The Republican journal., 1913-04-24
mAIlNEE WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY

The first mackerel OF the season arrived at
BramhalPs market Wednesday morning.
On A CALIFORNIA RANCH. We make the
following extracts from personal letter from
Frank W Gowen, who is we'll known to The
journal readers and always welcome con-
tributor to it's columns: Il am now extremely
busy on our extensive ranch in Hynes. We
are preparing for large acreage in sugar
beets. In August we shall put in large
acreage of cabbage, and in January, next, 20
acres or more in Irish potatoes for the market
in May. Early potatoes bring two cents a
pound or $120 bushel in Los Angeles. We
expect to seed 20 acres to alfalfa, which is es-
timated to pay 500 per acre. and to produce
six or seven crops a year. On our ranch
oranges, apples, walnuts and all deciduous
fruits except the olive come to perfection. 1t
is too near the seashore, only I miles, for
olives There are beautiful flowers all the
year around in this delightful climate We
only Z miles from Long Beach, IL miles from
Los Angeles and but stones throw from the
great boulevard that connects these cities.
But we all love dear old Maine and our latch
string will always hang out for people from
the grand old State. My father Mr.. George
W. Gowen, now 81 but very active for one of
his age, and my sister, Mrs Ora Gowen Chal-
mers, are arranging to visit Maine this sum-
mer.'
THE IRISH PLAYS The reading by Prof.
Windsor p Daggett of the University of
Maine in Memorial hall, Wednesday evening,
April 10th, will be remembered with more
than pleasure. He read "Hyacinth Halvey,"
1.-THE Rising of the Moon" and THE Riders to
the Sea-" and his Interpretation OF the dramas
was finely effective of the human play of per-
sonality and emotion. He commands the quail
ity of soft musical utterance that makes pure
Irish brogue captivating in beauty and sweet
ness. Not only does it please the ear, but it
carries in far more subtle way the exact
setting of the plays. Mr.. Daggett has rare
facility with the Irish accent and manner of
speech. The fexibility that shades the
spoken tones to the shaping emotion that
arouses the utterance and the fluent music.
were most charmingly maintained in his read
ing. The rhythm and eloquence that adds the
grace of poetical expression to the common
speech of every day affairs were felt with a
just sense of their essential part in these
dramas to appeal through the hearing more
than through the sight. In the charm Of
speech, in the sensitive appreciation of the
play of feeling and the refined Interpretation
OF the DRAMA Mr.. Daggett gave S listeners a
rare entertainment. He gave brief intro
duction of the movement that led to the Gallo
League, to the establishment of the Irish
National Theatre Society, and the work of IT, Q
Abbey Theatre in Dublin. He outlined the
efforts of MIR. William Butler Yeats in startin &
the writing and presentation of the dramas
and the contributing work of Lady Augusta
Gregory, who with MIR. Yeats is the creator
and inspir ing spirit of the new drama. He also
gave brief sketch of MIR. ]. M. Synge and
characterized him in this movement as born
dramatist. Mr.. Daggett said it was the pur-
pose of these writer's to take their material
from people whose lives were simple and
human. Their aim is to preserve the legends
and traditions of their country and to create
All interest in the games and spirit of their
Irish life, past and present. They have also
held to simplicity and naturalness in the pres
entation of their dramas. The introduction
gave an understanding for just appreciation
of the readings. Mr.. Daggett's charming
Irish speech and well balanced Interpretation
left with his audience merited impression of
these dramas.