The Portland daily press., 1896-04-01
WATER FRONT MATTERS.
A Fellow Who Resembles A. Wards
Kangaroo.

Commercial Street Bad Training Ground
for Rorse-No Fishermen in. and the
Coasters Not in Observation-Disclosures
Stock Yards Located at Grand Trunk
| Shed No. L.
There was p man on one of the wharves
yesterday who recalled in one respect at
| least tie dismal sailor whose one joke it
was to sing:
ooh, I am cook and captain bold,
| And the mate of the Nancy brig,
And bo'sin tight, and midship mite,
And the crew OF the captains gig
He seemed to feel that it was his duty
to look after everything. A man went
down the wharf to find the captain of the
schooner, and the individual in question
calmly said: ''I'm the man your after,
I'm the cap'n." A few moments later
another man wandered down looking for
shipmate of his, and again the all
around party said 81 don't know you,
but Pm the man your looking for"
Some men were at work on board a
schooner, and again he seemed to feel
that they were in his special charge.
Look out there boys" he said, SCI like
you and don't want you to get hurt. I'll
tell you how to do that. "
At last he walked out on the wharf,
and started in to give a concert. He
proved to be fairly good singer, and as
dancer was quite success. He played
many parts in a short time, and all fair
ly well.
A man was on Commercial street yes
terday morning with very frisky horse.
He was there for purpose, and that
purpose was to make the horse familiar
with the cars.
Possibly he might have given his first
lesson with some degree of success if it
hadn't55been for the engine, but the ami
NAL objected to the engine, and at it's ap-
proaoh stood up on its hind legs and
paved the air.
"Steady jack" said the driver. but he
might as well have tried to have sold A.
2. A. literature a6 ST. Patrick's day Gel
ebration. The horse paid no attention to
him, but tried to turn about. The scene
was getting exciting. The engineer of
the train leaned out of his window and
watched the horse with approving in
terest, and the spectators who didn't hap
pen to be in as secure position from
which to observe what might folIuw were
all ready to get out of the way if neces-
sary.
When the train stopped for "a moment
the horse was fairly quiet, but when the
engine whistled there was music again
AT last the horse started off heading for
the Cape, and the driver seemed more
than willing to ride in that direction
himself. As an object lesson it was a
complete failure, but it helped to impart
some life to the street for few moments
No man unless possessed of heavy life
insurance policy, and the strongest re-
ligious convictions, should try to break a
frisky horse on Commercial street. Be-
tween the Cape electrics the steam cars
and the teams always there, the risks are
too many for the ordinary man to take.
Portland is to have % miniature edition
of the Chicago stock yards. Grand Trunk
freight shed No. 1, is being transformed
into stock yard, and there Will be one
great advantage the Portland yard will
have over those at Chicago, it will be IN
der cover.
The shed will be divided up into com
partments, each capable of accommodate
ing about two car loads of cattle, and the
whole shed will accommodate about six
hundred cattle.
MARINE NOTES.
One of the assistant stewards of the
steamship Numidian was taken sick
yesterday, and was removed to the Marine
hospital.
Not fisherman came in yesterday.
The arrivals the previous day held the
market all right, but fresh arrivals today
would be welcome.
The schooner r. T. Pettigrew. arrived
yesterday, and was taken above the
bridges by the tug Plymouth, Captain
MoDuffie. There was a strong wind, and
the big schooner proved bad customer
to manage, but she was docked all right
at last.
The wind has been wrong for the coast