The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-21
THE PROFESSORS CAT TRAP.
A Simple but Effective Continuance Once
In Use in Storkyille Centre.

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in Use in IL Centre.
mild and amiable as q man could be- said
Col. Calliper. my old friend Prof. Cephas
Bunkleton. who formerly lived in Storkville
Centre. Vt. was greatly disturbed by the how'll
ing OF cats; and when cats began to gather
nights on his back fence he did not hesitate to
take means to get rid Of them. This was before
electricity had come into its present widespread
common use. The professor couldn't string
a wire along the fence top. and simply by
pressing q button set in the wall at the head
OF his bed annihilate any cats that might stray
that way. But he was Of an inventive turn. and
he had no difficulty in producing n continuance
that answered the purpose perfectly.
"Ho lived on the banks OF a small but rapid
stream that skirts storkville Centre. and which
had. just below where he lived. a fall Of forty
two feet. The professors house stood on a
high bank. His back fence was probably fifty
feet above the surface OF the river and fifty feet
fence to the water, the river bank sIoped dow
at an angle OF about iortyofiye degrees; The
was how to precipitate the cats from the top Of
the fence dow the bank into the river. Diff
seemed to some persons. it never gave Prof.
Bnnkleten the slightest trouble whatever. 4.
The b fence =, &c. ran Fanod parallel rail q 40 With TnIm the s riGe ni,c At
that the beginning OF 1t seemed a continuation
Of the fence Itself. the professor set his trap,
| NJ u ltlltu a HUN tlO tiu ~. OAO ApiiSo
the trap became a deep steel trough, running
on at first in line with the fence; and then. its
q s' pfpe ne enrY rinise outward aH ard t ) 9TH the rive river. Upon
the end that Joined the fence. which had no up,
t parF Of f Il. tho and pro EssSa sissed h is Be bait E
ing. BY means Of q mechanical arrange.
70 R14 SEIZE ssf i the bait Was drawn Suddenly down
Jumped after Il. and that was the end Of the
eat, TOR r. the he t trough q an and b RiP1e section section T aSd o tb 9
M RiasfR a. q 5Pe th heo cat al w sas enough els . RS to drop S It to %" q
and pipe was polished smooth and carefully
could possibly get q, hold, Carried 6y Tie i'm
Petus Of It's lump and the lowering Of the pipe.
the e trough II M around the curve, ,h9wIline ali
the time with a howl that sounded like the
t TSit fos q moments nSnnfi as the cat entered the pipe,
the bowling sounded louder than ever when 1t
emne fFgSa s 81 H shs f tRe6 t9 SoIne t 1sry Ti fast. but great
as its velocity was It had not gatheTesd suih !
S Sbs In %oI eSs rIver' to ana sdr here Il I,e %he OF t he p pTo:
iessor's genius again came into play. OF course
be might have put a pipe line riGht dowp = thhe b
that, and 10 would have cost too much any. way
and so ne provided down the bank a simple
t fsStsy pI 4ept Che Slightest he tf TIL S Upward. 50 as e
give the eat a little sheer ontward and e 2
q greater fall; s Rna , At the st Place so Ehte sSd IT E t%o.
thirds Of the way down the bank; he placed q
broad sheet Of canvas. stretched between W.
being inclined at the same general angle as the
bank Of the river, but at not quite 50 much o.
bo nnets t fsny cSt s sseEefi into g & + Pd'Rs00fDa Draw =
t Rkea At !. th %a s'E Tst %it& III The sa9 asS, % ss. t e hH,s g
drumhead. Dropping down out OF the aIr
with It's how trailing behind Il. tie cat would
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