The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-10-06
rwo wAYs or rRApPENG pEAR.
one With Whisky and one With an
Empty Beer Keg
Milwaukee Sentinel

Milwaukee Sentinel
A few days ago Otis Harper OF Me-
nominee. ;od The Sentinel story ol
! two trappers
one OF the finest bass fishing grounds
In Wisconsin Is wound In Post Lake
This fac, was one or the reasons that
| Induced an old physician 10 pull down
his shingie In a Michigan town. give
iuD HE dsaconship anl settle on the
western bank of the lake Bug arden:
[ fisherman though he may be. the I'D
Doctor finds still greater delight In trap
| ping bear. of which there are plenty
in that loaclity
No one viii deny ;ha, hls method q
original.
Despite the fact that ne ia taeto.aler
from choice and conviction, every now
and then the doctor comes 10 the rail-
road s;a.i0n near by anl pays freight
on a few kegs u whlskey and mOllsses
Os what quality. iepOnent sayeth not
For many miles around he knows every
bear runway. ami during the season he
makes regular visits tJ Them. and
chuck,es % himself when ne fnls a
fresh rack. Tha. night Master BruIn
VIII suddenly come across a gallon jar
half fun 0f mO,asses. an IN bld.ng pre-
scripliDn from ,hr doctor Og course,
he .s too clu,i0u5 an animal 10 tackle
the foreign substance In the Jar al once.
He snuffs AZ !. for while bu. finally
he tastes, and pretty soon the contents
o, the Jar hsvc found a safe lodging
place within the lnnermOst recesses u
his huge carcass. With a deep Srun.
and loud smack n satlsfac Ion Brun
trots ch-ar'ully m. but soon he longs
for a safe place In which 10 lie down
and take a nap. The fact OF the matter
is that he has l,ttle lag But he
doesn't know IT, The next night. 10 his
surprise he again finds a keg with mo-
lasses In 10. This time he dDe5 not hesl-
tate 80 LONG. but drinks down the sweet
mixture The third night generally
finishes the business. There ls more
wh'sk-y than mOlasss-s In the keg that
night, and Bruin finds II convenient 10
lie down on the spot and take a nap.
shortly after sunrise the next morn
ing the doctor wanders down tina. way
and claims his prey. While yet un-
conscious from the effect Of the liquor.
a rifle ball crashes through bruins
brains a few muscular contortlOns.
AMI all Il over 40 far as he IL con-
cened His skin will be exchan ged by
The willy doctor for a t2j draft. and
more than one Of them. perchance. may
a. thls moment add charm 10 some
cOsev rooms In this city.
A weil-known slwmIll owner, residing
near Waukashl. pursues different
method 90 get his bear meat In a de-
gree, II taIies with that u "Blll" Os-
trlniers This man takes a small beer
keg, knocks out one enl Of (. and
then drives spikes through the rim.
inward. and pointing toward the center.
This constitutes his trap. Filled part
" with m0lasses or honey. he places the
keg on a runway and the result q in
eyitable. The bear scents the bait, |
forces nls head down 10 the very bot |
tOrn of the keR and llcks up the sweet |
stun. In doing 80 the nails do not In |
convenience him, but when he has had |
his MI AMI attempts ~ pull his head |
hack. he finds himself In a sorry pre-
d.cdmenL As soon as ne feels the prick |
Of a nail In his neck or behind his ears |
he Hts one Of his powerful paws and |
gives the keg a push 80 as 10 shove It |
away and off his head. That very act,
however, settles his case. He has only !
succeeded IN driving the nails deeper
into his neck and now almost Insane
with pain and frlgh' and blinded by
The hlo1i thai runs Into his eyes. he
iashes around In circle. valnly trying
10 get away Here he will collide with a
Tree and there he will stumble and fall
jyer stump, and before long his
ifrength gives away and he sinks down