* E. E. Hale's Brick Moon: likewise Jules
Verne's Projectile.=

Upon man's whim his stroke succeeds,

And turns his dreams into his deeds,

Look sharply! for with word and blow,

They 'll swing one up before you know!

1882.

Why put a double P. S. in?

'T would need a daily bulletin

To tell how fast the craze goes on,

With Keeley and with Edison;