Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 303
nging and clanging of bells, And a chorus of firemens yells,With a sounding and bounding and pounding of hoofs,And a bawling and calling from windows and roofs,— With a jumping and thumping of wheels, And a binding and grinding of steels,With a steaming and screaming of whistles and shouts,With a… … THE POWDER-CHARGE FOR BIG GUNS. (SEE PAGE When we see in the papers such announce-ments as Trial of the Great Gun, or ArmorTest at Indian Head, it all sounds very deepand scientific; but it is really only part of along duel that has been going on for yearsbetween guns and their ancient and…
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