Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-30

tore. The same thought occurred to our
minds on Christmas day. There was far
less dissipation than usual, Including less
noise and tussy demonstration There
were the usual observances OF the day in
doors in the shape of good cheer. such as
balls and parties, but no uproarionsuess
GU the streets and in police quarters. a
feature of the day was the throng of PEG
pie at the news depots, buying periodical
literature, evidently intending TO provide
themselves with something more to their
taste than animal stimulants. Several
years ago the remark was common that our
people were not reading people: that they
did not take to Intellectual patronage Of any
kind; that their delight WAS negro min
strelsy, circuses. and the lower order OF
amusemeuts. Whatever truth there may
have been 10 this remark. 1t lie not true, ex-
cept in very limited degree, now. The
demands OF the city are 10 advance OF its
facilities for intel ectual entertainment
The elements are not wanting, il there was
proper encouragement, to start into life a
much higher esthetical taste than has for
merly existed. la the fall season we called
attention TO the fact that some literary as.
sociAtion could do we'll pecuniarly with a
course of lectures. Washington Hall could
have been flled once week without an
effort. 1t WAS great mistake in the Lii
brary Association not 10 have taken the
matter 10 hand. Its exchequer would have
reaped good harvest. A great deal OF
money has been made 10 this city within
the past two years. Business never was
so prosperous in all departments. Ali peo-
pie who have business have their full share
Of profit. Such condition of things nat.
usally begets higher tastes. People, that
is most OF them, who have plenty of money
begin to have other wants than mere money
They want books. concerts, lectures, aud
the higher enjoymen,s. And just here
we want to say a word in behalf
of our Library Association. 1t is
really noble institution--the noblest We
have in our midst Considering the sup.
port It has had It is remarkably we'll fur
nisbed affair. Ithasa an elegant apartment,
and its spacious cases aud shelves are vel!
stocked with good books. Aud this is not
all. Its tables have on them fair repre-.
seutation Of the best Magazine literature.
Not very extensive representation, but
very fair. Its newspaper boards are we'll
covered with the leading papers of the
country. The principal jour nails are there
spread out every day, and for mere triie
per year any, citizen has the privilege Of
reading them, as he has also of taking
out any book. What we want to say now
[ o such citizens as have not yet patron
lied this Library, is this: Enroll your.
names at the commencement Of the New
Year, aud give your families the benefit of
its many advantages. In this way you can
for very small sum of money do double
good-a good to your own households and
10 a noble, civilizing and humauizing in
stitutiou. The Wheeling Library eau be
made something to be proud Of; place to
point out to strangers, IL those who have
plenty of means will simply give it a little
pittance of patronage. Its membership is
already large, but it ought to be several
times as large. We ought TO have twenty
thousand volumes on its shelves-a hun.
dred quarterIies and monthlies on its Ia
bles, and as many newspapers on its desks.
And all this can be easily done if the PEG.
pie who have made money and are now
seeking Investments for the benefit of their
families. will only giVe.t general support.
What better can man. do with Ave dol.
lars year than to buy for himself and
family the privileges ofsuch an institution?
We talk about remunerative Investments.
There is no outlay that will yield such a
return. We have no fears but the Library
will struggle on. 1t has already given
proof of its vitality, But it ought not to
struggle. It ought now to stride on aud
become great success. Will we all join
hands. and make 1t next year grand city
institution
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