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VOL. XVIII, NO. XXX
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1002.
ESTABLISHED IN 1886
LINCOLN'S DUTY TO STATE FAIR
Splendid Opportunity Afforded by Permanent Location of Ne
braska Exposition in the Capital for t
Citizens to Give Proof of Their Loyalty to the City's Institutions
The coming state fair, which Is now
a permanent annual gathering at Lin
coln, ought to appeal to the people of
this city for their most cordial pat
ronage and support.
There is a feature of the fair which
forded exhibits will be such as to
make it perfectly safe for any to loan
or bring their best.
In the ladies' textile department,
which exhibit will be given a place In
Art hall, premiums are offered on over
part of the fair management and will
undoubtedly call out a large line of
exhibits in all the different lots. It
will be recalled that this department
of the fair last year was exceptionally
good and there ought to be an ambl-
There Is a field for great Improve
ment this year in the volume and char
acter of exhibits made by the mer
chants of Lincoln. As a suggestion,
don't try to show everything, but spe
cialize on the best, most attractive and
NEBRASKA STATE FAIR, Lincoln, Aug. 29 to Sept. 5.
MERCHANTS BUILDING.
home people can make far more suc
cessful than ever and that is the mat
ter of display In the merchants hall
and the fine Art building. The art ex
hibit a year ago was the best ever
made at a state fair In the west, and
under the energetic superintendent of
that department, Mrs. F. M. Hall, It
is safe to predict that it will be far
superior this year to last. The state
board has not only provided a very
satisfactory fine art building, but in
the line of premiums the offers are
liberal. In oil paintings, water colors,
crayon work, pastels, pen and ink
sketches and china painting or ceram
ics, premiums are offered aggregat
ing $375. This ought to aid in at
tracting a very complete exhibit and,
while it is not large money to any, it
is a satisfaction to exhibitors to- have
cash premiums covering expenses and
more, beside the satisfaction which
comes from exhibiting one's work to
an appreciative public.
There could be a very fine exhibit
made of paintings owned by Lincoln
people which, while non-competitive
for premiums, would add greatly to
the attraction of Art hall and be a
source of great pleasure to visitors,
for there will be visitors from all over
the state who will greatly enjoy the
sight of fine paintings which people of
means are privileged to own and
which are rarely seen outside of their
homes. The care and protection af-
225 articles covering practically all
classes of plain and fancy work made
by the ladles. The premiums offered
In this department aggregate over $700,
which is a liberal allowance on the
NEBRASKA STATE FAIR, Lincoln, Aug. 29 to Sept 5.
HORTICULTURAL BUILDING.
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tion to better it from year to year.
Ladles should send to the secretary,
Robert "W. Furnas, at Brownvllle, and
get a premium list. It will give all the
information desired.
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unique goods which you have in your
stores. Show the public the very lat
est, something If possible not seen be
fore and It will be surprising the in
terest that will be taken in this always
popular part of the fair.
With permanent grounds and build
ings every merchant, who Is a steady
exhibitor, should have his permanent
booth. Not a booth made of common
lumber, covered with cotton cloth, but
a booth representing both labor and
money in Its construction, something
which standing empty and alone would
be attractive and arrest attention. This
year the customary assessment on con
tribution to hold the fair at Lincoln,
to buy grounds or Improve them, has
not been made. To the great relief of
a public, that has always been gener
ous, those days are past and therefore
exhibitors ought to afford themselves
a new permanent booth in celebration
of the event. .
The merchants of Lincoln are urged
to do their part in their line, for with
the remarkably fine agricultural, hor
ticultural and stock exhibits that will
be at the fair this year, it would be
unfortunate to the public and costly
to home exhibitors If their department
Is not kept in magnitude and variety,
in value and Interest, equal with and
abreast of the showing that is coming
from every section of the state and
from stockmen and manufacturers
from all over the United States.