Alamogordo news-advertiser. (Alamogordo, Otero County, N.M.) 1912-1914, 1913-02-08
A REMARKABLE
BED QUILT
Sixteen Years of Close Needle
Work Record of Alamo
gordo Woman

! Mrs. Fl. c. Lane, of Alamogordo,
has an embroidered bed quilt, that
mas been shown to local people for
Ia number of months, which is GER
tainly worth going some distance TO
See. 1t is of first interest to learn
That she has been engaged on this
Dne piece of work the greater part
of her spare time for 6 years, and
This fact can be appreciated when
the work is seen and the amount OF
painstaking and close needle work is
IN evidence.
I he background is of red velvet
with border of flowers and on it is
arranged sc blocks of approximate
ly IL by dimension. Each one
Of these blocks contains a life de-
sign or a piece of scenery. The fol-
lowing are 2 few of The block de-
signs which are in colors: Center
piece, two crossed flags, shield and
eagle; others are Gen. Washington.
Taft and DiaZ, representing the Juar
ez-El Paso meeting, bucking bron-
cho, Paul Revere on his mad mis-
sion, school of fish devouring frog,
horse head (Dan Patch taken from
i-ithc) two hunters with pointer, cat
Watching birds, flying birds, butter.
flies, and many other designs.
The portrait work has the re-
semblance at a short distance Of
being an oil painting. as indeed the
general ensemble of the work gives
that impression when viewed at a
distance.
Mrs. Lane has received some very
flattering offers for the work before
1t was completed but expects to send
1t tothe Panama Exposition where
she will offer It for sale. 1t may
be placed on exhibition in Alamogor-
do soon.
barrel and gasoline to 90 cents
gallon. Somebody has got to pay for
William Rockefeller's rip to the Ba-
hamas to dodge the money trust in
quiry.-Deming Headlight.
The scholarly ability of DR..
Frank II. II. Roberts, president of Il
New Mexico Normal University, has
been recognized by the state board
of education which has commission
ed the Las Vegas educator to write
book on history and civies for use
in the public schools of New Mexico.
The book is TO be ready for use by
June of this year. 1t will be used
in the publei schools for a term of
Six years or more. The book will
contain some new Innovations from
a pedagogic standpoint and will be
entirely modern. Col. Ralph r.
Twitchell will assist in the prep
aration OF the historical section
Las Vegas Optic.
Only one thing should be consld
cred In the matter Of the election
of school directors in April. their
fitness for the place. The Record
believes that party politics should
be kept out of the schools, the ques-
tlon of vaccination. the selection of
school superintendent. the saloon
Issue and all other issues except fit
ness aud the promotion of the
schools being relegated to the rear.
These other matters have no place
In the public schools.-Roswell Rec
ord
The experiment farm at Carrizo-
20 has water on it-or rather under
it-as was eonclusiyely shown last
week when the drill reached a depth
OF about 100 feet. Mr.. Philips. wht
is doing the drilling. struck what ap
peared to be an underground stream
Tuesday. When the drill was drawn
and the bucket lowered only clear
water could be brought up. All
drlll'ngs seemed to be washed away
by The stream. Messrs. Gurney and
stevens. of the farm committee. are
Installing a pump TO make thor
ough test of the flow.
For the past several weeks opera
tlons In the way OF oil drilling have