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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-14
Witness In Trial of Prince For
Murder Tells of Insane
Acts
EVIDENCE FOR THE DEFENSE
Change in Habits and Disposition of
Hamlet After the Death of His
Father, Was Marked-cross-Ex-
animation of the States Last Wit
ness, Brings Out an Important Point.
Special to Times-Republicar


Iowa City, March 14.-A tale OF sad
ness over a fathers death which grad
ually brought on madness, exhibite
in countless acts of depravity and ire
sponsibility was unfolded by tie frs
testimony for the defense, given IN tn
state VS.. Hamlet in the University 0
Iowa Junior law moot court today.
| f. A. Schiefelbein of Waterloo wa.
the first witness for the defense. H,
was an old acquaintance of Hamlet.
and told a very convincing story on The
witness stand. He gave the impress.
sion of restraining his grief and sym.
pathy for Hamlet's insanity with diff
Guilty.
After the death of his father he
changed in disposition. AT frs. he
seemed no sadder than men ordinarily
are at the death of dear relative. bu,
after a short time a great change took
place, a very revolution in his dress
habits, appearance and disposition
His clothing and hair were unkempt
at times part of his clothing was lack
ing, he took to brooding to himself.
He came to have habit of constantly
talking to himself incoherently and in
compensatory.
II was in the castle Elsimore Nov. /
when the king and queen asked Ham
let to throw off his melancholy. Ham
let replied that it was not only his out
ward appearance but that he had that
in his bosom W., III he dared not tell,
a raging fire which consumed him..
The king replied again urging him to
throw away his sadness, adding that
Hamlet was his son and next in line
to the throne.
Hamlet then left the room and be-
gan mumbling to himself. After a
while his words became audible and ]
heard him express a desire that his too
solid flesh would melt. wishing that the
Almighty had not fixed his canons
against self slaughter Horatio then
came in, and Hamlet told him there
was nothing in this world left worth
living for. Then fit came upon Ham
let, and he stared into vacancy, saying
that he thought he saw his father.
The defense scored an important
point in the cross examination of Q.
w. Emmons, the last witness for the
state. Mr.. Ernmons admitted after
fire of questions by Attorney Linville
that when the queen reproached Ham
let with being mad when he was up
braided her in her chamber, Hamlet
replied in substance that he was as
sane as the queen.
The defense will later prove by expert
witnesses that denial of insanity is a
of insanee persons.
The trial will proceed more rapidly
next week, when afternoon sessions of
the case will be held.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-14
MlLLEks IN CONFERENCE.
A Meeting Held at creston and Stat.
ORGANIZATION Formed.

Special to Times Republican.
Creston, March 14.-The millers
along the line of the line of the Bur-
lington read held meeting here to
talk over topics pertaining to the
craft and endeavoring to secure bet
ter facilities for transacting their bust
ness. There was about fifteen milIers
from this part of the state present rep
resenting mills in Shenandoah, Red
Oak Massena, Fontanelle, Greenfield
Shambaugh, Abba, Corning and Creston
and it was decided to form the c. b.
& Q. Miller Club officers We're elected
and committee appointed to get ur
the constitution and by laws and re-
port at the next meeting. 1t is proposed
to make the club state affair and in
duce every miller along the line Of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-14
CAPTURED BY A RusE.
Insane Farmer Who Resisted Officer.
Taken Into Custody.

Special to Times Republican.
Harlan, March 14.-Arthur Sher-
lock. the insane farmer who had suc-
cessfuly resisted all efforts to take him
into custody. was captured by Sheriff
Stewart, Ed Parker and Stod Wick. He
did not know Parker and Wick, who
dressed as farmers and made him 4
proposition to purchase his cattle.
Watching their chance the young men
overpowered the insane man and put
irons on him. He struggled so hard
that he broke the first ones put on him.
A revolver was found on his person.
After the man was taken he laughed
about the matter, saying that he had
suspected the boys, but thta this suspi-
cions were little too late. Sherlock
has been at large on his place for some
time, heavily armed and anxious to put
cold lead into the sheriff and his dep
uty, whom he knew. He was taken to
Ola rinda
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-14
BOWLING TOURNAMENT.
A Good Time is Anticipated at the Iowa
Falls Meef


Iowa Falls, March lin this city
next Tuesday evening a bowling tour
nament will be held that will bring
together several of the best bowling
teams in Central Iowa. Among those
that have agreed to enter the contest
are the first teams from Marshalltown,
Fort Dodge, Clarion, each of which will
play with the Iowa Falls team. The
defeat of the local team at MARSHALL
town by the team of that city adds in
terest to the Marshalltown- Iowa Falls
game as the locals are confident of win
ming from the visitors of Wednesday
evening. The star contest of the tour
will be the game between Mar
shalltown and Fort DODGE. both of
which have enviable records. Neither
team viii have the advantage of their
own alleys which will put the game on
the merits of the players.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-14
FORTUNE IN A HAT PIN.
Two Iowa Railway Men Invented on,
That is Worth Money.

Creston, March 14.-Some months
ago Flagman Lyons who runs with
Dave Fisher. the conductor. who is
said to be the most popular of any
running out of Creston, noticed the diff
ficulty the lady passengers had in keep
ing on their hats and set to work
to invent a hat pin. He succeeded in
getting up neat and handy device
and taking Mr.. Fisher in partnership
with him secured letter patent on it,
Yesterday they We're offered $4,000 for
the right to manufacture the hat pin
by a firm in Chicago, but have not yet
accepted the offer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-14
Estheryille Pupils Are Now De
handing. an Investigation
of School Affairs
ALICE NEGLECT OF DUTY
Students Intimate That the Board Were
too Willing to Leave Matters Entirely
in superintendents Hands, and
Latter Took Advantage of the Pows,
Granted Them.
Special to Times-Republican

Special to Times Republican
in the high school promises to be pro
|longed. The attendance Friday after
about fifty pupils have Joined in 8
petition to the board requesting a thor
ough investigation. Appended to the
petition is copy of a letter to the
school board and citizens. The circu-
lation of this letter was the cause OF
the suspension of the four boys, and
which illuminated in the walkout
| Thursday. The letter intimated that
the school board and the superintendent
of the schools had not been doing their
duty. and following this open letter the
petition, which had been signed by
the open letter, was circulated.
1t looks now as il an investigation
will be necessary before all parties are
satisfied and things allowed to run
smoothly again. A number of influen-
|tial families are seemingly allowing
their children their own course in the
matter many of them choosing to be
on the streets agitating their supposed
grievance, to the detriment of the
school and against the interests of good
order Professor Dukes approves an
and no doubt the many
wild rumors will not be set right until
one is held.
A patrons meeting is being agitated
by the 'walkouts." but it is to be
hoped 1t will not develop, as the more
thoughtful minded are inclined to allow
the board to handle the matter, as their
best Judgment would indicate. The
enemies of Superintendent Dukes are
making the most of the situation, but it
is evident that self government in the
Baskerville schools will be postponed
for some time.
Yesterday the striking pupils had the
following printed on dodgers and cir
culated about town:
ITO the citizens:" Desiring that the
citizens of the city of Estheryille may
know the exact facts, and, OF the con-
tents of the article over which the
trouble has arisen in our schools, and
wishing the people to know and ascer-
tain the true and correct state of af-
fairs existing in our schools. and it be-
ing our only desire that the situation
as it now exists be subject to the in
yestigation of all fair minded citizens,
we herewith publish the article signed
by us, and in this connection we wish
to say that we We're not advised in this
matter by any of the teachers of the
public schools, and the statement that
Miss Cullen had any knowledge of
this matter is absolutely false, and the
statement in some OF the newspapers
that she lead the pupils out Of the
school room is untrue.
.syva ac students of tho Ectlor,,;,Ia
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-14

the Burlington road to join it and help
enforce its demands The officers We're.
President, S. Nj. Replogan, of Red Oak;
vice president. j. r. Thompson, of AL
bia; secretary and treasurer, I. +.
Knots, of Massena.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-14

|nedy, an old soldier from the Soldiers
Home in Marshalltown, Iowa, came to
Algona last week and is employed as
painter in the Nicoulin wagon shop.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-14

Good for father. Good for mother.
Good for the whole family. Makes the
children eat, sleep and grow. Rocky
Mountain Tea is a family blessing.
Thirty-fiv cents. Mcbride & Will
Drug Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-14
Leon.

The citizens Of Leon have decided tic
solicit a library building at the hands
of Mr. Carnegie
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-14

I'VE as students Of the Baskerville
high school do hereby respectively ask
the citizens of this city as we'll as the
school board to look into and
consider the following facts which, al
tho plainly evident to the pupils, pos
sibly may be quite unknown to others.
In the first place, why is it that so
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-14

NJ am so pleased
\ with your instructions,
i hardly know what
thanks to give you for
your kind favors,n
writes Mrs Milo Bry-
ant, of Lota. Thomas
Co., Ga. 81 suffered
SO much with great
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-13
INDIANA FAMILY REUNIONS.

New Hampshire, Vermont and other New
England States have their "old home week"
each year, when former residents now
scattered all over the country are invited
to revisit their early homes and be enter
tanned by the resident natives. Many ac-
cept the invitations and the home week
has become a popular institution in the
holding of annual family reunions. How
ever, Indiana is establishing a custom in
so great a number of these reunions was
never held in the State before as this
year, and reports uniformly indicate a
large attendance and much interest and
enjoyment on the part of the participants.
Many of these gatherings have been noted
by the Journal as they occurred. while
the State press has recorded others not
reported TO this paper. Representatives of
the respective families came from far and
near to meet with their kinfolk. and there
is an interchange Of personal reminis-
cence. family lore and individual history
that can but have the effect of strengthen
ing family ties and of giving even to the
families of remote degree a pleasant sense
of comradeship. and OF the power of the
bond of a common ancestry. The fact
that blood will tell is often noted as a
curious and original discovery at these
reunions. where. among these distant scions
of the family stock. are found individuals
in feature and characteristics who more
nearly resemble the founders of the clan
than do more direct descendants.
Such meetings. too. encourage the growth
Of a proper family pride. II any representa-
tives have shown themselves TO be of es-
pecial ability, a gained prominence and
distinction i'm honorable ways. these facts
serve as incentives 10 others to make
creditable records for themselves. The
achievements OF one member of a family
have often served as a stimulus TO the
relatives OF a later generation TO '1ive up
to- the example set for them. Family
pride may be sometimes overgrown or
misplaced, but IN the main it is a whole
some development and TO be approved.
Another element worth considering In
these reunions is that some member OF
each clan usually assumes. or is assigned to.
] the task Of writing the family history,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-13
TRAINED

The International Stewards Association
showed good judgment and business sense
by deciding to invite Booker T. Washing
ton to attend the next annual meeting of
the association to discuss the propriety OF
establishing at Tuskegee Institute a depart
ment for the training of colored boys to be-
come walters. Nobody knows better than
houses the difficulty of securing good
trained walters. The question is closely re-
lated to that of securing good cooks and
house servants, with which most house.
keepers are unhappily too familiar. and 1t
affects the comfort of the travelling public
as the other does that of family life. Good
walters are a very important part of the
outfit of a good hotel, and from all ac-
counts they are difficult to obtain. In Eu-
ropean countries, where waiting is a dis
tinct vocation. almost a profession, 1t is
done by men of good manners, who have
learned by training and experience how to
supplement the effort of caterers and cooks,
and even to aid their patrons In gratifying
their gustatory desires with the least pos
sible friction. In this country many of the
walters of to-day are the field hands, the
'ostlers or the cowboys of yesterday, trans
formed suddenly into walters by the DON
ming of the garb and without an intelligent
idea of the requirements of he position.
The stewards were agreed that negroes
make the best of all walters, and 1t is no
small compliment to their intelligence and
manners to say so, but Of course they
meant negroes who had been trained to the
business. 1t is as necessary and honorable
a line of work as any other, and if Booker
T. Washington wants to make negroes use
full, independent and s-elf-supportins he
could not do better than to establish a de-
partment at Tuskegee for the training of
oolored boys to become good walters. Nc
doubt he will accept the invitation Of the
stewards to attend their convention next
| year, and an interchange Of views between
them should lead to practical results.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-13

effect that the Turkish authorities fear
Admiral Cotton may force a passage
through the Dardanelles, and have accord
ingly ordered extra defenses to be made.
is probably without foundation. Admiral
Cotton would not think of passing the OAR
danelles without orders from Washington.
and it would require a very grave situation
to induce such an order. 1t should be added,
however, that the United States was not
a party to the treaty Of Berlin, by which
the Powers agreed that no ship of war
belonging to any nation save Turkey
should pass the Dardanelles without the
express consent of Turkey, and not being
a party to the treaty the United States
might fairly claim the right 10 send ships
of war through the passage. if occasion re-
CURED 1t. 1t is not likely the other Powers
would object. and objection from Turkey
would not count for much. However, the
occasion is not likely to arise.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-13
SCHOOL ACCOMMODATIONS.

The cry of not enough s~choolhouses.
which is raised in nearly every city In the
country, not only indicates that race sui
eide is not prevalent. but shows that it is
virtually impossible for the growing Ameri-
can cities to keep up with the rapid in
crease OF population in this particular. In
some places, OF course, the lack of school
accommodations is due, this season, TO de-
lays in building caused by strikes.
Many thousands of children in New
York city, for instance. will be deprived Of
educational advantages this year for this
reason. The peculiar feature of the mat
ter is. too. that a large number Of the
children are those of the strikers who pre-
vented completion of the s~choolhouses, and
what the reflections of these parents are
* would be interesting to know. This
cause of insufficient room apart, however,
the fact remains that school boards every
where are constantly engaged In an In
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-13

and of keeping a record of names. resi-
dences. occupations and such other sta
tisties as seem desirable. of all the rela-
tives. In this manner much lore is being
set down which will not only be valued
by the persons most directly concerned,
but will some day be regarded as a use
ful contribution TO local history.
Interest in ones ancestry is not likely
to manifest itself in early life. but it is a
development of mature years, n many a
person suddenly awakening to this in
terest has found to his regret that matters
of family history to which ne had given no
heed when related to him in his youth.
had been half forgotten. and. not having
been written down, were lost. That will
not be the case with descendants of these
Indiana families IL the respective secre-
taries do their duty. On the contrary. they
will be able to trace their progenitors' ca
reers, to know something about their call
ings, their characters and their work in
the world: and this knowledge will not only
afford satisfaction ia a general way, but
may. on occasion, be extremely useful.
Many a one trying to find a missing link
in a family record, where an estate was
involved, or where connection was sought
with revolutionary forefathers. would give
ardent thanks if their ancestors had held
eunions after the Indiana plan, and kept
the minutes thereof. Family reunions are
entirely worth while, and should be en-
couraged.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-13

That ''rich families produce no poets
has been a truism since poetry began to be
sung, and it is scarcely less true in musical
composition, sculpture, painting and fiction.
1t would be interesting to know just how
wealth plays a part in arresting the de-
~velopment of such talent. Though it is a
well-recognized fact that contentment is
fatal to the highest artistic endeavor, it
can scarcely be traced through this fact,
for wealth is but little more likely to pro-
duce content than poverty. Another in
teresting point to be observed is that wealth
itself does not kill talent, for many tai
ented writer's, artists and musicians have
continued to produce things of very great
value after attaining wealth.
Is it not more likely that the trouble lies
in the fact that the child of people of
wealth has little or no opportunity to de-
velop the imagination, which is the prime
essential in poetry, fiction. music and art?
The child of poverty or of moderate means
lives largely in a world Of dreams. Lets
play that we are rich and the old swing is
our grand carriage,' He is forever play
ing" and his vivid imagination turns the
threadbare carpet to cloth of gold and all
the other poor fittings of his modest home
to the splendid furnishings of a royal pal
ace. His companions are kings and queens
or the heroes of song and story, or, at the
very least, fine gentlemen and ladies are
brownies or fairies. When he goes around
the corner he is journeying to a great, dis
tant city, which shines, a wondrous thing
in his land of dreams.
But does the child of wealth have any
such opportunity? Why should he dream of
luxury when he can demand and have
things? His pony in the living flesh is quite
apt to prevent dreams Of golden chariots
and magnificent steeds. How can he
dream of great, golden cities when h has
visited them and knows they are as grimy
and dirty as his own? How can he find
time to yearn for the wonderful things his
more fortunate brother dreams about when
he is so busy counting up and playing
with the things he has? The quarry is
never half so valuable as the chase, and
he never has anything but quarry. The
great wonder is that the child of wealth
should ever develop imagination enough to
become a good tailor, much less a poet, art
ist or musician.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-13

10 the languages. apne - Cod. some
Allah: in our fndia shey say according TO
their language. but I say that stage IS in
describable. We cannot give a name 20
the highest. So / cannot explain the high
est at first. Unlimited extent OF knoWiedge
and bliss is the highest.
"All the teachers on earth are good, ana
their object is 10 improve the people Dat
they teach according 10 their talents ana
So you see you must understand mat your
forefathers were taught by Christ accord
ing To their times. RE taught them thcn
the lessons of the schools. i am 10 teacn
you now the lessons OF the college he
would have taught you these then but you
were not fit. were not big enough students
You interpret the Bible literally 1 IN
terpret il spiritually. The spiritual as right,
the literal is the way OF the ignorant peo-
the beginning there was the love OF earth
In the power OF love there was the imagi-
nation OF earth. life. water. air and the
like So the world is an imaginary thing
All the religions believe In the one thing,
but the foolish men don't believe In the
one thing and go searching here and there
according TO their ideas. 1 interpret christ
christ was the son OF God, so Christ was
the pure wisdom OF God. In the same way
all the teachers of truth are the pure Wis
dom OF God. They are the sons OF God. God
has no right or left, no front or back. God
has no body. If you should say so. then
you must say that God has a wife or father
or mother. / say that wisdom is the son
of God. The people who say Christ is the
son OF GOD do not say the wife of God.
They do not give the definition OF the
fatherhood of God, but only say the Son
of God"
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effectual effort to meet the increasing de-
mands for space. Pupils are put o n half
time where this is possible. but it happens
too often that many are not provided for
at all. In a general way, it may be said
that it is not important that a child should
enter school at the age of six. and that it
is not fatal if he does not enter at seven;
yet when the early age at which a large
number OF children must leave school is
considered, any delay at the beginning
becomes serious, and accommodations
should be ready for them when their par
ents wish them TO enter. No Indianapolis
children have ever been deprived of school
privileges for any length of time, room
Of some sort being provided when regular
buildings are not furnished. There will be
some crowding! no doubt, this year. as
usual, and the management wifi have the
thousand youngsters into a space meant for
seven or eight hundred, or less, but they
will somehow accomplish the task. While
this necessity for crowding does exist.
Indianapolis is, at the same time, much
more fortunate than most cities in its
school accommodations, its buildings be-
ing, for the most part. modern. well venti-
lated and heated, light, airy n well
equipped in every particular. Parents who
start their little ones on the road to edu-
cation tomorrow will have the satisfaction
of knowing that they will travel by an
agreeable route.