Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-19

south of Baxter Springs, Kas., when
he struck what proved to be a rich
BODY of Jack" or zinc ore. This was
quickly developed, and over this well
now stands large concentrating plant
producing weekly 10000 pounds OF
zinc and 1000 pounds of pure lead.
Many thousand acres Of the adjoining
lands have been leased from the IN
dams by white men. Over 200 drill
holes have been sunk, and in nearly
every instance lead and zinc have
been found in paying quantities. The
field is not only a large one, but is rlch-
err than anything in the famous Joplin
district of southwestern Missouri and
southeastern Kansas.
Those who view the increase of in
sanity with alarm are apt to attrib-
ute the deplorable growth of lunacy
to the pressure of modern life, and es-
pecially the struggle for existence in
great cities. They picture the simple
countryman living the Simple life" in
reasonable content and keeping a
sound mind in a healthy body, while
the dweller in crowded areas succumbs
to nervous strain. Upon this picture
the f1fty-ninth report of the British
commissioners in lunacy, just issued,
turns the hard light of facts Accord
ing to this summary of the years rec
ords of insanity it is the countryman
who goes mad soonest on the aver
age, while the much-pitied townsman,
in spite of strain and competition, re-
mains sane enough to be called upon to
look after him. There is no apparent
relationship between the density of
population and the ratio of insanity
the commissioners boldly declare.
MANY Of the sparsely populated coun-
ties give the highest proportion OF
insane to their respective populations"
Pique.-Soubrette-I told you that
a millionaire once said I was the apple
of his eye what would you say?
Comedian should say he was a
poor Judge Of fruit-Chicago News.
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Improvements proposed for Buenos
Ayres will make the city one of the
most attractive in the world. For
these improvements about $S0,0o0,000
gold Is to be borrowed The works COM
prise the general improvement of all
the streets, the construction Of great
avenue from north to south across the
city, the construction of two great ave-
nues from east to west, the develop
ment of an extensive park in the wes-
tern part of the city, and the construc-
ton of 1000 houses for workmen, to be
sold to them on stallments.
Representative Adamson, of Georgia.
while going to Washington one day not
long ago, noticed a crowd around the
depot at one Of the stations on the
Southern, down in North Carolina, and
poked his head out of the window and
asked Of negro:
adam what's the matter here?"
"Jim Johnson's dead, sah," was the
answer.
Somebody shoot him."
mo, sab; nobody done nuthin' to
him; he jis died all to once unani-
mously."
A new postage stamp has been is
sued in Toxic for use in the protector
ate Of Corea. 1t bears the chrysanthe-
mum as the emblem Of Japan, the, plum
| blossom as symbolical Of Corea, and
two pigeons representing the postal
service.
Kill Them Off-"Really," said the
good woman, seriously, I'VE should take
some action upon President Roosevelt's
plea for the family. Our sex should
show some regard for the stork"-
Eyes, indeed" interrupted the friv-
olous society leader: "let us inaugu-
rate a movement to make storks fash
ionable for hat trimmings. catholic
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