the unsucce ful Whig candidate for Vice-President in 1832. Sergievsk Posad (ser-gyefsk' po-zäd'). A town in the government of Moscow, Ru ia, 47 miles northeast of Moscow. It was built around the monastery Troitsk, and is a noted place of pilgrimage. It has manufactures of toys and sacred pictures. Population, 31,413. Sergipe (ser-zhe'pe). A maritime state of Brazil, bordering on the Atlantic northeast of Bahia, and separated from Alagoas by the river São Francisco. Capital, Aracajú. Area, 15,090 square miles. Population (1894), 264,991. Sergius (ser'ji-us), Saint. Died about 300. A martyr whose cult is celebrated particularly by the Eastern Church. Sergius. Patriarch of Constantinople 610-638, at the beginning of the Monothelite controversy. Sergius, Saint. Born 1315: died Sept. 7, 1391. A saint of the Eastern Church, founder of the Troitsk monastery in Sergievsk Posad. Sergius I. Pope 687-701. He rejected certain provis ions of the Quinisext Council of 692, whereupon the emperor Just in i an II. ordered his arrest. The soldiers, however, prevented the imperial officers from carrying out the order. Sergius II. Pope 844-847. During his pontificate Rome was plundered by the Saracens (846). Sergius III. Sergius IV. Seri Seri (s (sā-rē'). Pope 904-911. Pope 1009-12. A tribe of North American Indi- ans, living on Tiburon Island and the adjacent coast of Mexico, extending into the interior. See Yuman . Seriana (sā-re-ä'nä), Val or Valle. A valley in the district of Bergamasca, province of Bergamo, northern Italy. Serica (ser'i-kä). [Gr. Σηρική.] In ancient geography, a country in eastern Asia, probably identical with northern China. The inhabitants were noted for their production of silk. Serinagur. See Srinagar . ran Seringa pat am (ser-ing-ga-pa-tam'), or Sri ranga pat am (sri-rang-ga-pa-tam'). [Named from its famous temple of Vishnu, Shri Ranga.] A town in Mysore, India, situated on an island in the Kaveri, 7 miles north of Mysore. It was formerly famous for its fortre , and contains the former royal palace and a mausoleum of Hyder Ali. It was be Serpa Pinto (sar'pä pēn'tö), Alexandre Al- berto da Rocha. Born in Portugal, April 20, 1846. An African explorer and Portuguese politician. As major in the army he was sent, with Capello and Ivens, to Angola on a scientific expedition, and cro ed the continent to Pretor i a, Transvaal (1877-79). In 1884-86 he, with Cardozo, extended Portuguese influ- ence from Mozambique to Lake Nya a, where he came in conflict with British interests He has written "How I Cro ed Africa" (1881). Serpentarius. See Ophiuchus . Serpent-bearer, The. See Ophiuchus . Serpent Column, The. A bronze column in Constantinople: the base of the golden tripod set up in the sanctuary at Delphi from the spoils of the Persians at Platea in 479 в. C. It was placed in the spina of the hippodrome by Const an- tine. It consists of three intertwined serpents, whose di- verging heads are now broken, and is 18 feet high. northern prolongation of the Serra da Mantiqueira, which here becomes the Coast Range, the Serra do Mar dying out. Northward the chain is lower and much broken. It sep- a rates Minas Geraes from Espirito Santo. Serrano y Dominguez (ser-rä'nō ē dō-mēn. gath), Francisco, Duke de la Torre. Born at Argon ill a, And alus i a, Sept. 17, 1810: died at Madrid, Nov. 26, 1885. A Spanish statesman and general. He served in the war against the Car lists after 1833; was a member of various ministries; was minis- ter at Paris in 1857; was captain-general of Cuba 1859–62; attempted to annex Santo Domingo to Spain; headed the revolution of 1868; defeated the royalists at Alcolea Sept. 28, 1868; became president of the provisional ministry in 1868; was appointed regent in 1869, and resigned Jan. 2, 1871; commanded succe fully against the Car lists in 1872; was again head of the government in 1874; defeated the Car lists in the same year; and was minister at Paris in 1883. Sertorius (sėr-tō'ri-us), Quintus. A a inated 72 в. с. A Roman general. He served under Ma- rius against the Cimbri and Teutones; served in Spain in 97; was questor in 91; was a Marian leader in the civil wars; was pretor in 83; went to Spain as Marian com- mander in 82; captured Tangier; waged war, generally with succe , against the Sullan commanders; was op- posed by Me tell us after 79, and also by Pompey after 76; and was joined by Per penna in 77, who intrigued against him and overthrew him. Serva Padrona (ser'vä pä-drō'nä), La. [It., 'The Maid as Mistre .') An Italian musical drama by Per goles i, words by Nelli, produced at Naples in 1733. In 1754 it was produced at Servetus (sér-võtus), Michael (originally Miguel Serve to). Born at Tudela (he has given both Tudela and Villa nov a as his birth- place), Spain, 1511: burned at Geneva, Oct. 27, 1553. A Spanish controversialist and physician. He studied law at Sarago a and Toulouse, and afterward visited Italy in the train of Juan de Quintaña, confe or to Charles V. He published at Hagenau in 1531 an e ay di- rected against the doctrine of the Trinity, entitled “De trin it at is error i bus," which attracted considerable atten- tion. It was revised and reprinted under the title of "Dia- logorum de trinitate libri duo" in 1532. In 1535 he was at Lyons editing scientific works for the printing firm of Trechsel, under the name of Michel de Villeneufve, or Michael de Villa nov a: this name he henceforth used with- out interruption. He removed in 1536 to Paris, where, according to his own statement, he graduated in medicine and lectured on geometry and astrology. He afterward studied theology at Louvain. After practising medicine ther study in medicine at Montpellier, he settled in 1541 as for short periods at Avignon and Charlieu, and after fur- a medical practitioner at Vienne. In 1553 he published "Christian ism i restitutio," which caused him to be ar- rested by order of the inquisitor-general at Lyons. He made his escape, but was apprehended at the instance of Calvin at Geneva on his way to Naples, and was burned after a trial for heresy lasting from Aug. 14 until Oct. 26, 1553 . ing to Roman legend, the sixth king of Rome (578-534 в.с.), son-in-law of Tarquinius Priscus: noted for his reformation of the constitution through the institution of the tribes, cla es, centuries, and Comitia Centu riata. He ex- tended the limits of Rome, and surrounded it with a wall. See Servian Wall. Serwati (ser-wä'tē), or Serawatty (ser-a-wät'- tē), Islands. A group of small islands in the Malay Archipelago, east-northeast of Timor. Sesha (sa's ha). In Hindu mythology, the king of the serpents, upholder of the world. Sesia (sā'zē-ä). A river in northwestern Italy which rises in the Alps and joins the Po 6 miles east of Casale: the ancient Se ites. Length, about 100 miles. Sesostris (se-sos'tris). [Gr. Σέσωστρις .] In an- cient Greek legend, a king of Egypt, said to have conquered the world. His legendary ex- ploits were founded on the deeds of Rameses II. and others. bien .] A kingdom in the Balkan peninsula, southeastern Europe. Capital, Belgrad. It is bounded by Austria-Hungary (separated by the Save and Danube) on the north, Rumania (separated by the Dan. ube) and Bulgaria on the east, Turkey and Bosnia on the south, and Bosnia (mainly separated by the Drina) on the west. The surface is generally mountainous and hilly. The principal river (besides the frontier rivers) is the Mo- wheat, and maize. The government is a constitutional hereditary monarchy. The legislative body is the Skupsh- tina. The prevailing religion is the Greek Catholic. The inhabitants are mostly Serbs (with over 100,000 Ruma- nians, besides Gipsies, etc.). The Serbs (or Croats) expelled the Avars and settled the country in the 7th century, and expelled the Byzantine governors in the 11th century. The title of king was a umed in the 11th century. The country was most flourishing under Stephen Dushan (about 1334-56), who a umed the title of emperor and annexed Macedonia, Albania, etc. The Servian power was over- thrown by the Turks at the battle of Ko ova in 1389, and Servia was incorporated with Turkey about 1458. The greater part of the country was occupied by Austria 1718- 1739. A rising under Czerny George in 1804 resulted in the expulsion of the Turks, but they reconquered the country in 1813. A rising in 1815 under Milosh Obrenovitch (who was elected prince in 1817) was more succe ful, and Servia became practically independent. The Turkish gar- risons were withdrawn in 1867. The war against Turkey in 1876 was unsucce ful. Servia took part with Ru ia against Turkey in 1877-78, and became absolutely inde- pendent, receiving a considerable addition of territory in 1878. Prince Milan a umed the title of king in 1882. A war with Bulgaria in Nov. and Dec., 1885, proved unsuc- ce ful. King Alexander has in 1893 and 1894 conducted the government in a reactionary sense. Area, 19,050 square miles. Population (1891), 2,162,759. Servian Wall, The. [Named from Servius Tul- lius, its (traditional) builder.] The earliest wall which included the entire seven-hilled city of Rome, of which the Capitoline was the cit a- del. It connected the fortifications which existed pre- viously on almost all the hills. Practically the entire cir- cuit of the wall and the positions of its gates are known, but most of its remains have been destroyed, especially during the recent modernization of Rome. On the Aven. tine there is a fine fragment of 11 courses, and in the Vigna Torlonia there is a stretch which attains 25 courses, and is ler of tufa, in the lower part quarry-faced with margin draft. The upper part consisted of a range of fine arches. probably originated in reports of the Indians, and is in- correct. The river rises in a swamp, and immediately re- ceives the water of two very small ponds or springs, called lagoas (lakes), a term which, in this region, is applied to any body of still water. Sete Quedas (sā'te ka'däs), also called the Guayrá (gwi-rä') or Conendiú (kō-nan-de-ö ́) Cataract. [Pg., 'seven falls.'] A fall on the river Paraná (lat. 24° 2′ 59′′ S., long. 53° 57′ 53" W., according ling to Bourgade la Dardye). The river above is broad and lake-like, but at the falls is sud- denly divided into many small channelsner Traversing Seven against Thebes, The. A tragedy by in circular eddies, whence they flow in falls varying from Æschylus, exhibited 468 в. с. IMG:content-0893.png:[blocks in formation] rast us, Polynices, Tydeus, Amphiaraus, Hippo med on, Capaneus, and Par the nope us against Thebes: all perished except Adrastus. inclined the 50 feet to 60 feet in depth. These circular eddies, which are quite independent of each other, range along an arc of about two miles in its stretch; they are detached, like giant cauldrons yawning unexpectedly at one's feet, in which the fury; every one of these has opened for itself a narrow orifice in the rock, through which, like a stone from a sling, the water is hurled into the central whirlpool. The width of these outlets rarely exceeds 15 yards, but their depth cannot be estimated. They all empty themselves into one central channel, about 200 feet wide, rushing into it with as tounding velocity." -Bourgade la Dardye , Paraguay. Seth (seth). [Heb., 'appointed.'] The third son of Adam, and the ancestor of Noah, according to the account in Genesis. He was the father of Enos.