El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-19

The Worlds Work for March comes
as usual with a crisp. breezy. business
like air about it. and presents the liv-
lest of live topics There are readable
and we'll illustrated articles about
Queen Victoria and Phillip Armour
and shorter accounts of other people of
note who have died within the month,
an account of DIR. Pupin and his three
thousand mile submarine telephone
and an amusing account of the BOer
General De Vets peculiarities, humors
and abilities.
Several articles in the magazine are
of particular interest to Ell PasOans;
one, Religion by Human Touch. by ia
cob Riis is the story of Doctor W. S.
RainSford'S church. st. Georges. and
it's work in the slums of New York. 1t
is an account of practical Christianity
which sets up the church as a danger
Gus rival of the saloon and dance hous-
es and brings about a friendlIneSS be-
tween the rich and poor. the fashion
ables and the drudges of the big city.
Doctor Rainsford's church is n free
church, and besides under its shadow
is an annex where are baths. a gymna
sum- libraries. class rooms. an armoTy.
and rooms where the young folks may
dance. The church has a training
school, where plumbing, printing. car
pentering sewing. cooking and other
trades are taught. besides having
kindergarten of its own. DIR. Rains
ford has been much criticised for his
ideas of social. practical and industrial
religion as well as for his doctrinal
religion. but he has succeeded in es-
tablishing a center of life and work
and fun and study and religion that
is hurting the trade of the saloons and
cutters.
Another interesting article is Max
ing Railroad Stations Attractive. There
are other cities as unfortunate as FL
Paso in having supremacy ugly rail-
way stations. but there are thousands
of cities more fortunate Railroads
and cities are both coming to believe
that an attractive railway sta
ton pays both road and city and dirty,
inconvenient and uncomfortable sta
lions with untidy and unsightly yards
are rapidly giving away to handsome
architecture and garden spots Boston
now has the honor of having the finest
railway station in this country. but St
Louis presses her hard. The St Louis
station is as handsome as a palace. as
clean as lady could keep it. has the
beauty of stained glass. fine wood work.
and every detail of human convenience
has been studied with the result that
ticket. baggage and telegraph Offices
and railway gates are easily found. one
can get under the depot roof good
meal. a hot bath. an afternoons nap.
a rocking chair and novel or anything
that the most critical and luxurious
traveller could wish.
The Worlds Work is full of courage
and optimism. Two or three articles
in this months issue. notably Lindsay
Denison's a Borrower as Banker
Sees Him. go to prove how well hon
esty and everyday integrity pay Inc
MAGAZINE would be cOmmendable for
this spirit of cheer alone even If the
articles were not short, to the point
and excellently illustrated.
The New England Magazine for
March contains an article of particu-
lar interest to Ell Paso. with Ropes
of Sand" an account of the grasses
used along the sea coasts to bind the
shifting sands and reclaim the coast
lands for mans service and enjoyment
The article is well illustrated and
while the subject of the sand dunes
of the west is only touched upon, yet
the article is interesting in showing
what grasses can do to hold the sands
in place and how they do it and is sug-
gestive of possibilities for the utiliza-
ton sandy wastes of the west. The
with sand binding grasses for the west
with some success and grass is about
the only thing that can hold the
shifting sands and make them into
solid grounds for mans use. Another
article of interest is. What Ireland
Has Done for America" although the
mans theories and facts do not agree.
He is rather hard on the Irishman in
America and then produces portraits,
and names enough to prove that in ev-
cry branch of the life of our land the
Irishman has brought courage. opti
mism. hard work and the flame of
genius The proportion of Irish names
in our history is enormous. We have
had brilliant Irish generals. admirals,
statesmen. inventors, educators. phil
lists. until probably the most frequent
Irish American.
In the stories of the cities there is
an interesting account of the city of
Rochester. New York. with history
of the city. portraits of its distinguish |
ed citizens. past and present and pic !
lures of its old landmarks and of the |
modern buildings upon which it brides |
itself. There is jolly account of the !
school days of Fanny Fern giving a !
picture of the institutions of learning
for young women of a generation or so |
ago. an account of Sojourner Truth. |
the most remarkable negress America !
has ever produced. and several stories. |
The Smart Set for March publishes |
one OF its clever short Stories-in fact |
two bright sketches in readable French !
and of whimsical humor. The Smart !