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the impaling spike to be forced down into the ground by the 

 spring. This will facilitate their penetrating into the burrow 

 when the trap is sprung later. Set the trap and leave it, tak- 

 ing care not to tread upon or otherwise disturb any other por- 

 tion of the mole's runway. In setting the scissor-jawed trap 

 known as the "Chandler" (see illustration, page 25) , the points 

 of the jaws are forced directly into the mole's runway until 

 the trigger-pan rests upon the depressed portion as before, 



and the levers at the top are then 

 pushed apart until the trap is 

 locked. Care should be taken to see 

 that the trap is in line with the 

 mole's runway so that the little 

 animal will have to pass through 

 directly between the jaws. These 



The Reddick set on a runway. 



The Out o' Sight set on a runway. 



Setting the Out o' Sight. 



