Show OUR WINTER tho long winter evenings haive almost attained length and our young folka ara doubtless looking forward with wistful oiw 0 o the holiday when all ro will bo cist loo so nuil full enjoyment will ao 10 of tho day it is a curious fact that aliis winter to bs more barren of public amusement than any season for many years past eliy this is vo know nit in dotur otur years our amale urd have essayed tho dramatic rule and that too with considerable success for they embody in heir ranks many who are as fully talented to appear on the iiii inic stage as who visit us under alio pretension professionals chy our are so quiescent at th usually biily season is hard to understand for any efforts they might make would lo 10 undoubtedly leward cd with overflowing houses especially now when there is a dearth of other amusements eliy cannot our young mens As take the matter in land either taking parts themselves or having one of the amateur organizations open out under their auspices such action would perform a double service in the airet place it would to attract somo of our young men from alio degrading influence of the whisky shop which many of them haunt avory evening and thereby improve both tho actori and audience thus partially fulfilling the avowed object of their organization iza tion if any could lie expended in tiie purchase of good for the nucleus of a circulating library and tho establishment of a much needed place of resort for our young mou in the shape of a public reading room preachers and moni lists may forcibly declaim against the growing evils of intemperance gambling and profanity but until more practical measures aro taken in tho any of providing more intellectual recreation their appeals and timely advice will wo fear fall to the ground almost unheeded amusements aro a necessary factor in imbuing our young men with n 00 oo for homo associations and and would servo in no small degree in would be wanderers nearer ciomo business sometimes a protracted absence in distant towns and camps and then eliat tho thought of the good times being enjoyed by companions at the old place atheme awakens a longing to participate and thereby killing all morbid desires for to permanently sever their homo connections beaver stands greatly in need of a place of evening resort for our young people a place where a man could hla winter evenings perusing good literature cither in books ott the periodicals of alio day and is there any better method to obtain the coveted boon than that just faug seated |