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Show I FAIR IIITEUCE j TWEnnY THOUSAND i Immense Crowd Spends En-v En-v joyable Day at the Great f Exposition. RACE INTEREST IS KEEN li Livestock Department De-I De-I mands Full Measure of At-jk At-jk tention; Programme Today. More than 20,000 Interested spectators constituted the, crowd that enjoyed the bights at the Utah atate fair yesterday afternoon, and evening:. Another day of sunshine favored the blp exposition and the people did not fall to take advantage fThe attendance last night vras- reniark-I reniark-I ably large. In fact, the crowd that at-I at-I tended tie fair after dinner appeared to I till even- Inch along the Glad way. massed In the manufacture: building and I thronged the displays in the horticultural I building, j The shews on the Gladway did a rush- f. Ing business. Every attraction was well f patronized and the crowd that gathered ' lo see the Uumlnated Are exhibit waa gU fi pontic In slzo. All tho young folks were I, equipped with paper wisps, with which ! they belabored one another right mer it Cheers for Firemen. I The fire exhibition was as thrilling as If It was on Tuesday night and the applause fi with which the feats of the daring flrc- K men wan received was loud, long and i YesterJav afternoon N. J. Carter, the n hfgh-divlng fireman, climbed his pole op-Bt op-Bt pnsite the grandstand and tested the air If currents. He remained nloft fully ten Qi minutes awaiting a propitious moment to g$j make his dive, but the wind blew steadily kI and Carter finally waa obliged to give Iff, Carter was Injured in his first dive Monday, when he struck the water into1 lB which he dove on his side. Slight hemor- B rhaces resulted, but tho Injuries proved K not to be serious and ho was on the job B for another great leap yesterday. Bl The exhibits got full measure of atten-Bl atten-Bl t'on yesterday, and for the first time the B crowds thronged tho livestock depart-B' depart-B' mcnt, inspecting tho beautiful horses, the Bi horned cattle, the fat sheep and the ham ft and bacon producers, The grandstand at the mce track was f completely filled and the bleachers were crowded. Interest In the races was the (jr keenest that haB yet been shown and the &$, events were excellent In Governor's Day Today. Bil, Tho governor will hold the boards to- iFi dai". for this Is governor's day at the Hfit fair. Governor Spry and Ids staff will Hut he on hand to tako part In the oxer-Hmi oxer-Hmi ciscs, which will be held at 2 o'clock In Bui the afternoon. t Today will he a banner day for the live- II I slock men and those who love fine horses g and sleek cattle. At 2 o'clock this after-K after-K noon the livestock pageant will take place h in front of the grandstand. The g'ov- ornor and his staff will Inspect the Sr parade as it passes before them. Interest also centers in the military S'J officers' race, In which officers from fill Kort Douglas will participate. There will Hf&t n'so be n mounted gun contest. In which Hjj officers and men from the post will take I . Children's Day Friday. 6 Friday will be children's day. All of i the public schools will close and the pu- S ' plls will visit the fair. The management HE has arranged for two complete perform- I ances of the free attractions during tho & afternoon Instead of one, as Is the rule, In Thus there will be amusement for the E ! little folks continuously. The first scries 7 of free exhibitions will begin at 1:30 Hi"! o clock and tho next at -1 o'clock. The $! complete programme will bo carried out ?J at each performance. The free acta are ?' given on an elevated platform, and there will be no. difficulty in seeing them all. They consist of extraordinarily good roller skating, bicycle riding, feats on I the trapezes and other acrobatic stunts. H Thero will also be a triple balloon as- fl rcuslon. The fire exhibition, including ' tlios remarkable performance of the tire ; horses and the daring rescue work of the -; flrr.men, will begin at J o'clock. i It Is expected that 20.000 children will f attend tho fair Friday. Pupils Give Demonstration. I The exhibit of the public schools has X laken on added Interest with the presence , S of classes of pupils demonstrating their i skill In various divisions of manual traln- ;j Ing and applied arts. Ranged about the Bp Krhool exhibit, and given npace for. their Hf "ork benches and desks, there will be fluffi ,ll'f) afternoon and Friday afternoon Hie from 2:30 to 5:30 o'clock twen- IBS l Ul IWUUL -II VU piJlID IJUBtlv cL. K work. Boys arc building cabinets, chairs, R desks and other models of woodwork. Ei Other boys and girls are working in K clay, Girls from the primary classes and PI lie lower grades arc weaving rugs and mi mats. Young ladles from the high school If are working In leather, producing beauti- b ful results in pyrography. There Is a fi tlass In sewing and embroidery, and oth- f crwlfc the demonstration is interesting Eg and profitable. I i' It Is the desire of those ki charge of Ttf the school exhibit that the parents of M pupils tako advantage of the opporttinltv I to see Just how all the beautiful things I that are wrought by Salt Lake's bright 5. children are made. Many parents In 4 fnct. the large majority of them never a visit the schools, many because thev have 3 not time to do ?o. Tho demonstration M at the fair affords the parents an op- . portunlty to see the children actually at 1 t work, i V The public school demonstration la a feature that adds much to an exhibit B that Is in every way unprecedented In S.'j school exhibits. H. State Offices Closed. ' H ,2 All the state offices, with tho execp- A t,on ot tne o'Hce of the secretary of j d state, closed at. noon yesterday by order n of Governor Spry in order that the offi- m- rials and employees might have an op- , r; portunlty of attending the fair. The Hli 1 nlverslty of Utah also suspended for the j ! j day. B :J The Utah board of control of the N'a- j: -t( tlonal Irrigation congress announces that J J tickets of adinlssion to thi ralr for to- J a' day may be had by the delegates to the ;i congress and their ladles upon appllca- J ,i tlon at the office of Secretarv Arthur gn Hooker at the Assembly hall ftn Considerable progrcHs was made In the work of judging yesterday and the an- f nouncement of awards Ik wII along. Th j xhlblt In the art department were Ih- l ,E, Ited by the Judges ycftcrday. but tho an. ht nouncement of awards was withheld. J ;j0 owing to a dlsarrnngcmf.nl of plans, u J is known. howovf.r, ti,af Avnvd Falr- t r:.! banks, Utah's famous bov sculptor. dr"u- J -l ihre.rj prizes, one or 5100 for his "3uf- 1 V, falo." one of ?2." for n "Portrait. " anil iHl .the third of ?25 for the brst display. B :2 Boys Grow Potatoes. jj At noon today E. 11. Grubb, potato ex- 1 v, pert for tho Ilarritnan linos, will arrive t , at the fair to make awardu In Ui potato jpjMbj exhibit gathered by the National Copper ijH-rj bank, which Is located In the University l of Utah building. f The Xatlonal Topper bank hegan the- J potato-growing contest early in tho M spring. Only bof participate. There jH' $ fir 210 entries from various parts of th- ' state, each entrant having a dirplaj of ' 1 potatoes. j Lotils F. Bojle. a well-known potato expert. Is In charge of the exhibit, and explains the science of successful potato growing. The National Copper bank has offered a Herles of prizes for winners In tho contest. Among the prizes are a silver sil-ver cup and one cash prlr.c of $100, with others on a graduated scale. The exhibit has attracted wide attention and has amply demonstrated that -potato, culture In Utah Is an important agricultural activity. ac-tivity. The result of thn efforts of the boys calls forth words of highest praise. Balloon Race Saturday. An effort 1 being made to arrange a balloon race for Saturday with four entrants. The conditions of the race, If It Is arranged, will call for extraordinary skill and endurance. The aeronauts will start with the blast of a. bugle. Time will be counted from the instant they bc gin to till their balloons. The one whit goes highest will be declared the winner Exhibit of Asylum. An exhibit, which astonishes the visitor vis-itor to the educational division Is that of the State Mental hospital at Provo. Wonderful work is shown there in the way of handwrought articles. Dr. D. H. Calder, the superintendent of the Institution, Insti-tution, says the exhibit gives at least a partial Idea of what the mental hospital hos-pital Is doing for Its patients. Up to a few years ago the hospital bought every ev-ery article of clothing worn by the patients, pa-tients, A chart shows Just how unany garments or various Kinas were maae ny the patients In the month of August. The total Is something like 1200. The list Includes Jumpers and overalls and shirts and underwear for the mou; dresseB and dresses of some pretension to design and finish for the women, also other articles ar-ticles of women's apparel All of the garments are well made. They give evidence evi-dence of the skill of the persons who make them. Unique Rug Is Shown. A unique article In the display is a rus Woven by a woman patient, depleting in a variety of colors the funeral of Queen Victoria- -The casket, the horses and the funeral procession are done with a fidelity fidel-ity to detail that Is .quite amazing. All about the central scene appear representatives repre-sentatives of various royal families. H lo a piece of work that must have inquired in-quired an Immense amount of patience, especially when the fact Is taken Into consideration that the woman who made It Is woefully demented. The school for the feeblo minded, a department de-partment of the mental hospital, shows many specimens of handicraft, lce, embroidered work, haskets, bead work and even drawings are the achievements of tho pupils in fhat school pupils so deficient de-ficient In mental endowment (hat they cannot meet the requirements of any grade In tho ordinary public schools. The exhibit contains samples of the preserved fruits put up ot the hospital-all hospital-all by the patients. Cherries, peaches, tomatoes and tomato catsup, corn, peas and other vegetables. All the preserved products are from trees or vines grown on the hospital farm. Next year the new peach orchard will bo bearing and the hospital will then have a supply for other institutions. The making of brushes has Just begun and already some good results have been- bbtaincd. Mattress on Display. All of tho mattresses and bed clothing used at. the hospital are made bv the patients. There Is on display a mattress a type of that used In the hospital-made hospital-made entirely of waste from the sowing sow-ing room. Dr. Calder says the work Is done by the most disturbed of tho patients, pa-tients, a fact which probablv will cause much wonderment. Dr. Calder savs that the production of the manufactured articles ar-ticles Is only a secondary consideration. By long odds the chief consideration Is the fact that tho work gives occupation for the patient's mind and -his hands. The superintendent says that wonderful improvement in the condition of the patients pa-tients has boen shown since the Industrial Indus-trial plan was put Into effect, in fact, he says almost all of the cures can be traced directly to the workrooms. Hn adds that Utah is one of the vcrv fw states In the union- thai have adopted what Is known as tho "ro-educatlon" plan. He Is well pleased with tho result. The arts and manual training department Is In c.hargo of E. H. Kastmond, whose assistant Is A, M. Talmage, and Mrs. Ida S. "Dusonberry J$ ule jlea(j oC thA kindergarten and grade work for tho feeble minded.. The hospital has now about 450 Inmates. There are flftv In the department for the feeble minded, twenty-five of whom arc proving apt pupils. In spite of the fnct that manv of them possessed no mental qualities at all when they entered some had to ho taught to punch a hole with a needle, all had to be taught colors. Tho exhibit of the mental hospital, therefore, is one that may with profit be studied by every visitor at the fair. |