See also:

• SERGIPE (originally SERGIPE D'EL-REY)

SERGIPE (originally SERGIPE D'EL-REY)  , a small See also:

• ATLANTIC

Atlantic See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state of See also:

• BRAZIL
• BRAZIL, or BRASIL

Brazil, bounded N. by See also:

• ALAGOAS

Alagoas, E. by the Atlantic, and S. and W. by See also:

• BAHIA

Bahia . See also:

• AREA

Area, 15,093 sq. m . Pop . (1900) 356,264, three-fourths See also:

• HALF

half-castes and negroes . The Sao Francisco forms its See also:

• NORTHERN

northern boundary, and the drainage of the northern See also:

• PART

part of the state is northward and eastward to that See also:

• RIVER

river . The See also:

• SOUTHERN

southern half of the state, however, slopes eastward and is drained directly into the Atlantic through a number of small See also:

• RIVERS
• RIVERS, ANTHONY WOODVILLE, or WYDEVILLE, 2ND EARL (c. 1442—1483)
• RIVERS, EARL
• RIVERS, RICHARD SAVAGE, 4TH EARL (c. 1660—1712)

rivers, the largest of which are the Irapiranga (whose source is in the state of Bahia and which is called See also:

• VASA, or NIKOLAISTAD

Vasa Barris at its mouth), the Real, and the Cotinguiba . These streams are navigable for See also:

• SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short distances, but are obstructed by See also:

• SAND
• SAND, GEORGE (1804-1876)

sand-bars at their mouths, that of Cotinguiba being especially dangerous . The See also:

• SURFACE

surface of the state resembles in part that of Bahia, with a See also:

• ZONE (Gr. 'WV77, a girdle, from 'wvvLvay to gird)

zone of forested lands near the See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast, and back of this a higher zone of rough open See also:

• COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country, called agrestes . There is a sandy See also:

• BELT (a word common to Teutonic languages, the Old Ger. form being bale, from which the Lat. balteus probably derived)
• BELT, THOMAS (1832-1878)

belt along the coast, and the western frontier is slightly mountainous . The intermediate lands are highly fertile, especially in the forested region, where the rainfall is abundant . Further inland the See also:

• YEAR

year is divided into wet and dry seasons with occasional prolonged droughts . These districts are See also:

• PASTORAL (from Lat. pastor, a shepherd)

pastoral, and the See also:

• LOWER

lower fertile lands are cultivated for See also:

• SUGAR

sugar, See also:

• COTTON
• COTTON (Fr. coton; from Arab. qutun)
• COTTON, CHARLES (163o–1687)
• COTTON, GEORGE EDWARD LYNCH (1813–1866)
• COTTON, JOHN (1585–1652)
• COTTON, SIR ROBERT BRUCE

cotton, See also:

• MAIZE, or INDIAN CORN

maize, See also:

• TOBACCO

tobacco, See also:

• RICE (Greek 6p6 a, Latin oryza, French riz, Italian riso, Spanish arroz, derived from the Arabic)
• RICE, EDMUND IGNATIUS (1762-1844)
• RICE, JAMES (1843-1882)

rice, beans, and mandioca—sugar being the See also:

• PRINCIPAL

principal product .

See also:

• RUBBER, INDIARUBBER

Rubber and some other natural products are exported . There is only one railway in the state, which runs from Aracaju See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north-See also:

• WARD
• WARD, ADOLPHUS WILLIAM (1837- )
• WARD, ARTEMUS
• WARD, EDWARD MATTHEW (1816-1879)
• WARD, ELIZABETH STUART PHELPS (1844-1911)
• WARD, JAMES (1769--1859)
• WARD, JAMES (1843– )
• WARD, JOHN QUINCY ADAMS (1830-1910)
• WARD, LESTER FRANK (1841– )
• WARD, MARY AUGUSTA [MRS HUMPHRY WARD]
• WARD, WILLIAM (1766-1826)
• WARD, WILLIAM GEORGE (1812-1882)

ward to See also:

• CAPELLA, MARTIANUS MINNEUS FELIX

Capella, with a See also:

• BRANCH (from the Fr. branche, late Lat. branca, an animal's paw)

branch See also:

• RUNNING

running westward to Simao Dias . The only manufacturing See also:

• INDUSTRIES

industries of importance are cotton See also:

• MILLS, JOHN (d. 1736)
• MILLS, ROGER QUARLES (1832– )

mills, sugar factories and distilleries, one of the largest sugar usines in Brazil being located at Riachuelo near Larangeiras . There are no See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good ports on the coast because of the bars at the mouths of the rivers . The See also:

• CAPITAL (i.e. capital stock or fund)
• CAPITAL (Lat. caput, head)

capital of the state is Aracaju (pop . 1890, 16,336; 1906 estimate, 25,000), on the lower course, or See also:

• ESTUARY (from the Lat. aestuarium, a place reached by aestus, the tide)

estuary, of the Cotinguiba river, near the coast . The See also:

• BAR
• BAR (0. Fr. barre, Late Lat. barra, origin unknown)
• BAR, CONFEDERATION OF
• BAR, FRANCOIS DE (1538-1606)
• BAR, THE

bar at the entrance to this river is exceptionally dangerous, and the See also:

• PORT

port is frequented only by See also:

• COASTING

coasting vessels of See also:

• LIGHT

light See also:

• DRAUGHT (from the common Teutonic word " to draw "; cf. Ger. 7'racht, load; the pronunciation led to the variant form " draft," now confined to certain specific meanings)

draught . The See also:

• TOWN

town stands on a sandy See also:

• PLAIN (O. Fr. plain, from Lat. plenum)

plain, and there are sand See also:

• DUNES

dunes within the See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city limits . The public buildings are a large plain See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church with unfinished twin towers, the See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government See also:

• PALACE (Lat. Palatium, the name given by Augustus to his residence on the Palatine Hill)

palace, the legislative halls, a normal school and public See also:

• HOSPITAL (Lat. haspitalis, the adjective of hospes, host or guest)

hospital . The other principal towns are Estancia (pop . 189o, 14,555) on the Rio Real in the southern part of the state, with manufactures of cotton textiles, cigars and cigarettes, and See also:

• SOAP

soap, and an active See also:

• TRADE (O. Eng. trod, footstep, from tredan, to tread; in M. Eng. the forms teed, trod and trade appear, the last in the sense of a beaten track)
• TRADE, BOARD OF

trade; Laranjeiras (11,350), in a highly productive sugar See also:

• DISTRICT

district N. of the capital; Capella (11,034); Simao Dias (10,984); Lagarto (10,473); Sao Christovao, formerly See also:

• SERGIPE (originally SERGIPE D'EL-REY)

Sergipe d'el-Rey (8793), the old capital, near the mouth of the Irapiranga, and Maroim (7851) .