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Show An extremely 1'rhultlvo Caiinou. Among the trophies of Germany's past triumphs that grace the grounds which surround the Marine academy building at Kiel none is of more interest than a cannon can-non mado by natives of Africa and cant- AN AFRICAN PIKCK OF OltDNANCE. nred from them in a battle near PanKani. Ir, has not the slightest contrivance for aiming and its caliber is very small. The carrinse if made of wood. The wheels are cut out of oue piece, approximately round, and are fastened to the wooden axles with long rusty nails. The piece of ordnance apparently would prove more dangerous to lis owners than the enemv. |