Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-28

well meaning West Point graduate is
up to his ears In trouble. Moreover
the public is after him, too. They
want less red tape, less military fol
de rul and more street cleaning. An
other feature Of the military and anti
military spirit is to be found In the
discussion now going on of PROPOSE
ton to teach boys in the public
schools the military drill SO as to flt
them for service In the citizen sol
dlery In other years should the occa-
sion arise. This proposition brought
out II howl Tint has not yet died out.
WHAT shrlelted the long-haired
ones, put guns into the hands of our
children and teach them how to shoot
down their fathers? Away with such
a scheme" In vain the advocates
of the proposed innovation say that the
new project will merely tend to give
the boys mental and physical disci-
pine Its opponents will have none
of 1t and the matter will in all proba-
bllity be dropped Perhaps the most
sensible objection to the military pro-
ject might be based on the fact that
the schools Of New York are already
devoting time and much money to the
teaching Of so many special branches
that the pupils do not get well ground
ed in any. But any stick win do to
beat dog with, and just now mllitar-
ism Is the stick.
A striking and venerable figure APP
peared on public platform few
nights ago in New York in the person
of Luther r. Marsh, the one-tlme law
partner OF Daniel Webster, and who
figured In a celebrated case In which
he was the victim Of Nine. Editha Lo-
letta Dis Debnr, one Of the cleverest
Adventures ever seen in New York.
She claimed to be the daughter of the
King OF Bavaria and Lola Montcz, and
stuck to her story, though her brother
and the family Bible contradicted her.
But before the newspapers exposed her
ana before she was placed on trial as
a swindler, she induced Mr. Marsh to
deed over to her a house in the FASH
lonable part Of New York forth $751;
VVO' ana got large sums Of money from
him. on the top floor OF this house she
htted IN studio In which her hus-
band, General Dis Dollar, a portrait
painter Of mediocre ability, turned out
in short time scores OF portraits of
Moses and Socrates. and Caesars, and
these she persuaded Mr.. Marsh were
produced in a miraculous Way by
spirit hands. When shown in court ne
exhibits they were seen to be daubs
IN no way credit to spirit hands.
ana they were the means of sending
the rat "spook' princess TO jall for n
year and OF giving Mr.. March his real
estate back His money was. of course,
l9st, ana he had for it a building full
OF bad chromO-lille daubs, Mr. Marsh
was finally convinced that Nine. bis
Iebar was a swindler, but he always
held and still holds that she was n re-
markable spiritualistio medium, Mr.
Marsh sun holds fast to spirItualisn
He mas vast library Of books ON tho
SuDJect on his farm In northern New
YORK. and hp fu
spiritualism. Despite his more han
iour-score years Mr.. Marsh is a strik-
ing looking man. He stands fun foot
IN height, has broad shoulders and is
sun erect and upright of carriage,
IhSre Is a perfect name of grey hair
on ms line head. His strong face Is set
on ny side whiskers trimmed short
He has not practiced law for NAM
years but he Is fully capable of doing
SO, Tor MS intellect is very keen on,
very subject save spirituallsm. and
he holds 1t to be clear on that.
10 be the principal heir prospective
70 fortune estimated at from St95 :
OOO'OOO to Sli5OO0,OOO is in the minds az
most men to be fortunately situated
SuGh Is the position of John d. Rookie
,eiicI' Jr' son OF the Standard Oil
magnate, who has Just reached bis
majority. The Rockefellers are notbing
IL not plain and practical, and the
young man who Is destined 10 rome
INTO such great wealth one dag in the
natural order of things Is by no means
the pampered, petted youth thar one
might look to see. Instead he has been
~ ue s with a distinct view to taking
ms fathers place, and already he is
being drilled In the minute detaiis ~
the great and far reachinl. busIncss ~
Whlch the Rockefeller brnthers ore ~
mead. John ID. Rockefeller believes ~,
hard work for himself and those nbomt
MN, ana he does not except his son
AS the young man is n RockefeiIe, e.,
temperament he finds this no hardsbir
Young Mr.. Rockefeller does NOT baia,il,.
to the gilded circle of high flvino y,,,,,,its,
men who AFFECT chorus girls nnd i,,,i,its,
pictures and things Of that sort. ne
~ tall, slender young fellow. son,a-
what uark as to complexion. and Il,
gehlal IN manner, having seeminc,i,,
n s inherited the taciturnlty Of bic
tather. He does not figure 10 ANY aYe
In oTnt IN me riding, driving or yachting
belong. This, however NAV cnea
later when the young mans busI,naes.
euucatlon Is finished. The wenith 20
the Rockefellers has been rnniii,, T.,
oreaslng for years for In thaii. oano
money mas made money with n vane
n,,SaneS. II young Mr.. RockefelIar
nVes ne VIII one day be the rIcbast
man in the world In his own rlpbt
are free pews in our churches n f,i,
ure! That Is the question thai 10 al
tatins church circles In New Yor5 % ~,
now, anu there is a wide difference a.,
me answers to It. In Brooliyn ~ ~. IA
gity 10 Gotham, a prominent and wcit
SHOWN divine, who has for some tir,a
Deen trying TO maintain free I'M,
system has had to give 1t IN. In 5d INV
SO ne made the assertion tbat LIS sra
churches cannot exist in large ciiia'
my more than can free theatres ~
vent on TO say that the fey ,,e
churches in New York were thosa , hee
We're literally supported nv , saa.
weaithy men In their congreg,tlnnss
anu anu mat did not depend on tho III
nary congregations for existence Na.,
Iany those assertions have s.irrad ~,
storm OF discussion. The Prooi.,. w
preacher Is being much denounced H., "a
~ y John billings used to saw I'D :, a.
laN, and the Brooklyn dlvlne's go; 70
lnent was not free from them ~, su- u
are free churches In New Yori N
dozen OF them, chief among tber, ~ q. t. y
81 Georges Church. OF whioh he ,',, ,i.s
discussed radical Rr. William ~ r ,i'uen
Iolu, he of the. temnara,,.- =. ANetil0-