The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-28

Unexpected Use Found in Maine for = Pet-
emit Blueberry Rnke.

AURORA. Me-. Aug. 2T--Hancock county hunt
ers are learning new why's Of catching bears
every year, and II they keep advancing along
the lines they are now on IL IL q question oil
only a few years before the last bear will have
yielded up his pelt to the bounty hunters. Tho
latest device for capturing the willy enemy oil
the sheepfold and plRpcn lie n patent blueberry
rake which n New York man has Just put on
the market. The rake is wider and more
flexible than those in general use. The
curved teeth OF steel w!ro are looped
at the ends. enabling every loon to pull of a
cluster OF berries and drop them into tho pan
below. To hold this loose combination OF
springs and loops in place the inventor has
fastened a stout frNme of half-inch iron wire on
top Of the rake. md attached the whole to a
and nobody thought IL was loaded for bear I'M
til last week. when George Archer came here
factories.
The new rake proved q great SUCCESS from
fol, three days, aud when he had filled bis boxes
and bags SO they could hold no more no went
R fse coSSlG fR %in M%5Sef fh SSF fr e Rr'G One to Sis sSR %h SP S sS
tEont Ss not noslc si'n that 4 s' somSet b IHu had 6een
soRS. his his S SiR%B RSsSss had Ra PG beSn Sf toFn opens SSn
and the %cGntents spilled on the ground. and
the bags TO hold them down. was nowhere
to be found; OF course Archer thought
tu1b bOhlouOuy. ihu DOTTOWbu Ine Tuk6
2 2ass angry e 'oi 70 h sSInk i thaEE ofSi is blu sGs ss
a a6S Pee tSo p sSatf scraps s9 Which, eRRf6Si S %sntssd Pot or i Gnt
mediate use in frying the trout. As nobody who
s sfS%Rs t ReG sad sss P pti9tihms S G9slG tsil A R Z aR Went sS
SSai II c %TSth t SSd t STsff 4 Il bS S9sE GS5t I He yo oSTefh he
said darn ats Il i Il his n most S vi i%Sedo tones nis r asandi
went of down the plains, following the trail Of
plainly visible on account OF the loose leaves IL
had pulled off the bushes. He, had walked
hammer of his rifle as he went, so rs to have It
tn tn the SSeG6a oH MGse 81 fhe or TeIon a1 R,y wss w sImos 4 d ioyce
close at his side called out:
no Yer eGt too late. George I've gut him, an Their
Jack Gilpatrick, Is the best bear hunter In the
county. When Archer saw him holding the
again, and had 70 hold on to. a sapling to Keep
following the bear for. three days T1s = The night light
before he had cometo the edge OF the hlueberry
knowing that lis game would ii Mp on berries
before going further, About daylight, lie;
m Ris Hsst dog :, picked SdSUl,s up the scent and led
sequent actions oI the bear paHzIed Re nfS
iPG through tSiekets. as il was vHss'V Won't nj P to az,
the animal kept to the open plains and seemed
the scattered leaves along. the trail. but paid
little heed to them until he came to an alder |
swamp on the banks OF the river and found the
more blackberries the boar had thrust its head
through the hoop OF half-inch steel wire
which served as a frame for the rake. and
unable to unclasp the springy grip
OF the band. had started to run away. 4 little
bushes convincedt The bear Z that att It G could rtmrSTvneHi
faster in the open plains. 1t had made pretty
good progress until it struck the alder swamp,
the steel loops and teeth which caught at !
every root and stump, the beast had finally
when Remick came up and de-
Say, Bill" cried Archer. as he helped to
larry the fat carcass to. camp. wen Their ber-
RES Is gone kin set Their rake fer er bar trap,
L? Darn it. NV course l kin"