lling the soil, and making sure the munificent reward of labor
wisely bestowed upon this, the primal calling of man. His methods
were in large measure adopted by others, and have proved no
unimportant factor in the development and prosperity of the
great agricultural interests of the State.

"Mr. Scott was in the largest sense a man of affairs. He was ever
the safe counsellor in the many business enterprises of which he
was the founder. It were scant praise to say he was possessed
of the highest integrity. His was indeed an integrity that could know
no temptation. Faithful to every obligation, he was incapable
of an ignoble act. He was eminently a just man, possessing in a
marked degree the sturdy characteristics of his Scotch-Irish
ancestors. His principle in action was:

'For justice all place a temple,
And all season Summer.'

"He was in no sense a self-seeker. Deeply interested in public
affairs, and having the courage of his convictions upon the exciting
questions of the day, he was never a candidate for public office.
Declining the nomination tendered him by his party for Congress,
he chose the quiet of home rather than the turmoil of public life.
In the advocacy, however, of what he believed to be for the public weal,
'he took counsel ever of his courage, never of his fears.' That he
possessed the ability to have acquitted himself with honor in
responsible positions of public trust, no one who knew him could doubt.

"Courteous to all with whom he came in contact, he was the highest
type of the old-school gentleman. He exemplified in his daily life
the truth of the poet's words:

'That best portion of a good man's life,
His little, nameless, unremembered acts
Of kindness and of love.'

"No man ever had a loftier appreciation of what was due to woman.
There was in very truth a relish of old-time chivalry in his bearing
in the presence of ladies. He was never happier than when surrounded
by children, by whom he was ever trusted and loved.

"No higher tribute could be paid him than by the words spoken with
equal truth of another: 'With him the assured guardian of my
children, I could have pillowed my head in peace.'

"Holding steadily, and without reservation, to the Presbyterian
faith of his fathers, he was none the less imbued with a true
catholic spirit, and gave where needed, liberally of his abundance.
He was deeply touched by every tale of human sorrow,

'His hand open as da