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ance. The engine is coupled thor
oughly and strongly to the separator
by several short belts, and on the
Keller machine they are all controlled
by his patent belt tighteners. 1t is a
compact, perfect running, economical
machine, requiring but five men for al
effective working crew.
It's weight is S4OO pounds, divided
equally between the engine and the
separator-about the weight of an or
binary 1S-horse power threshing en-
CINE alone. 1t can be taken anywhere
that such an engine can go. II can be
provided with traction power with
small additional expense.
The machine was given a trial on
the corner of Main and Third-sts. on
Saturday afternoon, and great crowd
assembled to see it work. Later i,
was taken to the farm of w. r. James
and given a thoroughly satisfactory
test with some last seasons whest.
Mr.. Keller will make a half-dozen
trial, or rather exhibition machines,
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Narrow ESCAPE,

The following item will be read with
interest, as the parties are very we'll
known here:
Stewart and Louis Collins, sons of
Judge Collins of this city, narrowly es
capped drowning at Pleasant lake yes
terday afternoon. With their friend,
Ben Castle of Milwaukee, they rowed
their boat we'll out into the lake and
then went in bathing, first anchoring
the boat by means of rope and iron
anchor. A very heavy wind was blow
ing and it is believed that the anchor
was dropped in such deep water that
it did not re ach the bottom and there
fore dragged. At all events, the boat
drifted rapidly down the lake before
the wind and Castle, who is an excel
lent swimmer, first went in pursuit of
it and Louis followed. Castle was I'M
able to Overtake the boat and swan
ashore. Louis had became soeXhausted
by his efforts to overtake the boat that
he was suffering, and his elder brother
went to his assistance. He succeeded
in reaching him and sustaining him
until Miss Helen Hill, who was at her
mothers cottage and had seen that
there was trouble, got boat and row.
ed out TO their rescue. Both young
men succeeded in getting into the boat
and ashore, but were thoroughly ex-
hausted. Stewart Collins suffered a
chill and was quite i'll for a time by
reason of his experience in the cold
water, but all are thankful that Miss
Hill saw them and had the means in
the shape of second boat to go to
their relief.-St. Cloud Journal Press.
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ing not more than one-tenth the space.
This admirably adapts it to the special
purpose of driving a thresher. 1t
rests upon the trucks Of the separator,
ard that too. without materially in
creasing the size of the machine. An
advantage in using gasoline, not to
be lightly considered, is the fact that
by its use fire is practical y impossibls.
The explosion is made by an electric
spark, and no matter what the weather,
or however windy, there is no fire to
communicate to the grain stacks or
straw. .s
This much for the power. The sepa-
rator is creation of Mr.. Keller's gen.
ius, and he has it covered by IT Gently
issued patent. In the first place, it is
a handsome machine, finished with
conscientious care and precision. 1t
is provided with 36-inch undershot
ylinder and a concaye which can be
adjusted to suit the operator while in
motion without shutting down. The
mechanism in every detail is such as
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Whole No. 1912
The TalleSt Man.

The following relative to the tallest
man in the world, is of special interest
from the fact that he is a nephew of
Mrs. Willinm Jerman of this city:
The biggest living man is Lewis Will
kins, who is now arousing great inter-
est in the scientific circles OF Europe.
Wilkins was born on farm in Fari-
bault Co., Mimi, near Wells, in 1870.
When he was but ten years of age he
measured six feet in height and now has
grown to the tremendous height of 10TH
inches-just three-quarters of an inch
less than nine feet-and weighs 1854
pounds.
There have been other tall men and
women before Wilkins, and scientists
have striven in vain to account for
these freaks of nature. Only lately a
plausible story has been put.forward
by a French physician, DR.. Maria,
who says that giantism is nothing
more or less than disease. This dis
ease generally occurs in patients be-
tween eighteen and. thirty-fve and is
first called ."acromegaly" from two
Greek words meaning enlargement
OF the extremities' If the patient is
not attacked until after he is eighteen
the ends of the bones in the arms and
legs are enlarged and prolonged slight
ly, but if this disease has attacked a
child at or soon after birth giantism
is the result. The bones are pro-
longed all along their length, grow un-
naturally and the result is a giant.
Perhaps the greatest giant>who ever
lived before Wilkins was Charles
Byrne, an Irishman. He measured
nine feet two inches. His skeleton is
still preserved, proving beyond ques-
tion his enormous size. He was prob
ably acromegalic.
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edge of the business. The triple cylin-
der engine has only been utilized here
tofore in generating electricity, and
then only in the east. The type is
abs olutely new in the west.
The triple cylinders give successive
explosions with every three-fourths OF
revolution of the driving wheel,
ensuring Il powerful, even and smooth
motion not otherwise obtainable in
a gasoline engine. The engine is
under perfect control, and its speed
can be regulated as accurately as can
be the best steam engines.
The engine is model of compact.
ness, weighing less than one-third as
much as a steam engine and boiler
furnishing equal power, and occupy
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-07-12

Henry Keller is nothing if not origi-
nal. Close under his hat is fountain
of ideas which his energy and enter
prise make effective. From insignifi-
cant beginnings he has built up an
enormous manufacturing business,
creditable alike to himself and adyan-
tageous to the public. His business
has always been along construction
lines, making something ofgeneral use
out of cheap raw material, employing
labor in creating value.
His last venture is a complete thresh-
ing machine, driven by thirty-horse-
power, triple cylinder gas oline engine.
Last season, it will be remembered, he
had in use lighter machine-a fif-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. did
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to insure perfect results.
It combines any number of new feat
ures which cannot fail to meet the ap.
prevail of every practical thresher, as
also of the farmer, as it Is economic y
in operation, and a perfect grain-sayer.
In the element OF safety it is super
ior to any machine made. As above
indicated, there is abs olutely no dan
from fire. Explosion is also impossi
BILE. Anyone familiar with gasoline
engine knows that whatever may hap
pen-wheneyer anything goes amiss,
the engine stors; whereas, with a
steam engine there is always danger.
Another feature is that there are no
long belts, which are always an ele-
ment of danger, as we'll as an annoy
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KELLER'S LATEST TRIUMPH.
Elected the Warm@t Concentrations

this season, and will have them in
acti 'e operation in various sections OF
the country. What this, the latest OF
Mr.. Keller's triumphs means for Sank
Centre may only be surmised. His
loyalty to the city and it's interests
are too well-known to leave any doubt
that this city will get full benefit OF
future possibilities.
Mr.. Keller's patent is very com.
prehensive and is couched in the fol.
lowing terms in his patent, which bears
date May %, 1900:
In threshing machinery, a truck, a
separator and gas-engine supported
thereon on independent timbers and
independent of each other, with the
engine beneath the threshing mechan
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-07-12
HOBOKEN.
We are having fine weather now.

We are having fine weather now.
Quite number of the people are at
tending the circus today.
Jesse Smith, Charley McKusick.
Archie and Clarence Bishop, camped
out on Monday night.
Charles Wilkins of Eau Claire, Wis,
is visiting his mother and sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford Smith and
Miss Edna, visited friends in Todd
county on Monday. ass.
Miss Barbara Holman visited Miss
Dollie Huey on Tuesday.
Libbie and Frank Lockhead called
on friends In Hoboken on Tuesd ay
night.
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A New Hotel

For long time it has been felt
that the city needed a better hotel.
The Sank Centre House did::..not fully
meet the later demands, although it
was we'll conducted. The demand was
for something better. Now that this
hosiery has been destroyed by fire
the city, is wholly without suitable
accommodations. Ever sin sc the fire
there has been a clamor for a hotel
which would be credit to the city.
A gentleman from St. Paul, who
had considerable acquaintance in this
city and is DESTROYS of investing in a
hotel here came up on Monday, and
talked the matter over with several
interested citizens. 1t was concluded
that it would be we'll for all Of our
citizens to give expression to their
views. Accordingly mass meeting
was called by Mayor Hogan to be held
at the City Opera House on Tuesday
evening, and the attendance was large
fully hundred representative citi'
zens, among them the members of the
city council, being present. The meet
ing was called to order by the mayor
who was chosen to preside at the
meeting. He stated its object-to con
slider the matter OF giving materia
encouragement toward building {
hotel.
B. w. How was called for, and hi
stated that the gentleman referred tt
above was ready to build hotel tt
cost from twenty-five to thirty Thousand
dollars when completed and furnished
providing our citizens would give tn
enterprise reasonable aid. Messrs
Woodbury. and Ingram made urgen
appeals, as did Mr.. Keller, all of whom
reflected the sentiment of the meeting
aud were warmly applauded. The
meeting was enthusiastic from star
| to finish.
Mr.. Brooks moved that a committe,
of seven, including the mayor, be ap
pointed as an executive committee tt
procure subscriptions, collect and pa.
over the money, and generally coop
crate with whoever should erect tn
hotel. After discussion participate,
in by several gentlemen present tn
city council was added to the commit
tee, it being the expressed desire Q
the meeting that the council aid an
encourage the project in every wa
possible.
| The ammended motion carried, an,
the mayor appointed the committee
as follows; H. E. Brooks, S. Fender
CAST, Henry Keller, George Ingram
B. w. How, Fred Jacobi-the mayo
and city council being ex-oficio mem
bers.
There was running discussion
relative to details, but the one centra
idea which was manifest from first t.
last is that this city needs tirst-clas
hotel and is bound to have it. Tn
question of site was left in abeyanc
to be determined in due time.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-07-12
BUCHANAN, MICH, May %

Genesee Pure Food Co., Leroy, N. Y.
Gentlemen:-My mamma has been a
great coffee drinker and has found il
very injurious. Having used several
packages of your GRAIN.O, the drink
that takes the place OF coffee, she finds
1t much better for herself and for US
children to drink. She has given VI
coffee drinking entirely We use
package OF GRAIN:O every week.
am ten years old.
I Yours resp'y., FANNIE WILLIAMS
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Two employees of the Great Northern

Two employees of the Great Northern
shops in St. Cloud, Fred Lindt and
Richard Nyland, have just patented a
device which bids fair to make them
fortune and may be the means of OBJ
literating one of the most common
nuisances which the recent air brakes
system has to contend with. The
patent is known as an automatic dust
guard, which is to fit over the rub
Der tube through which the air
passes. 1t has been found almost i'm
possible to prevent dust from getting
into the tubes and the consequent de-
fects are numerous. 1t is believed
that the new invention will Offset the
difficulties and prove . most useful
piece of mechanism to railroad COM
panies.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-07-12

Pat. Tracy has bought the Fish LOT
and will commence bulldog soon.
Miss frankie Wilkins is teaching
summer school at. Detroit Mimi.
E. L. Smith went to Raymond on
Wednesday. 49,. -.
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PEGGY.
Kenmare Items.

The following from the Kenmare
News, reads like a list of Sank Centre
personals: ...
George Gray, after putting improve
ments on his claim left last Friday fol
his home at Sank Centre, Minnesota.
Ben James, Winfred Lord, Johr
and Chas. Nelson, and Adolph and
Roy Wuttke, were down to Mouse
River last week.
Mrs. A. Rein and son were Mouse
River visitors last week.
Ben James has letter from Saul
Centre, stating that all the crops OF
the sand farms are gone.
Mr.. Rasmussen has plans for teI
room house and will build soon.
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Have you pictures that want franz
inga You will find a new line Of the
latest mouldings, mats, and passe-
par,Out In assorted colors, at VIM.
Scherfius'. 5
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Lloyd Davis visited in Little Falls
for three DAYS last week.

for three days last week.
We are informed that two horses
have been shot that were in pasture
ON r. Dettler's farm in Birchdale. One
belonged to the man that lives on the
farm and one to j. McHattie of this
place. 1t is not known whether it was
done accidentally or maliciously, but
it Is supposed the latter is the case.
Who is meanenough? Will some one
tell?
...# UNCLE NED.
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Tho demand for the Crescent bicycle
grows greater every day.
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WANTED.-A girl for general house
work. #r-G MRS. A. J. SMITH.
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For Sale.

A secondhand ladies bicycle, in
good repair. Apply at Bank of Sank
Centre r..
The Grit-advocate., 1900-06-29
ROOsEvELT's WESTERN TRIP.

VIII Go From Chicago to Oklahoma and
Eschew Politics on His Journey.
Chicago, June 26.-The Times Herald
says:
Governor Theodore Roosevelt will
leave New York next Friday for Chi
cago. arriving in this city Saturday.
and leaving the same night for Okla
hOma City, where he will attend the
reunion of his old regiment. the Rough
Riders. He will not come west as the
republican vice presidential candidate.
but as a private citizen. glad To meet
his soldier comrades again and he wei
coined by them. In Chicago he will be
the guest of Paul Morton. second vice
president of the Santa Fe road. in
whose car he will make the journey to
oklahoma.
\ year ago. when Governor RooSe-
welt attended the Rough Rider reunion
AT Las Vegas, \. NJ, Mr.. Morton placed
his private car at his services. and the
same was accepted. On the homeward
journey from Las Vegas Mr. Morton
proffered the car for use again this
year. and the governor accepted the
tender. His presence in Chicago is.
therefore. in keeping with his promise
given in June. 1899 Mr.. Morton said
yesterday:
Il have telegram from Governor
Roosevelt in which he says that he is
certainly going to Oklahoma City. but
desires it thoroughly understood that
he is not making Il political trip and
that any speechmakine demanded Of
him will be responded to only i'll the
character Of private citizen
The Grit-advocate., 1900-06-29
south African News.

London. June 24.-There was almost
Il total absence of war news from
South Africa last night. and the tele-
grams received lack interest and fail
to add TO the facts already known.
According TO Il special dispatch from
Cape Town it seems that in the recent
fight at Iand river the Beers captured
1000 mail bags. containing three
weeks accumulation of letters for Lord
Roberts army. and 100000 worth of
stamps intended for the Use of the
troops.
Trains ought soon to be running be-
tween Durham and Johannesburg.
According to Il Pretoria dispatch,
General Hotila possesses full powers
to conclude peace, and il is reiterated
that he is willing to surrender hut, il
seems, President Kruger remains OBJ
durate.
The fact that a deputarion from Piet-
er~hur@. in northern TranSvaal has
approached Lord Roberts with an iuyf-
tation to send Il force to receive the
submission of the town. is regarded rs
important.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-06-29
Minister WI Asks an Arinsticr,

Washington, June 25.-The chief de
yelopment to-day III the Chinese sitla-
tion was the effort of the Chinese
minister. WI Ting Fang. to secure an
dr!nistice in the operation of Ameri-
can troops until Ii Hung Chang could
reach Pekin and bring about Il ceSsa-
tion of the disorders. The proposition
Is rather novel one and is based
upon representations of the viceroys of
the important provinces of the Yang
ISe-kiang valley that they can main
tam order without the aid of foreign
troops and that the presence of the
foreigners would act merely as an in
centive to disorder.
Minister WI brought these repre-
sentationS to the attention of Secre-
tary Hay. who consulted the Presi-
dent. The latter's decision as suhse-
quently conveyed to the minister was
that while the assurances of the vice
royS for continued quiet We're fully ap-
preciated, the United States could not
bind itself not to send its forces to
points where disorder actually existed.
and where the safety of our officials
and citizens We're endangered
The Grit-advocate., 1900-06-29
AMTl-!MPE PERiAL3sTs MEET.
VIII Hold a National Convention and
Formulate il Policy.

New York, June 26-Anti-imperial-
lists TO the number of thirty-tive and
coming from the principal cities of the
country. met today at the Plaza hotel.
The meeting was for the purpose of
determining what action the fol-
lowers Of this line of national policy
will take in the coming presidential
campaign. and as a result of the con
ference it is probable that a new party
will be formed. the members OF which
will vote independently of both the
Republican and Democratic parties.
y resolution was unanimously pass
ed directing the executive committee
of the Anti-Imperialists' league. I'M
der the auspices of which to-day's
meeting was held, to call a general
conference or convention of anti-im-
perialists for the purpose of conSid-
ereinS plan of campaign. This will
not be issued until after the national
democratic convention at Kansas City.
and when issued will probably be for
Il date in early August.
Among those present at the confer
ence We're Carl SchurZ. former Cover
nor Boutwell,. WinslOw Warren. Gam
aliel Bradford Ernest II. Crosby. Hor-
ace White. ]. +. Henderson of MiSsOu-
ri. w. \. Croifut. Congressman Will
lam II. Fleming. Senator Wellington
of Maryland, John Il. lie Moyne of
Baltimore. Edward Atkinson.
Former Governor Boutwell,. preSi-
dent of the league. presided. If no ia
vor is shown the anti-imperialistic
idea by the Democrats then definite
action will very probably be taken
and an Independent party formed to
conduct II campaign along those lines.
The place for the conference or con
vention has not been decided upon.
bur Will 20 to either Chicago. Cincin-
natl or Indianapolis. All those AT
tending the meeting to-day expressed
themselves as highly satisfied with the
result of the conference.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-06-29
RATHBONE Els REMOVED.
VIII BE Kept in Cuba to Testify in Cases
Against NeeIy and Others.

Washington. June 25.-The postlnas-
ter general has issued an order remov-
ing from office Estes G. Rathbonc
from the position of general director
of posts of Cuba. and detailing Martin
{. FosneS. an inspector in the postal
service. to perform the duties.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
BriStnw has been relieved from fur
ther work in Cuba and has sailed for
home.
Postmaster General Smith would not
say whether or not Rathbone would be
arrested for any connection he may
have had with existing conditions in
the Cuban postal department That
question will be left entirely with Cen
eral Wood. the military governor of
the island. as he will be wanted as Il
witness in the cases of the other of
ficialS against whom charges have
been preferred.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-06-29
China's Immense force at pckiu.

London. June 26.-3:3O a. m.-'tien-
eral Mas army" says correspondent
at Shan Hal Kwan. consisting of
1000 men. left week ago for Pekfn
and General Sung Ching's troops. num-
herring $500, left for the same place
June 10.
a careful estimate of the number
and armament OF the Chinese troops
around Hckin puts the total mt 100000
and it is calculated that these troops
possess 221 large Creusot guns. is
Krupps and $50 AlaXims
Their supply of ammunition is prac-
tically ineXhaustible 1t has been
mainly supplied by a German firm at
Carlowiz. Fully three-fourths of the
Chinese forces are badly drilled, Who'll
ly undisciplned and quite unfamiliar
with modern weapons"
The Grit-advocate., 1900-06-29
Three Cars Plunge Into Swollen stresI,
Ruins Burn Up. Completing the Ter
rible Work.

Atlanta. Ga. June 24.-A passenger
train on the Macon branch of the
Southern railway ran into a waShout
one and one half miles north of Nc
DonOugh, Ga, last night and was com
pletely wrecked.
The wreck caught fire and the entire
train. with the exception of the sleep
er. was destroyed.
Every person on the train except the
occupants of the Pullman car persisted
Not Il member of the train crew eScap-
ed
Ihirty-iive people in all We're killed.
y clOndburSt brOke over that section
of the country about 6 o'clock last
night. and presumably washed out a
section of the track nearly 100 feet in
length.
Into this the swiftly moving train
plunged. The storm was still raging
and all the car windows We're closed.
NE passengers secure. as they
thought. and sheltered comfortably
from the inclement weather. Went to
death without an instants warning
The train. consisting Of Il baggage,
car. second class coach. first class
coach and Il Pullman sleeper, was
knocked into kindling wood by the
fail.
The wreck caught hre in few min
liteS after the fall and all the coaches
were burned except the Pullman car
Every person on the train except the
occupants of the Pullman car periShed
i'll the disaster. There was no escape
rs the heavy Pullman weighted down
The others and the few alive in the
sleeper We're unable to render assist
ance to tneir fellowpassengers.
For brief time there was silence.
chen the occupants of the Pullman car
recovered from their ewlderment and
after hard work managed to get out
of their ear. and found themselves ON
the track i'll the pouring rain. ThN
extent of the catastrophe was quickly
apparent.
Flames We're already seen coming
from that part of the wreck not cov-
cred by water AS the wreck began
to 20 to pieces under the destructive
work of both flames and flood, human
bodies floated out from the mass and
We're carried down stream by the swift
current. The storm did not abate in
fury. Flashes of lightning added to
the steady glow of the burning train
and lit up the scene with fearful dis
tinctneSs
Flagman Qunlan who was one of
tne ilrSt to get out. at once started for
the nearest telegraph station. Making
his way as rapidly as possible in the
face of the binding storm. he SUM
hled into the office at McDonough and
after telling the night operator of the
wreck. fell fainting to the floor. Word
was quickly sent to both Atlanta and
Macon but no assistance was to be
had except in the latter city. as the in
terrupted track prevented the arrival
of any train from Macon