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Show A MnUr lrajctll. Tho sire of the biggest ball ever flreil from a ennnou was four feit In lengtli and weighod 2,G0O pounds. Huch were tlio dimension and weight of the enormous enor-mous proJctlle fired from the largest cannon yet manufactured at Krupp's works at I-Um n for the fortltloatlons of Cmnfttadt. It U mmle of tho Iluest quality of ca.it sto 1 and welghi 20, 000 pounds (about 133 Urns) tlm caliber ts 10 1-1 lnhoaand tho baml 41 feet long, tho core having been removed In one piece. The grmUt dtametr U G IV fiit and the range nbout thrive nillos. It will tin two shots pr minute, min-ute, each estimated to eot 300. At tlio trial tin) projectile was propelled by a charge of 700 ounds of powder and penetrated nlrieU-en inches of ar mor, going 1,312 yards boyond tlio tar get. Loudon Tit Hits, |