. St. Nicholas [serial]. THE OPENING OF THE FISHING SEASON — DIGGING FOR BAIT. A DAY WITH HUDSON MAXIM. By Joseph H. Adams. The month of July suggests the Fourth, and asthat means to the boys fire-crackers and otherexplosives,they may be interested in this accountof an American who has invented one of thenew terrific explosives used in modern FIG. I. ON ENTERING THE HALLWAY ONE IS SUDDENLY CONFRONTED BY A FORMIDABLE-LOOKING ENGINE OF WAR — A MAXIM GUN. On a quiet residence street in Brooklyn, andin a row of light-stone houses, there is a house ofespecial interest. Seen from the stree
. St. Nicholas [serial]. THE OPENING OF THE FISHING SEASON — DIGGING FOR BAIT. A DAY WITH HUDSON MAXIM. By Joseph H. Adams. The month of July suggests the Fourth, and asthat means to the boys fire-crackers and otherexplosives,they may be interested in this accountof an American who has invented one of thenew terrific explosives used in modern FIG. I. ON ENTERING THE HALLWAY ONE IS SUDDENLY CONFRONTED BY A FORMIDABLE-LOOKING ENGINE OF WAR — A MAXIM GUN. On a quiet residence street in Brooklyn, andin a row of light-stone houses, there is a house ofespecial interest. Seen from the street, it doesnot differ from the other houses alongside it,but on entering the hallway one is suddenly confronted by a formidable-looking engine ofwar, a famous Maxim gun, whose muzzle pro-jects toward you in a menacing manner, as ifinquiring what your business is. Stepping along still farther into the hall, youare greeted by another and larger gun with astill more threatening appearance; and as youglance around, on every hand you see groups ofguns, pistols, projectiles, ammunition, and in-struments of war, until you begin to wonderwhether this is a residence or an arsenal. A glance into the other rooms of the house,however, dispels all doubt, for, with the excep-tion of the forbidding sentries in the hall, thefurnishings of the house give every
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