The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-08-12
Meet Me at the State Fair

d. liitCSIt S'SiN SiiiiiS u w eo''S ~
these Goth century times to be sue
cessful, and arrange for all the enjoy
ment for yourself and family that
your circumstances warrant. The
comfort and pleasure we get out of
life is about the only investment that
is certain of results. Nothing can
rob us of the pleasant and profitable
memories of a day well spent. There
will be county fairs and local eXpoSi-
tions galore. They are delightful re-
unions and landmarks of progress
which should be patronized and en-
joyed by all who a afford the time
and expense. Then, there are old
settlers picnics. soldiers reunions,
camping parties, picnics and maybe
the circus will visit your town. They
are all a part and a splendid part, of
the great scheme of human happiness
and the wise man never misses happi-
ness within his reach. But do bust
ness like a millionaire does it. Make
a list of all these things within your
reach ard study the list carefully.
Figure like a banker does on the in
vestment and return-What it will
cost and what you will get out of it.
That's the way to 'pursue happiness
with a fair change of catching it.
If you will do it that way, there is
one attraction-THE GREAT AT
TRACTION-the main feature of
the years offerings, that you will
keep on the list, and at the head of
the list every year-and that one is
the GREAT STATE FAIR. What
ever else a short crop, a note falling
due, or low OF high prices prompts
you to cut out, you will never fail to
Remember the Maine" Event Of the
entire years entertainment. You
| will go to it and take the whole fam
lily with you-not because the Fail
needs you, but because you need il.
Think of what you'll get if you &C
and what you'll miss if you stay
away. Why, you will see all the
finest and fastest horses of the Great
North West-running horses-perfect
t1yers-trotters, PAGERS, three year ole
colts that can lower the speed recoro
Of thirty years ago, and do it without
turning a hair: you will see magniti'
cent drafters worth $500 to 81, 000.O (
each: wonderful Poland Chinas anC
Chesters that will almost make you
wish you were quadruped yourself in,
stead of biped: great, big, sleek cat
tie that weight about, and sell for
twice as much as the kind you have
at home, and you will go talking
around among the owners till yor
learn that it costs but a trit1e more
to grow them than to turn out a S5t
plug or a scrub steer. You will bt
surprised to see how many Other
places there are in the state beside
"Way Back" and how many thing:
the people in those places can de
better than you can. You will SET
all the miraculous inventions Of thi:
miraculous century-machines tina
can do everything human except tall
yes, and talking machines, too.
And then, after the novelty ha
worn off a little, you will begin t
notice people as well as things. You
will unexpectedly bump up agains
one of your old playmates from Wis
consin or New York, who is thef,
from some other corner Of the stat
with a bunch Of prize pigs, or pota
toes or pumpkins, and you will hav'
the time Of your life taking owe
those dear old boyhood days-wil
learn who your first sweetheart MAI
ried, where they live, how many Chi
dren they have, and turn Your fac
away from your wife to blush whel
you learn that she has named tn
oldest boy after you. Say, you can
afford to miss that.
A beautiful custom has grown u
in this cosmopolitan state, of writin
around among friends and arrangin
to meet at the State Fair. "Meet m
at the Fair" is a pretty good slogan
because where you meet those whor
you expect, you are certain to NEE
twice as many whom you do not e,
pect, and-you know how it is YOU
self-it is the unexpected pleasu1
that thrills the heart.
Bring the wife, to, that dear Of
wife who has grown gray motheriu
the hens and milking the COWS an
nursing the babies through all til
long struggle from poverty up to a
tluence; watch her cheeks blush an
her eyes sparkle while her heal