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 SCOTT SIR WALTER SCOTT 707 era railroads. The chief productions in 1870 were 266,123 bushels of wheat, 752,771 of Indian corn, 13,462 of oats, 12,457 of potatoes, 4,735 tons of hay, 21,174 Ibs. of wool, and 45,- 670 of butter. There were 3,257 horses, 2,151 milch cows, 5,958 other cattle, 6,077 sheep, and 17,285 swine; 5 manufactories of car- riages and wagons, 5 of stone and earthen ware, and 4 saw mills. Capital, Winchester. VIII. A S. E. county of Minnesota, bounded N. W. by the Minnesota river; area, about 420 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870,11,042. The surface is undulating, with a variety of prairie land and large forests, and the soil is fertile. Timber is a valuable product. The St. Paul and Sioux City and the Hastings and Dakota railroads traverse it. The chief productions in 1870 were 362,406 bushels of wheat, 186,012 of In- dian corn, 165,247 of oats, 19,700 tons of hay, 13,446 Ibs. of wool, 319,142 of butter, and 8,750 of hops. There were 2,042 horses, 4,262 milch cows, 6,993 other cattle, 3,863 sheep, and 6,654 swine; 3 manufactories of carriages and wagons, 3 of lime, 1 railroad repair shop, 4 breweries, and 5 saw mills. Capital, Shako- pee. IX. An E. county of Iowa, bounded E. and S. by the Mississippi, which separates it from Illinois, and N. by the Wapsipinicon ; area, 450 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 38,599. It has an elevated, rolling surface, thinly timbered, and a fertile soil. Coal and limestone are found. It is traversed by the Davenport and St. Paul railroad, and the Iowa division of the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific. The chief productions in 1870 were 620,954 bushels of wheat, 1,855,226 of Indian corn, 538,102 of oats, 638,440 of barley, 361,647 of potatoes, 34,376 tons of hay, 18",635 Ibs. of wool, 702,- 706 of butter, 55,640 of cheese, and 11,726 of honey. There were 9,386 horses, 9,846 milch cows, 11,771 other cattle, 3,721 sheep, and 32,757 swine ; 5 manufactories of agricultural implements, 1 of boats, 5 of brick, 26 of car- riages and wagons, 19 of men's clothing, 4 of cooperage, 13 of furniture, 3 of iron castings, 3 of lime, 13 of saddlery and harness, 16 of cigars, 1 of woollen goods, 8 flour mills, 7 saw mills, and 9 breweries. Capital, Davenport. X. A S. E. county of Missouri, separated from Illinois by the Mississippi river; area, about 400 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 7,317, of whom 326 were colored. The surface is uneven, and the soil generally fertile. There are vast cypress swamps in the S. part. It is traversed by the St. Louis and Columbus division of the St. Louis and Iron Mountain railroad, and the Cairo, Arkansas, and Texas railroad. The chief productions in 1870 were 77,020 bushels of wheat, 428,857 of Indian corn, 19,291 of oats, 22,659 of potatoes, 6,440 Ibs. of tobacco, 4,932 of wool, and 6,531 gallons of sorghum molasses. There were 1,780 horses, 764 mules and asses, 1,777 milch cows, 2,687 other cattle, 3,225 sheep, and 17,343 swine ; 1 flour mill, and 6 saw mills. Capital, Benton. XI. An un- organized W. county of Kansas, watered by affluents of Smoky Hill river and of Walnut creek, a tributary of the Arkansas; area, 720 sq..m. The surface is rolling and the soil fertile. SCOTT, David, a Scottish artist, born in Edin- burgh, Oct. 10 or 12, 1806, died there, March 5, 1849. He was an engraver and painter, and engraved after Stothard a series of illus- trations for Thomson's "Scottish Melodies." He painted in 1828 u The Hopes of Early Ge- nius dispelled by Death," and in 1830 sent to the British institution his " Lot and his Daughters fleeing from Sodom," which was rejected. In 1831 he exhibited the "Mono- grams of Man," a series of outline etchings, and the first of 25 illustrations of Coleridge's "Ancient Mariner." In 1832 he painted " Sar- pedon carried by Sleep and Death," and " Dis- cord, or the Household Gods destroyed ;" and subsequently "Ariel and Caliban," "TbeAl- chymist," "Silenus praising Wine," and his masterpiece, "Vasco da Gama encountering the Spirit of the Cape." He also illustrated the "Pilgrim's Progress," and contributed to " Blackwood's Magazine " a series of essays on the "Characteristics of the Great Masters" (1840). His journal in Italy, with poems, notes on art, and other papers, have been published with a memoir by his brother, W. B. Scott (8vo, London, 1850). SCOTT, Michael, a reputed Scotch wizard of the 13th century, born probably in Fifeshire, died, it is supposed, in 1291. He was proba- bly educated at some foreign university, and passed many years on the continent, residing for some time at the court of the emperor Frederick II., at whose request he wrote a number of works. A few treatises on natural history, the occult sciences, and other subjects are attributed to him. His reputation was European; traditions of his wonderful powers are still extant in Scotland. Dante introduces him in the Inferno, and he is mentioned by Boccaccio and other Italian authors. Camden says in his Britannia that in his time^ Scott's magic books were still preserved at Ulme, in Cumberland, and adds that he was a monk of that place about the year 1290, who from his reputation for abstruse learning was com- monly looked upon as a conjurer. SCOTT, Thomas, an English clergyman, born at Bray toft, Lincolnshire, Feb. 16, 1747, died at Aston Sandford, Buckinghamshire, April 16, 1821. He was ordained in 1773, became a curate in Buckinghamshire, and through the influence of John Newton was converted to Calvinism. In 1781 he removed to Olney, and in 1785 to London, where he was chaplain of Lock hospital. In 1801 he was appointed rector of Aston Sandford. He published "A Commentary on the Bible " (6 vols. 4to) ; "De- fence of Calvinism " against Bishop Tomline ; and a small work entitled "The Force of Truth," many times reprinted. SCOTT, Sir Walter, a Scottish author, born in Edinburgh, Aug. 15, 1771, died at Abbotsford, Sept. 21, 1832. He was a younger son of