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Polish novelist. He studied at Warsaw, and pa ed some of his early years in California. Among his works are "Ogniem i mieczem " ("By Fire and Sword"), "Bartek Zwycierca" ("Bartek Vic. torious"), "Rodzina Polanieckich" (translated as "Chil dren of the Soil"), and "Quo Vadis?" Sienna. See Siena . Sierra (sē-er'rä). [Sp., 'mountain-range': in South America often used for mountainous and open lands, in contradistinction to plains and forest.] A common name in Peru for the region between the central and eastern Cordilleras of the Andes, drained by affluents of the upper Amazon. It was the principal seat of the Inca civilization. Sierra (sē-er'rä) Blanca. [Sp., 'white mountains.] The name of three distinct mountain chains in the Southwest. One is in southern Colorado, and contains the highest peak in that State; other is in southeastern New Mexico, and rises to about 12,000 feet; and the third is in eastern Arizona (its highest peaks are not over 11,000 feet). Sierra Capitan a (kä-pe-tä itana (kä-pe-tänä). [Sp., 'captain (i. e. 'chief') mountains.'] A mountain-range in middle New Mexico, having an elevation of over 10,000 feet. It lies between the Pecos River and the Rio Grande. Sierra de Dolores (dā dō-lō'res). [Sp., 'mountains of our Lady of Sorrow. A mountain chain south of Santa Fé, New Mexico, also called Placer Viejo ('Old Placer'). Its altitude is about 9,000 feet. It contains placers of gold of some value, but not productive on account of lack of water. Sierra de Gredos (dā grā' THōs). A mountain range in central Spain, in the provinces of Avila and Cáceres. Highest point, 8,693 feet. Sierra de Guadalupe (dā gwä-Thä-lö'pā). A mountain-range in the province of Cáceres, western Spain. Sierra de Guadarrama (gwä-Här-rä'mä). A mountain-range in central Spain, north and northwest of Madrid. It divides northern from southern Spain. Highest point, 7,888 feet. Sierra de los Ladrones (da los lä-Thrones). [Sp., 'mountains of the thieves.'] A picturesque cluster of mountains in New Mexico, southwest of Albuquerque, about 9,000 feet high. In the beginning of the 18th century it was a favorite resort of the Apaches: hence, probably, the name, as these ma rauders were accustomed to retire thither with their booty. Sierra de San Francisco (sän frän-thes ko). See San Francis Mountain . Sierra de Santa Rita (da sän'tä reʼtä). high range in southern Arizona, southeast of the town of Tucson. Sierra Florida (flō-rē'тнä). [Sp., 'blooming mountains.'] A mountain cluster, a little over 7,000 feet high, rising a short distance from Deming in southeastern New Mexico. Its slopes are very barren, but the gorges in its interior are quite rich in flowers: hence the name, Sierra Leone (le-o'nē, locally le-on'; Sp. pron. lā-ō'nā). A British colony on the coast of western Africa. Capital, Free town. It includes Sierra Leone proper and various territories under British protection, and is situated northwest of Liberia, about lat. 6° 55′ 10° N. The peninsula of Sierra Leone is traversed by hills. The chief exports are palm products, rubber, nuts, etc. The inhabitants are mostly negroes of various races. The establishment of a colony of liberated slaves here in 1787 was unsucce ful; but a succe ful attempt was made in 1791, under the patronage of Wilberforce and others. Sierra Leone became a crown colony in 1807. Area of Sierra Leone proper, about 3,000 square miles. Population (1888), about 75,000. Sierra Madre (mä'Thrā). [Sp., 'mother mountains,' i. e. 'main range.'] A mountain-range in Mexico. In an extended sense the name is applied to the Rocky Mountain system in New Mexico. Sierra Magdalen a (mag-dä-la'nä). The highest mountain-range in southern New Mexico, west of the Rio Grande. Its greatest elevation is about 11,000 feet. It is very rich in silver ores. Sierra Morena (mō-rā'nä). [Sp., 'brown mountains.'] A mountain-range in southern Spain, stretching nearly east and west on the border of Ciudad Real on the north and Jaen on the south. The name is sometimes extended to include the chains westward to the frontier of Portugal. Sierra Nevada (na-vä'тна). [Sp., 'snowy mountains.'] The highest mountain-range in Spain. It is situated in the southern part of And alus i a, south and southeast of Granada, nearly parallel with the coast. Highest peak, Mulahacen (11,420 feet). Sierra Nevada (ne-vä'da). A collection of mountain-ranges in California, nearly parallel to the Pacific coast. It is continued by the Cascade Mountains on the north, and on the south merges with the Coast Range near the Tejon Pa . It forms the eastern border of the great valley of California, and is famous for its grand scenery (big trees, Yosemite Valley, etc.). Highest summit, Mount Whitney (about 14,900 feet). Siete Partidas (se-ā tā par të THäs), Las. [Sp., 'The Seven Laws.'] A code of Spanish law, compiled under the direction of Alfonso X. of Castile. Sievers (zē'vers), Georg Eduard. Born Nov. 25, 1850. A noted German philologist, profe or succe ively at Jena (1871-83), Tübing en (1883-87), Halle (1887-92), and Leipsic (1892). Among his works on Teutonic philology are "Der Heliand und die angelsächsische Genesis" (1875), "Angel. sachsische Grammatik" ("Anglo-Saxon Grammar"; 2d ed. 1886), etc. Sie vers hausen (zē'vers-hou-zen). A village in Pru ia, 17 miles east of Hannover. Here, July 9, 1553, Maurice, elector of Saxony (who was mortally wounded in the battle), defeated the margrave Albert of Brandenburg. Sieyes (se-ā-yās'), Comte Emmanuel Joseph, generally called Abbé Sieyès. Born at Fréjus, France, May 3, 1748: died at Paris, June 20, 1836. A French statesman and publicist. He was the son of a bourgeois family at Fréjus; received his preliminary education from the Jesuits of his native town and the Doctrinaire Fathers at Draguignan; studied theol. ogy at St.-Sulpice; and became vicar-general of the Bishop of Chart res. He was in thorough sympathy with the as Sikhs ringen, and has an important art and archeological col lection. Population (1890), 4,307. Sigmund. See Sigismund . Signol (sen-yōl'), Émile. Born at Paris in 1804: died there, Oct. 17, 1892. A French historical and genre painter. He was a pupil of Blondel and Gros, and won the grand prix de Rome in 1830. His "Woman taken in Adultery" was bought for the Luxembourg in 1840. He executed a good deal of work for the Made leine in Paris and other churches. Sign or ell i (sen-yō-rel'lē), Luca di Egidio di Ventura de'. Born at Cortona in 1441: died there in 1523. An Italian painter. He was the pupil of his uncle, Lazzaro Vasari, and later of Piero dell a Francesca, who is supposed to have taken him to Rome with him. In 1472 he executed his first independent work, the decoration of the Chapel of Santa Barbara in San Lorenzo at Arezzo, which was followed by other works in that city. As a fresco-painter his career is marked by great works - the decoration of the Sacristy of Loretto, that of the Sistine Chapel at Rome (before 1484), and that of the