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Show fs II Hum? A distinguished gentleman who thinks he fs trying to "benellt the masses' writes thnt the ooffeo lulu-e stlicine certain cer-tain lem volenl inllvliluals are trying -to lntnsluce Instead of tho saloon will not work because unfortnnattly thnno whom the effort Is made to benefit are too fond of strong stlinnhiits ever to lv willing to substitute mild ones for litem. From his iwlnt of v lew the sole object of the Saturday night saloon putties It drink nn 1 nothing else. Hut Is this so? Fowlblythmefarawayi benerolent Indlvi ltials who are trying to "benefit theinasucs Might learn something some-thing If they wire to spend an evening behind the scenes at one of the Hatnrday night saloons whence the working man reels out In the small hours, leaving b-hllnl b-hllnl Idm uiueli of his Week's earnings ami In time all of bis m If rej)ect. They could listen tothes,tnrleethat are told, see(the games of cards that areplajcd, hear tho songs, and also note bow e igerly every little luillent Is eeltod uu aud magnified that w 111 afford fun or eiticr-taliitm eiticr-taliitm lit to the crowd. At the close of the Katunlay night revels the high and far away philanthropist philan-thropist or fine lady won! 1 learn, If still j capable of learning, thnt It la not the ! rum or tietr which Is tlm msln fiatnre of tho evening's entertainment It Is the ! social feature. Tlio saloon Is tire snr ! msn's ilub, and that Is the truth about I it (lire these tired worldugnien nplace I where they could go for social nmuse-I nmuse-I inent. Xji t tberu lie n bathhouse thero nnd n restaurant, where fur workln r men's rates they could obtain n goml warm supper, Imn 1st thiin auiuvi theuiselves, subjict to tin goody good espionage, but to the same restraint, mi inoru and no lets, tlial is i xirdsid over I them In tho saloon, and the chances nro i that against this sort ut r man's club-j club-j house. In the course of n short time, the ' saloon would stand no show nt all. Let the good fellows smoke, tell their Jokes ' and play canls and nlai after their week of toil aa they will Ul lln-iu .iy cost prlcm for what they get, too, so they may feel this Is not n charity llnng ut them by the "npierclaii,"bnl n plaiowhero t they may at once amusu theiuM.lves and maintain their own self resia.'ct Tlicro I would be less guullug and moro Intellectual Intel-lectual eiijojiiient, bnt a liave no right I to assume that tlio worklngman would nut a preclato this. Messieurs I'hibii-throplrti, I'hibii-throplrti, Irylt. |