Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-10-17

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citation comes out hundreds OF dollars
10 the good The merchants have
done a land Office business during the
week. and both home people and Wis
itors seem satisfied.
Lee Clark won the singles in the
tennis tournament There were dog.
enz IN singles, all being from Albu-
\ qnerque. except Wood and Hamilton
af Sneorro The finals between Roy
Stamm and Lee Clark take rank as
tne fastest class Of tennis ever seen
in New Mexico, Stamm took the first
two SETS and Clarke, by the hardest
kind Of work, took the last three
Stamm's work Is remarkable, in view
Of the fact that he has just returned
70 the city frcl Moriarlty. and has
lplasea no tennis for two years.
There Is no more interesting exhibit
| in exhibition hall than that shown by
- Is smlth, Of Las Vegas. The pict-
ure. valued at $4,000 by committee
lof experts. occupied the time Of Mr..
Smith for two yetrs. It represents
Emperor Charles V. of Germany upon
/ his return from q signal victory over
| the pirates thst had been infesting
his shores, as having paid pack the
money borrowed from a nsufer 10 ac-
complish the task. The old Jew has
just shown his loyalty by throwing
ithe money into the Crate. the ami,
nation of the lifesize figures Is re-
markable. The coloring Is exquisite,
aud the harmony Of the whole Is ideal.
lQther interesting pictures are BY Mr..
Smiths mother. Mrs. Waddlnghan.
Notable are Nydia, and Venus and
Tannheuser.
The A. u NJ College, In addition 10
It's splendid agricultural exhibit,
shows work from every department.
There are products Of the pattern
shop, the blacksmith department. the
machine shops. the chemical and
physical laboratories, the school Of
domestic science, the business depart
ment and the preparatory school.
Among the most interesting booths
may be mentioned the Albuquerque
Journal, which shows q splendid yarl-
ely Of cards, programs, letter heads.
pamphlets, books, etc; Hall ana
Learnard. the music men, who exhibit
organs, pianos. the CecilIan and the
Pianola. guitars and other small in
strumenls; o. w. Strong, who shows
a fine line of up.todate furniture, and
II. e, Fox, the jewcler. whose i 10Th.
dealed with diamonas, sruble~ <ap-
Iphires. and set with clocks and
watches Of many kinds. glitters AMI
| shines llae The palm tree the Persian
adorned with diamonds and jewels.
i The University of New Mexico had
an interesting exhibit OF apparatus
used in the Hadley laboratory. The
instruments used for observing bac-
cili. for making temperature and
blood tests were displayed, and num-
Der OF improved sterilizers and other
scientific devices. There we're many
drawings, illustrating the work OF the
various departments, and much liter.
ature concerning the institution.
The Albuquerque public schools
and the School of the immaculate
Conception show drawings, clay mod
els and grade work In great variety
Of q uniform standard Of excellence.
A notable exhibit is made by the
Rio Grande wooden mills. a specimen
OF every department OF the big factory
Is shown. The angorines. the mel
tons. cheyiots, Scotch tweeds, ladies'
dress goods, angora rugs, beautifully
plspnltu ltdtHti hVouS VI niahs hiHus
and colors. combine TO maks up q
most attractive display.
Tho Southwestern Brewery and Ice
company has asglittering pyramid Or
great blocks Of Ice, with nah and fruit
frozen In the interior.
| The Santa Fe machine shops have
several lathes in operation. and on
the grounds the A. a. NJ. college has
dug a well and Installed complete
pumping plant to illustrate their
work In the Mesilla valley.
The general arrangement of The ex-
hibits and the decorations of the hall
are highly commendable. Much cred
II is due to Superintendent of Exhib-
ITS g. p. Learnard and his capable as.
slstanis. Messrs Hlldebrand and
Webster. The harmonious and pleas
Ing effect of the whole fair. due to
the efforts Of these Woodworking Of
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