The two barrel gun fired 6,929 rounds
without any jam; the last 3,000 being in 11 minutes 39 seconds, without
any cleaning or oiling.--_Engineering_.
[Illustration: Fig. 3.--FIVE BARREL GARDNER GUN.]
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CLIMBING TRICYCLES.
The cycle trade is one which has been developed with great rapidity
within the last ten years, and, like all new industries, has called
forth a considerable amount of ingenuity and skill on the part of those
engaged in it. We cannot help thinking, however, that much of this
ingenuity has been misplaced, and that instead of striving after new
forms involving considerable complication and weight, it would have
been better and more profitable if manufacturers had moderated their
aspirations, and aimed at greater simplicity of design; for it must
be remembered that cyclists are, as a rule, without the slightest
mechanical knowledge, while the machines themselves are subject to very
hard usage and considerable wear and tear in traveling over the
ordinary roads in this country.
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