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with its square side below. The latch will now hold the 

 lever under its outer end, be pressed up against the flat 

 side of the notch in the post outside of the house, and 

 pressed down against the flat side of the notch in the post 

 inside of the house. 



Next, take a forked stick of good size and lay it across 



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Fig. 2.— TRAP FOR BEARS. 



a bed-piece on the bottom of the house so that it will play 

 up and dow^n over it. Put the crotch end under the latch 

 stick, and let the two prongs reach nearly to the bed-piece 

 of the trap. Pin a board or other flat piece of wood 

 across these for the bear to step on, and set a post (by 



