The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-12-01
WHY THE FARMER
AND HIS FAMILY.
SHOULD ATTEND THE
INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION.
BY CAPT. A. H. wADpELL.

farmer and his family should attend
the great International Live Stock Ex-
position at Chicago, that it is well and
opportune at this time to mention
some of them.
This great Exposition, the greatest
indeed of all similar shows, is so apt
TO be viewed by the farmer, breeder,
and stockman as merely n place
where he should go to see the ami
mails exhibited there, and for business
purposes only. This is a very narrow
view Of so great and important a sub
ject, for the animals seen at this Ex-
position, wonderful and extraordinary
as they are, are but the results Of
years Of labor on the great farms and
ranges Of the West, although they
stand for the greatest and best OF
American breeding and feeding.
The great object Of the founders Of
the International Live Stock EXposi-
tion, was to present to the breeders
and farmers Of this country, an object
lesson Of the highest ideals, and a
school of instruction to which all could
come and learn.
1t goes without saying, that the men
who have made this great institution
possible, and the breeders and feed
ers and farmers who have made 1t
what It is, are men Of age and expert
ence; and in order to perpetuate and
improve this great school, and the
methods through which it has gained
fits present day perfection, 1t is abso-
lutely necessary that the sons Of these
men be permitted to see the show, and
so start their lives of improvement
from the advanced point at which their
fathers stopped. This can never be
realized by remaining on the farm and
seeing only the stock their fathers
raised; for every son is imbued with
the idea that his father breeds the
best there is, and consequently, is un-
der the impression that the height Of
achievement has been attained on the
home farm. Comparison is the only
disillusionizer, and it is this above all
things that the young man wants, not
only to show him that there are hun.
dreds as good as bis father, and scores
a great deal better. This opens the
eyes of these young men and causes
them to put on the wise cap of thought
and consideration as to why, how and
where their own fathers fell short in
gaining what the fathers Of their con-
temporaries accomplished.
Another thing that is sadly over
looked by the men who contribute to
tho Exposition with their stock is the
fact that their wives, the heart and
soul Of their homes, and the faithful
and constant companions Of their lives,
have done their generous share and
contributed in no small degree to their
husbands successes. Faithfully and
uncomplainingly have they devoted
their useful lives to the duties Of the
home and the upbringlng Of their chill
dren, with the fostering care Of moth
erhood. Uncomplainingly they live
and abide in the environments Of the
ranch or farm, and day in and day out,
from years end to years end, see
nought Of life in their sister world,
save the occasional visit Of a female
friend. They tenderly prepare for
their husbands annual outgoing to the
great International Show, and lovingly
await his looked for return. 1t would
be but the pulling Of little wider Of
tho husbands purse to give to these
admirable women a taste of the fasci-
nations and enjoyments Of a weeks
visit to a great city, as well as to eX'
perience the delight Of seeing the eX-
hlbits passed upon in the judging ring.
Such trip, apart from the good the
change would do them, would serve
the purpose of intense enjoyment and
interesting conversation on their re-
turn, and If We judge women Alright,
would instill into their sympathetic
hearts a desire to still further assist
in the future successes Of their hus'
bands.
The daughters, too, Of these people,
particularly those who have attained
or are verging upon early womanhood,
would be greatly improved by the
sights and surroundings of a trip to
Chicago and the International Show.
Young minds are narrowed by q con-
tinuous residence among only those Of
their own lives and habits and upon
such an occasion as this, fathers
should expand still further the strings
Of their purses to enable these young
women to see at least some little life,
especially when under their own and
their mothers care.
The delights of anticipation and the
pleasures Of accomplishment, are such |
inexpressible joys to youth that it is
nothing short of inconsiderate selfish.
ness to prevent such occasional enjoy.
ment to these young people, particu-
larly when it can be attained at such .
comparatively little outlay. The good .
that such trips accomplish is shown in
a thousand ways and there is not a
breeder, feeder or farmer in the whole
Of the great west who will not realize .
that the companionship Of his wife .
and children to Chicago during the .
week Of the International Live Stock .
Exposition, December to 9, has not .
only been an inexpressible delight to
himself, but benefit to his home, his
business and his future.