The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-17
OUR OWN EXPOSITION.

work OF man and machinery, to students
of matters educational, to the thousands
who delight in horse trot and to tho
vast majority OF us healthy folk generally
who can appreciate big thing, we COM
mend the seventy-fifth annual Rhode
Island State Fair now in progress at Mar
ragansett Park.
1t is our own fair, and 1t is
the biggest ana finest fair of the sort
held anywhere in the United States 1t
has developed progressively for three
quarters OF century TO its present state
and its three-quarter centennial is COM
memorated by this, "the biggest show
on earth.
We can imagine no kind or sort OF per-
son OF either sex or OF any gge who will
not find pleasure from visit to this big
exposition. Rhode Island is no longer
notable as big agricultural State nor
as great cattle center, but what Rhode
Island claims in these lines is set forth
at the omniverous show at Narragansett
Park. The development OF the fair,
however, has necessarily been in other
lines. The displays of farm and garden
products, OF fruit and plants, of cattle
and sheep and swine, are immensely
gratifying and commensurate with Rhode
Islands possibilities. Never was the fair
better representative of these interests.
But as Rhode Island has grown in other
lines, so the fairs development has been
in other'lines. In the lead, perhaps, is the
great exposition of the work of Rhode
Island schools Herein no State can make
better showing and the enlarged depart
ments to illustrate this represent how
closely in touch the fair management Is
keeping with Rhode Islands real interest.
And fine as this school exposition is, its
promise is even moro gratifying, and the
indication is clear that In years to come
this department will develop into more
and more prominence as chief factor
in the fair, just as its varied departments
OF women's work, OF the interests OF
cost and culture have grown so wond-
rously and are annually of surprising in
terest.
In its purely amusement features the
fair is pre-eminent by reason of process
of rapid growth from year to year. All
OF us love good amusement, healthful en-
tertainment. And good amusement is never
proftless. Children get benefit as well as
pleasure from the faculties that are stirred |
by the enterprising amusement caterers
and We children OF q larger growth de- |
rive the same benefit and pleasure in de- |
gree. Nothing OF what may be esteemed |
tho more serious objects and permanent |
worth of our big fair is sacrificed TO this
to our pleasure-loving bump.
There is ample room in the broad acres
for everything and for fifty thousand per-
sons day to get their moneys worth
according to their varied moods and dis
positions. This year the amusement
program is topped by big fairy specta-
,le-a tremendous stage production, con-
'eived by local talent and lavishly pro-
iuced with beautiful scenery and lovely
lights. We guess II must be about the
biggest show on the biggest stage ever
put upon earth and as summer nights
ielight no far-famed Christmas panto-
mime ever approached 1t for pleasure
ng possibilities to young and old folk
like. 1t is big fairy land.
Our fair horse races are always ine
This year they are tremendous exhlbi-
ion. As is notable in many other de-
,artments, exhibits OF trotters and PAGERS
ire made from all over the country, from
Name to California. They are going for
Ill they are worth on the fine track and
hey make an inspiriting spectacle. They
ire competing for generous purses and
iot to gamble on, for there is no gambl.
ng, no liquor selling, nothing offensive
If any sort that we can learn OF at our
big seventy-iifth fair. Then there is a
plendid dog show, a big poultry show,
md no end Of entertainment in the way
u special schemes to attract the dimes
md give quarters worth for nearly
very one OF them.
Our fair needs little recommendation.
Rhode Islanders know 1t well enough,
ftcr all these years. All we care to do
n the premises is to supplement the ad-
ertising announcement with our own
hat it is open and ready to receive you.