The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-21
MAlnE.a IALLEar MAN.


Paints Houses Wnhout = Ladder-ns
Also Hides q bicycle.
The lallcst man In the state Of Maine
rldcs a bicycle. says the Lewiston Jour
nal. He's also general repairer Of b.
cycles for the village Of Phillips.
These two facts may not especially be-
long together, bat they Immediately |
answer a vague question that arises In
The mind Of the reader. II the bicy-
Gle gets discouraged u any time Names
champion tail wheelman can DO his own
docioring.
Mr.. W. II, Kelley. Of Phillips. Is a
modest man. Although he has many
accomplishments and In he's character
Of head surgeon Of the village repair
shop can mend anything from q watch
10 q Tiger wagon be doesn't boast Of
his requirements. But a. 10 his height
be feels that be can safely lay claim 70
being the champion giant Of Maine.
May tall men have come and seen
and braced shoulders and ehalked with
him on his shop door until the scratches
Of the lntertanglcd lines look like a
spider web. But loftily above them all
Is the 1cratchmark Of the towering man
Of the house. lie never yet has TO look
up TO gaze into the eyes Of man stand
ing on his level except once when q cir
Gus brought a giant 10 town. Tne
giant heard that there was a citizen out
side who was taller than he. So, BY
his request. Mr. Kelley was passed In.
The circus giant stood on the vantage
+: ground OF an ascending slore he woIs
] bearskln cap. high-heeied shoes, and
had his shoulders padded deliberately
But even under the disguise the by
ISLANDERS could see that he was not q
4 fair match for the local Polyph,mus
\ had he stripped OF his plumage and
{ come down on his perch" on the en-
bankment
Mr. Kelley. dressed for the street.
: measures from the ground TO the top Of
his head six feet and ten lnches--al
d near seven feet as any man In Maine
/. has ever grown. He Is symmetrical
too. Weighing considerably over 20.
= pounds. yet without any supernnoui
y flesh.
4 Mr. Kelley Il a muscular man. ant
Il some feats OF strength that be has per
I formed surpriled even his townsmen
AZ lifting match not long ago th'
- weight was q stone post Weighing 81
a, pounds. Several alleged strong mel
~ had tackled IL and had wiggled Il alonl
q few feet al a hitch. Mr.. Kelley, hoE
O ever. grasped the iron link. affixed q
the post and walked nearly 200 feet ait
"a the weight. finally tossing It carelessl
y, a considerable distance Il could Aay
a. carried Il further" said he. nonchal
r. entity. but thought twas Tar enoug
for a sample"
'e- Dir. Kelley's workshop Is fully az In
fe teresting az LIS owner. lie ls a me-
~ ehanical genius with a knacs Tor nxin
"A anything that may be brought 10 bin
10 ana he can make almost anything Oh;
n. he Is requested to. whether he has eve
ps seen Il before or not.
sir For Instance. much Of his machineI
4. was improyiscd BY him. The it'll
two-horse power marine engine a.
been rugged up to drive a hand-sa
Itb that plays over two widely dissimIii
wheels. The upper Is bicycle whe
90 with ball bearings, the lower Is one
'a .s the wheels OF a moving machine, q
er. combination working cxccllontly. n
Kelley also has bis grindaione rigged
aall bearings. and has recently cor
his pletcd a sand-paperiug machine that
exciting the admiration q all the neig
49, bors.
Besides his general work Of repalril
ple Mr. Kelley Is painter. and Il Il on n
re- ord that be painted the side Of one &
hat tage house IN the village without usi
A"' a ladder.
an All OF the Phillips giants shop app
az tenanccs are suited TO his height D
ort the beaches. horses and vices are
long-lcgged AZ q giraffe.