Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-15
Local Affairs ii Hundreds Of Iowa Towns Of
Interest to the General Reader

ings were somewhat Delphic oracles
and are yet. He II not a poet but pic-
turesque and has the mind OF the ara
fist. rennyson, Browning. Burke, Web
ster. Emerson. Carlyle. Ruskin, all
great writer's and speakers say much
that the other minds open to with diff
Guilty Great thoughts come trailing
clouds OF glory. He who thinks uncom-
monty will speak uncommonly. There
has been steady advance by Mr..
Cousins in the strength. breadth, SOL
idity, comprehenslveness. plainness and;
.practicalness OF his treatment OF sub
jects without any surrender OF the
qualities that make what ne says orig
inal, distinctive and peculiar to him-
self. Emerson said he would walk from.
Concord to Boston and, after hearing,
hug man who would speak himself
and not somebody else. Mr.. Cousins
thought Is his own but his method Is
formed upon young mans admira-
ton OF Thomas b. Reed: this, not as an
Imitation but an ideal. He chose a
great exemplar but maybe he would be
greater and stronger if he had never
heard or seen Mr.. Reed. Who shall
say? The present should learn of the
past, the younger OF the older.
4 Mr.. Cousins speech as chairman Of
the Iowa republican convention reaches
the highest attainment OF his oratory
SO far. Every one comedies he did not
try to be oratorical at all; everyone
comedies the vast and impressive pow
Ter his speech in its facts, reasonings
and conclusions had upon the great
convention. If and when he was sopo-
moric and his dull critics had not the
power to be that. he has now at forty
passed we'll beyond that into the sphere
OF great orators and We hope his crit
lies will have comprehension to follow
him In his progress.
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IOWA THEOLOGICAL. WORK.
IFort Dodge Chronicle.l
State Geologist Frank Wilder, who
has been visiting in the city for the
past week and planning the Inaugural
ton OF systematic geological survey
of the county. has returned to Des
A1oines, but not until he had given out
that he intended to personally work the
county this summer. He will put his
entire vacation in and about Fort
Dodge. and Will devote most OF his at
tention to ;he gypsum deposits OF the
county, which are OF the most fascinat-
ing interest both from scientific and
commercial standpoint.
Professor Wilder says that he is sure
the gypsum deposits arc very extensive.
altho his data UP to date is not suffl-
cicnt to warrant him III giving out any
positive estimates on the size and ex-
tent Most of the known gypsum land
is covered with from ten to forty feet
|of drift that has to be removed before
the stone is accessible. The gypsum in
dustry has received quite boom of
late, which has not been unnoticed by
Professor Wilder, who is OF the opinion
THAT the industry Is yet In Its infancy,
Altogether forty counties have
been worked by the state geological
survey, but this county has never been
worked by these sayants. Humboldt
county has been surveyed. Boone coun-
lty has been thoroughly worked and Its
mineral resources accurately tabled.
Story Hardin and Cerro Gordo coun
ties have all received attention at the
hands of the geological corps. but
strangely enough Webster county, than
(which there is no richer In natural re-
sources In Iowa, has remained unnos
I5t.ced. Professor Wilder believes thar
vast mineral resources remain, not only
|untapped in the county, but undiscov-
Tered.