Siskin

See Aberdevine.

Siskiwit

See Trout.

Siskiyou

Siskiyou, a N. county of California, bordering on Oregon; pop. in 1870, 6,848, of whom 1,440 were Chinese. It formerly had an area of 8,740 sq. m., extending from Nevada to W. of the Coast mountains; but in 1874 the E. portion was set off to form Modoc co. It is intersected by the Klamath river, and watered by several of its tributaries. The surface is elevated. Mt. Shasta in the S. part, in the transverse range joining the Sierra Nevada and Coast mountains, is an extinct volcano, 14,442 ft. high, and covered with perpetual snow. The principal agricultural district is Scott's valley, 40 m. long by 7 m. wide. The chief productions in 1870 were 116,107 bushels of wheat, 131,383 of oats, 55,138 of barley, 17,066 of potatoes, 43,858 lbs. of wool, 95,800 of butter, and 12,392 tons of hay. There were 4,654 horses, 24,254 cattle, 12,844 sheep, and 7,499 swine; 8 flour mills, and 8 saw mills. Capital, Yreka.

Sisters Of Providence

See Sisterhoods.

Sisters Of Saint Bridget

Sisters Of Saint Bridget, a religious order founded in 1806 by Dr. Delany, bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland, and subsequently-approved by the pope. The rule embraces the three vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and has special reference to the direction of parish schools. The habit is black, similar to that of the Presentation nuns and the Sisters of Mercy. The first convent of the order was opened at Tullow, county Oarlow, and the second at Mount Rath, in 1808. One was established at Buffalo, N. Y., about 1853.

Sistova, Or Shistov

Sistova, Or Shistov, a fortified town of Bulgaria, on a height overlooking the right bank of the Danube, which is here navigable for vessels of 500 tons, 35 m. W. S. W. of Rustchuk and 23 m. E. by S. of Nicopoli; pop. about 15,000. It is defended by a citadel or castle, now much dilapidated. The houses are ill built, but the mosques are of considerable beauty. A treaty of peace between Turkey and Austria was concluded here Aug. 4, 1791.

Sisyphus

Sisyphus, in Greek mythology, son of Aeolus and Enarete, and married to Merope, by whom he became the father of Glaucus and others. Some later accounts make him the son of Au-tolycus and the father of Ulysses. To him are attributed the foundation of Corinth (Ephyra) and the establishment of the Isthmian games. He and his family were considered the most deceitful of men, and he was punished in the lower world by being set to the task of rolling a huge marble block up hill, which as soon as it reached the top always rolled back again. The crimes which induced this penalty are, according to different legends, that he betrayed the plans of the gods, killed travellers, and revealed the abduction of Aegina by Jupiter.

Sitka

See Alaska, vol. i., p. 239.

Sitpicius Severus

Sitpicius Severus, a Roman historian, born near Toulouse about A. D. 363, died at Marseilles about 410. He was a lawyer, but on the death of his wife adopted an ascetic life. His father disinherited him; but, encouraged and assisted by his father-in-law, he formed with his own freedmen and a few followers a monastic establishment near Marseilles. He wrote the life of St. Martin of Tours, an abridgment of the Scriptural narrative, which was a favorite text book in the schools of the middle ages, and a continuation to his own time, under the title of " The Chronicle of Sulpicius Severus." His works, which have been often printed, include also "Three Dialogues" and a collection of letters. The last critical edition is that of Halm, forming vol. i. of the Vienna Corpus (1866).