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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 934

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surprise when the powder burns with a brightyellow flame like a pine-knot and does not makethe slightest bit of smoke. It takes but a few seconds for it to be en-tirely consumed, and as a result a roaring fire isstarted, so that in a few minutes the stove is hotenough for use. Mr. Maxim will show… … SAWING OFF A STICK OF DYNAMITE. the projectile explodes the maximite, which inturn shatters the projectile into thousands offragments and rends everything in its vicinity. 8o8 A DAY WITH HUDSON MAXIM. [July, The fearfully destructive force of maximitecan hardly be realized by any one who has…

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