Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 August 1888 — Another Explosive. [ARTICLE]

Another Explosive.

British amthorities have been testing a new smokeless gunpqwder, the composition of which is a secret. Among the claims of its inventor are greater velocity, flatter trajectory, less fouling and less recoil than with ordinary Government powder; while it will keep better, is safer to manufacture and to handle, and is lighter than he cornman powder. It is known as the John-son-Barland powder, and the experiments made are said to have fully justified several of these claims.—Arkansaw Traveler.