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Show Helping Out the Gun. Gadebusch, in the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, in celebration of the birth of the grand ducal heir decided to Bre the regulation salute of lill guns. An ancient cannon was hauled out for the purpose, and the firing began. Unfortunately the powder ran short after the ninety-third ninety-third shot and there was no means of obtaining any more in the town. The burgomaster was in despair, especially especial-ly as 93 shots indicated that the grand ducal baby was a girl. At this moment mo-ment the municipal bandmaster came . forward with a luminous proposal, which was eagerly accepted. He dispatched dis-patched his big drum major to the market place, where be struck eight powerful strokes on his instruments to make up the 101 shots, and thus the situation was saved |