Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-10-05
Scraps aud 9afts.

found in the colo, QeSolate plains N
Patagonia to north Of the Canaolan
line and lives alike among the snow
clad peaks Of the Andes and IN the
steaming forests Of the Amazon
Doubtless careful investigation Will
disclose several varying forms in an
animal found over such immense tracts
of country and living under such utter
" diverse conditions. But IN lts es-
sential habits and traits the oig' SINK
ing nearly uni-colored cat seems 10 Dc
much the same everywhere, whether
living in the mountain, open PLAIN OF
forest, under Arctic cold or tropic neat
President Roosevelt has steadlly
refused to permit any police or oetec-
tive protection, and is not aware tha'
q secret service officer is in ana apou'
the White House at hours wnen many
callers are coming in to see the presi-
dent. This officer quietly keeps an eye
on all callers. There is always the oan-
ger that some crank or evil disposed
nerson may enter the White HOUSE
with no good purpose in view. fresi-
dent Roosevelt has been accessioie ~
an unusual degree, and the proper au-
tborities do not propose that this ac-
cessibility shall be imposed upon. Inc
nresence of an officer at the "hite
House has revived stories OF warnings
received by the secret service oureau'
but the presence Of the officer IS mere
ly a precaution which really ought 10
be taken until the number OF callers
upon the president decreases.
Charlotte Observer: The trial Oh
President McKinley's assassin explod-
ed some fancies which were being
fondly cherished. The black man, Par
ker, has vanished as a hero ana VIII
be remembered, when remembered al
all, as a very common prevaricator'
And it has developed, by the testimony
of a witness in the trial, that the pres
ident, when he saw several men rail-
upon the assassin, did not say, Let no
man hurt him." but BE easy with
him, boys" This is far more probable.
AS a contemporary says, LET no man
hurt him" is "the language Of books OF
orations, inscriptions on monuments; 1t
Is not the language which serves eth
er the ordinary or the extraordinary
needs Of direct, personal intercourse In
real life" Men shot to their vitals are
not, with their first breath, likely to
utter stately sentences, but to deal In
common speech, BE easy with him,
boys" is the natural expression Of
kindly man, wishing to give an injunc-
tion in language most direct.
The weather bureau issued its last
weekly crop report Of the season on
last Tuesday. The report was as fol-
lows: Following is the last weekly sum-
mary Of crop reports to be issued by
the weather bureau this season: The
temperature conditions Of the week
ending September 30, were highly faV-
orable throughout the central valleys,
lake region, Middle Atlantic states
and New England. and no damaging
frosts occurred in these districts. EX-
cessive rains interfered with farm work
in portions Of the South Atlantic and
East gulf states. The week has been
favorable for maturing and gathering
corn and reports from the principal
states indicate that much larger
acreage than usual at this date has
been cut. The crop is now practically
safe from frost in all districts. The
weather conditions in the cotton belt
have been very favorable for picking
except over portions of Georgia, Flor
ida and North Carolina, where this
work has been retarded to some eX-
tent by rains of the latter part of the
week. Picking has progressed rapidly
in the central and western districts,
where cotton has opened rapidly, the
bulk Of the crop being gathered in some
sections. Over the eastern portion of
the cotton belt the low temperature OF
the week has damaged the staple IN
portions Of North Carolina and Florida,
while the sea island crop in South Car
olina is suffering from drought. In
by boil weevils and other insects and
the outlook for top crop is very poor.
Washington correspondent Of the
Greenville News: The death Of Nc
Kinley by an assassin's hand has no
terrors for President Roosevelt. He
comes and goes as he pleases and
where he pleases in the most demo-
cratic way. In this, as in everything
else, he will likely do as he pleases,
and he usually pleases to do everything
in a strenuous way. His term will
likely see some r., ,markable features.
Ever since he entered public life the
politicians have been against him. He
is not their president. He owes them
nothing. He will not be content to
shine in the reflected glory of dead
man. Cabinet breaks will certainly
come in no distant future. There is no
doubt that he will be as non-partisan
as was Mckinley. He may have to
fight his way through, but if precedent
is worth anything he will win out.
The Columbia won a second race
from the Shamrock II on last Thurs
day. 1t was a close pitch. The race
was over a triangular course Of ten
miles to each leg. The Shamrock II
got slight advantage at the start and
kept the advantage until the second
mark was reached. The wind was
strong; blowing at the rate Of about
25 miles an hour. After the second
mark had been turned the Columbia
began pinching her way up against the
canoratipO distance and finally Snc-