Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-10-01

Edsas sslwyn Coming.
Edgar selwyn, very favorably known
Throughout the country for the exeensnre
Of his many Characterization, notably
bis Jackey with Ethel Barrymore in
sssuntay, = Jose with Maud Adams in
s4The Pretty Sister Of Jose" Tony In
"Arizona," and later as the star OF
ssStrongheart, win be seen at Chandler
Music ball Tuesday evening, Oct. Q, in
his stage version OF Sir Gilbert Parker's
ssPierre and His People" and entitled
Pierre of the Plains" The book stories,
which have worldwide reputation, have
been used BY Mr.. Selwyn simply as 3
foundation for bis stage story, the come
dy element being greatly elaborated.
The play relates the story of Val Gal
braith, son of Peter Galbraith, owner OF 3
road-house in Canada near the Montana
border. Val has killed an Indian, ter
rible offense in Canada, inasmuch as the
Indians are held as the wards OF the gov
eminent. Orders are given BY the North
western mounted rolice for the arrest OF
Val Galbraith, and Sergeant Tom Red
ding is sent to deliver the papers.
Pierre OF the Plains (Mr. Selwyn), q
half-breed and gambler, as well known to
the police as to the road-houses which he
freouents, hears OF this order. He
mounts q fast horse and rides to Gal
braith's place. Through bis love for Jen,
the daughter OF the elder Galbraith, be
tries to Illustrate the plans OF the police.
This be temporarily accomplishes By the
strategic OBTAINING OF Sergeant Redding
at 0aIbraith's road-house; but Jen, who
has not been let into the secret and who
admires Sergeant Redding, delivers the
papers herself after she has found that
Sergeant BEDDING, who has fallen asleep
will not carry out this command, thereby
serving the papers which will convict her
own brother, Val, Of murder. This leads
to complications which are said to be ex-
tremely novel and interesting.
Raising Sausshes on Sand.
An open-eyed passenger ON the Central
Vermont railway gazed forth from a car
window the other day and the sight that
blessed his vision moved him to the fol-
lowing reflections, which he gave 10 the
world through the columns OF an ex-
change:-
stThere are many farmers In Vermont
who have undeveloped gold mines on
their farms, which they tramp over
n
the thing q thought. The writer has oft
en- noticed one of these, q great sandy
waste Of some rs acres lying along the
river between Braintree and Randolph.
This land until the present season has al
ways been considered as worthless and
has never been used tor anything. The
land In question leads up TO g piece OF
woodland on the side Of the mountains,
and q man who wanted the timber land
was obliged to buy the whole section,
waste land and all, in order to obtain the
lumber, the man who sold II thinking be
was doing smart thing in unloading
the waste land.
"The purchaser, q sharp business man
OF affairs, who means to get one hundred
cents worth for every dollar expended,
began casting about for some MSS to put
his rs acres Of waste to. He talked with
some canning factory people and found
that they thought squash would do vel
there. A trade was made. the factory
people furnished the seed and agreed K
buy the product for IS per ton.
"The experiment was tried, the only
fertilizer used being phosphate, which wa
put In with the seed hY machine. Tn.
field was cultivated By horse power one,
or twice, 1t never was sprayed for bugs Of
given other care, and today anyone rid
ine along the line OF the Central Vermont
can see one Of the most remarkable sightl
in the whole beautiful valley, Of rs acFel
Of mammoth Hubbard squash, cleaning
In the sunlight.
"The crop Ii estimated ak l25 tons. and
viii bring in the new owner . clear prod
OF at least $1,000 year. This example Il
significant and striking. There ar
thousands Of acres Of supposed useless
farming lands in Vermont that can b
, made to pay in even greater proportion
81 This rhapsody refers to M. c. Roweil
, Whose "sQuash patch" fame bids fair Il
rival that OF 8 Mrs. Wigs Of this Cabbagl
|, Patch" and may Jet AFFORD material TO
drama.
The "patch,u belonging to w. B
Wall, contains about 20 acres and Mr.
Roweil turned IL to the cultivation O
squashes on large scale. The sum o
! s317.34 was expended in raising s. ton
! Of handsome Hubbards, which were soil
, to the Demeritt q Palmer canning com
pany ct $3.50 q ton, making a gross n
ceipt Of e550. The squashes were carte
! to the factory in about IS loads It e.
! ton, 30 the tsclear profit while owe
: $50, falls far short OF the Ger
trail Vermont passengers g1ld-mine est
mate OF $1,000. This dazzling SUI
> would no doubt have been more nearl
: realized had II not been for the drout
' this year which caused the equashes I
dry up and, consequently, weigh less.
. Mr.. Rowell,s yield OF four and q thir
: tons to an acre was bettered by some (
|. the smaller growers, A. M. Vaughan raj
+ ing eight tons to the acre, and e.
!. Tswskbury 10.
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