The Portland daily press., 1889-10-26
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST.
A shipbuilding syndicate. TO be managed
,y the old firm OF Rideaout Il Dord, Is about
O begin operations In Calais

A shipbuilding syndicate. TO be managed
by the old firm Of Rldeaout 4 Dord. Is about
to begin operations In Calais.
The two cities by the Saco are much agi-
tated by a question Of dancing The stu
dents of Thornton Academy want to hops in
the academy after study hours, Principal
Sampson says they cannot, and the students
are getting up big petition to override him.
Some people wonder why the Maine farm
ers are raising so many horses. An old
d1r Ia1mer VINO I,b came d int9 Bangor the otns.
steer. which he was forced to sell for s27,
explains 1t. II raise no more beef steers"
he said, FOR 1t don't pay, This cTltter has
eaten as much as would raise colt to the
same age, and a good four-year-old colt Of
good size, Is worth $50. From now out
you'll find me raising hOrsehesh."
Beale Post. G. A. R., Of Bangor, has pre-
sented to the high school of that city large
United States flag, with the request that 1t
be kept hoisted when the schools are Ia ses-
sion. The Wing takes uD the movement.
and urges that every school house have q flag
This Is good idea. and Is practicable. It
has already been carried out In Detroit,
troit, Mich. and in New York city.
The Lewiston Journal says that Henry
Hanson, while In New York recently, Great
ed a sensation by climbing up through the
outstretched arm Of the Goddess OF Liberty
on Bedloe's Island. A big gate at the en-.
trance TO the arm Is supposed to keep people
out, but Mr.. Hanson climbed over IL and
smoked a cigar while on the upper pinnacle
of the statue. His appearance Ghere caused
a commotion among the guardians Of the
statue, one Of whom was detailed to per-
shade the adventurous visitor to come down.
In connection with tha belief Of the Mil
lerites that the end Of things terrestrial
would come on Friday, the Biddeford Jour
nal tells the story Of young man who lived
in that city fifteen years ago. day was
then set on which the disciples OF Miller
were prepared TO ascend, and the young man
In question was sitting by his chamber win
suddenly there came flash Of light and
loud report, and the blast OF a trumpet.
Surely that was the signal, and the victim Of
the delusion, which had grown almost into
insanity. threw himself heedlessly from the
chamber window. 1t was but short fall,
but under the window was an old pair Of
bobsleds which had been dragged alongside
the house after the snow had left the ground
and, in falling, he came down upon them.
His brother had done the planning, and
companion living In the neighborhood had
he5Rea In the e.. exeegti9n q! SHOWING low that
tended, they had waited for the darkness
and quiet Of night, had laid train Of pow
der under his window and, having ignited IL.
the brother discharged an old army gun
while his companion footed for all that was
In him upon an old trombone with which he
had provided himself. All worked well, ex-
cept that they had not reckoned upon their
victim throwing himself from the window,
and in his fall upon the sleds he was quite
badly hurt, and for some little time after
ward obliged TO walk with cane and carry
one arm In sling.