The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, February 20, 1919, Page 4, Image 4
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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
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? 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
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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|
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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
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uiu auu jauK rauuus auu mai lzicsc
animals are rapidly becoming a pest
to the ranchmen *and farmers.
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Presideni Willian
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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
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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
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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."
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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!"
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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.)
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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 /
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:e us today about open* H/ i\
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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."
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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.
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Saturday next, Feb. 22nd, Washington's
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day.
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EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY.
Fort Mill, S. C., Jan. 27, 1919.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Hiers, Ehrhardt,
S. C.
My Dear Bro. and Sister:?We
have just learned through Zelma of
the de^.t.h of your daughter, Elizabeth.
We make haste to express
for you our deepest sympathy and
assure you that you have the benefit
of jour most earnest prayers. We
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considered Eiizaoetn a gooa '^uribtian
girl, and, therefore, believe that
she is now with her Lord and Saviour.
The "flu" has certainly claimed
many precious lives. I hope the
rest of you all are well. Glad to
say we are all quite well at this
time. . Yours, etc.
J. R. and REBA W. SMITH.
Bamberg I
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Capital and Surplus j
$100,000.00 j
4 per cent, interest paid on
Savings Accounts j
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