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Wqz pambcrg Heralb EST A BUSK EI> APRIL. 1801. Published Weekly at Bamberg, S. C. Entered as second-class matter April 1891, under Act of March 3, 1S79. $2.00 PER YEAR. Volume 28. Xo. 7. Thursday, Feb. 20, 1919. TRAPPER IX AX AUTO. In the Employ of the Government to Protect Wild Life. Joe Wimberly is said to be the champion wild animal trapper and slayer of the country. He is con- j i ? nected with the bureau of animal industry of the United States department of agriculture and it is his busi-: ' ness to eradicate the wolves, coyotes, j bobcats and cougars that depredate ! upon the sheep and cattle of the ranches of the Southwest. Wimberly is an expert trapper, j but in appearance he bears no more resemblance to the men of that more or less romantic vocation who were a part of the pioneer life of the West. He has adapted modern methods j to Ihe business. It might be said that he is an automobile trapper, for 1 j- ?_ ! tne reason tnai ne iraveis over tmo . part of the ranch country in his car each day, looking after his catchers and seeing his traps. In some respects it is a delightful outdoor life. If wild animals are unusually numerous it may take Wimberly five or six months to clean up a given district of 200 square miles of the pests. He came to the Odessa sec-! *tion early in August and he says it may be late in the coming winter before he finishes the work that is laid out for him here. He has found that the ranches hereabouts are infested; with numbers of wolves and coyotes, j and that many cougars or Mexican I panthers are killing livestock in the rougher portions of the district. Wimberly operates more ,than| - " - T_ v-l* I inree nunarea steei irays. in uaning and setting these instruments so as to fool the wary animals he is an adept. He pays a visit to eaeh trap daily and in many of them he finds victims. From each captured and killed animal he takes the scalp as a record of the work he is performing. Just before coming to Odessa Wimberly spent a few weeks killing off the wild animal pests around1 Stanton, which is situated also in west Texas. He trapped more than 800 wolves, coyotes and bobcats . thereabouts. He has been employed In this work for the bureau of animal industries for some time, and by lessening the depredations of wild animals upon the sheep and cattle he has been the means of saving hundreds of thousands of dollars to ranchmen, it is said. Tt ift estimated that, the wild ani mals cause losses aggregating more than $1,000,000 annually to the ranchmen of western Texas. Wolves of the Lobo variety, commonly called "loafer," have been known to kill a half dozen full grown cows or steers , In a single night upon a ranch. These; wolves have the killing game down to an exact science, says the ranch- i men who have seen them at work. * Sprin-mg upon the back of the steer j the wolf severs the winUpipe with its ' fangs, or else it first hamstrings the animal and finishes the work at its leisure. It has been noticeable, how% ever, that with the killing off of the wolves and coyotes there has come a big increase in the number of cottonx.;i a J J 4. t, ? i. * l. ? uiu auu jauK rauuus auu mai lzicsc animals are rapidly becoming a pest to the ranchmen *and farmers. * ________ . | Jjj Taft Pr< pi. \ Bankers Presideni Willian Wr Jpl talks to American j| j work they are doing \ Jf! '> Did y?u ever s Iwpllill; this country would t vk There never wei \vS ' positors in the Unite 1 today. VvX 1 Are you a depos ||y\Y If you are not, se A Little Hint. ^ Janet, aged nine, was taken by her i mother to lunch at the house of a friend. The hostess was of the talkative variety, and, in her enjoyment of certain interesting little incidents she was relating, quite forgot to give Janet anything in the way of food. After a lapse of several minutes, Janet could endure this situation no longer. So. raising her plate as high as she could, she demanded in a shrill voice: "Anybody here want a clean plate?"?Everybody's Magazine. How It's Done. "Say," said the new young assis- j tant editor of the Big Magazine, | breezing in with a basket full of po- j ems: "I can't make head nor tail of these poems. I don't know what in j thunder half of 'em mean." "Eureka!" shouted the big chief! embracing him. "Pick out the onesj you don't understand, have the artist j illustrate 'em in page frames that j ain't artistic and advertise the new : school of literature! We got 'em going!"?Richmond Times Dispatch. I ? ' ? Annihilating Time. "Gee, I hate winter," said Smith. I "The months are so long and they \ seems to drag along so slowly." "Why winter doesn't seem like any time to me," replied Jones. "I make j it pass so rapidly that it seems like a few days to me." "How do you do it?" asked j Smith. "I sign a ninety day promissory j not? every December," explained j Jones. "And first thing I know the note is due."?Cincinnati Enquirer. No Excuse Accepted. The evangelist was entreating his! hearers to flee from the wrath to I come. "T warn you," he said "there will. be weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth." At this point an old lady in the j gallery stood up. "Sir," she interrupted, "I have no ; teeth." "Madam," said the evangelist j sternly, "teeth will be provided." ?31 ff? Perfectly Sure. "Boss," said a darkey, "I'd lak to j git off nex Saturday fur the day." "What for?" inquired the employer. "Got to go to a fun'el." "Whose funeral is it?" "My uncle's." "When did your uncle die?" "Lawd, boss, he ain't daid yit!" "Then how do you know his funer al is going to take ]^lace on Saturday?" "Ca'se dey's gwine hang him Friday!" ' < iqi ? Same Old Way. At the age of sixteen Alice Jones wrought poetic changes in her name. She signed herself "Alysse Jones." Thus, designated, she entered a new school. The head mistress asked her name. "Alysse Jones," ihe replied. "A-ly-s-s-e." "Thank you," said the teacher,! "And how are you spelling Jones' now?" Diplomatic Americaine. "And you will take me to America with you apres la a,uerrs?" asked the damoiselle of the buck private. "But, mademoiselle," remonstrated the diplomatic buck, "the customs; house officials would never pass such ' a priceless pearl as you!"?The Spiker (Army paper printed in France.) m*mm mmi, v v * aised Sdl ' Work l Howard Taft in his bankers praised the l^iJ/ top to consider what /. >e without banks? re as many bank de- Wl id States as tfiere are j y / Itor? SSlHj :e us today about open* H/ i\ jj/Mk % Kats in Kansas. Some interesting figures about rat population in Kansas have been compiled for the federal food administration of that State. Working with figures of European rat surveys made just before the war it is estimated that the rat population of a city libe Wiciiita is probably equal to the human population, while in the country districts there are at least ten rats f^r every person. A fair estimate would be 3,000,-j 0C0 rats for Kansas, each requiring! $2 worth of food a year, at $6,000,000 loss. Practically all the rats in Kansas, however, would have to work one year to effect the destruction represented by the careless handling of eggs in that State.?Scientific American. A Prodigy. A gentleman living just outside of Chicago went into the city to bis office each day. When he was leaving home on the morning before Christmas, his wife said she would like him to buy a banner for her Sundayschool class to use at an entertainment that evening, but that she did not know the wording and size need ed. They agreed that she would send him a telegram during the day giving him these two items. Consequently, before starting for the house in the afternoon, he went to the nearest telegraph office and found quite an excitement over the message which had just been received and which read: "Unto us a child ,is born. Three feet ^'ide and six feet long." _ nm Mournful Situation. Little Willie, together with his parents. was invited to a Sunday dinner at the home of his uncle. Chicken was the piece de resistance of the j gladsome layout and being a great lover of the dainty morsel, Willie expanded his appetite to fit the occasion. When the dessert was served the youngster had to balk. Manfully he made two or three stabs at the dish, and then gazed at with a dejected expression. "What's the matter, Willie?" asked his uncle, with a smiling glance at the younster. "You look mourn ful." "That's just what the matter is,'^' patheically answered Willie. "I am more'n full."?Chicago Journal. Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic restores vitality and energy by purifying and enriching the blood. You can soon feel its Strengthening. Invigorating Effect. Price 60c. HOLIDAY NOTICE. Saturday next, Feb. 22nd, Washington's birthday, being a legal holiday, the banks will be closed for the day. BAMBERG BANKING CO., PEOPLE'S BANK, ENTERPRISE BANK. The Quinine That Does Not Affect the Head Because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE is better than ordinary Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor ringing in head. Remember the full name and look for the signature of E. W. GROVE. 30c. EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY. Fort Mill, S. C., Jan. 27, 1919. 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