RAILROAD TIME CARD.
ST. L.. I. M. & S. RAILWAY.
NORTH BOUND.
No. 72, Local Freight. 12:10 p. m
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No. .. 10:40 .an,
jC.t, .. 9:0 ! p. m
No! 6. 10:4;' P- *“•
No. .. 11:11 P. rn.
No. 20. . 12--3 p. re
SOUTH BOUND.
No. 78. N>cal Freight. 7:00 a. m.
No. 17 . -I/O a. fn.
No. 6. 4 i: -». re.
No. 11. 6:4
No. 3. 4:65*p. m.
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BATESVILLE BRANCH.
PaMenger Leaves. 7:06 a. nr
Mixed " . 11:45 *• re.
I'aasengerlArrives. 1:40 P- re.
Mixed “ . 10:15 a- re.
ROCK ISLAND SYSTEM.
T’asaenger Arrires. 1:40 p- m
Passenger Departs. 3:15 v'm'
] seal Freight Departs. 6:30 “• re
On Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday
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THE INDEPENDENT
PERCY H. VANDYKE,
Publisher and Editor.
NEWPORT, - - ARKANSAS.
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JTHE CHURCHES^
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
The usual services atfthe Pres
terian church tomorrow at the
usual hours, to which the public
is cordially invited. Rev. R. B.
Willis, pastor.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rev. H. M. Long and wife of
Carrollton, Ala., arrived in the
city Friday. Rev. Mr. Long will
preach at the Baptist church
Sunday at 11 and Sunday night
at 7:30.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Corner of Walnut and Third
streets. T. F. Richardson, pas
tor. Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.
Preaching at 11 a. m. and 7 p.
- m. A cordial invitation is ex
' tended to all to attend]"the ser
► vices. How are youl^using the
Lord’s day.
ST. PAUL’S CHURCH.
The first Sunday after the
Epiphany. Morning prayer and
sermon 11 a. m. Sunday school
9:45 a. m. At lodge room.
methodist'church.
There will be preaching at the
Methodist church tomorrow at
11 a. m. and 7 p. m. by the pas
tor, Rev. M. B. Umsted. Sun
day school at 9:30.
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HYDROGRAPHIC RECORDS.
Practical Benefit Derived from Them
Illustrated in Geological
Survey Work.
The parable of the sower Is appli
-able to all educational work. Much
of the mission of the great departments
maintained by the government, espe
cially the scientific bureaus is educa
tional in its nature. The government
is in the position of a progressive and
umbitious instructor iu a modirn col
lege, who, surrounded by every labora- I
tory and library facility, spends pan
of his time in making original investi
gations and part in communicating to
his pupils the results of his studies
The seed he sows falls on all kinds of
soil, but, however poor the ground, it
is sure to bring forth fruit in some
uioasure, if there Is life in the kernel*
that he sows. There is great varia
tion in the returns from the different
kinds of educational work prosecuted
by the government. The ultimate
value of much of it can be determined
only after the lapse of many years,
but some of it seems to bear fruit a
hundred fold from the very start. An
instance of this is seen in the results
that have followed the hydrographic
work of the United States geological
survey in many quarters. The cases
In which it has been of benefit to the
one state of Colorado, for example, are
numerous and interesting.
None of the Irrigation work contem
plated by the government would,
ordinarily, be possible without long
delay, were it not for the hydrographic
data accumulated by the survey dur
ing many years of observation and
measurement. In addition to that,
the work of private individuals is con
stantly facilitated by the same records.
No large engineering enterprises are |
now undertaken without reference t*
the survey’s records concerning the
supply of water available at the j
chosen site. The South Platte Land
and Reservoir company, which has |
under way canals and reservoirs that j
probably aggregate $500,000 in value;
has established stations at Orchard
end Kersey, Col., because of the
superior hydrographic advantages of
fered by these localities. The choica
of those points is directly traceable to
the data compiled by the survey.
Equally important is the fact that
projects that would have resulted dis
astrously have in numerous cases been
abandoned after a study of survey
records that throw light on the prob
able outcome. Data concerning the
flow of water on the Arkansas and
South Platte rivers prevented the ex
penditure of great sums of money on
the state canal in the first instance,
and upon the Pawnee pass reservoir
project in the second.
Survey data seem to he in great
demand as unimpeaohable testimony
in the legal controversies that have
arisen in this state in regard to irriga
tion matters. A most notable instance
Is the case of the Colorado & South
ern railroad vs. the Denver Union
Water company, in which the sum of
$100,000 was involved.
Data obtained by the survey in re
gard to the amount of water power
i available at certain p!hces have influ
i enced the plans of the Glenwood
; Springs Light and Power company,
j the New Century Light and Power
! company, and also proposed power
companies on Clear and St. Vrain’s
| creeks. None of these projects ha3
1 yet been carried to a conclusion, but
| aome of them will undoubtedly be
eventually constructed.
Colorado cities seeking a suitable
water supply have frequently con
■ulted data obtained by the survey.
In the case of Durango, in southwest
ern Colorado, the discharge of Florida
river was especially studied in order
to ascertain whether a gravity water
aystem would be feasible at that point
The location of various manufactur
ing industries has been determined by
xeport from survey engineers on the
available water supply.
AN OXEN CAVALRY CORPS.
Natives Queerly Mounted for Police
Duty on tlie Island of
Madagascar.
—
I The oddest cavalry in the world is
J maintained on the west coast of Mad
agascar by Governor General J. G. Gal
lieni. While the French troops in that
! country are ample to meet the occa
sional revolutionists, the governor gen
I eral makes use of native talent for po
lice work in out-of-the-way localities,
; says the New York Herald.
On the west coast of Africa Is a
tribe of natives, possibly radically
connected with the Hovas, who ar«
1 known as the Sakalova, the most war
! like tribe of the country. The natives,
In Imitation of French troopers, or
ganized an oxen cavalry corps, under
command of a French officer. They
are armed with modern long-handled
' lances, or spears, and side arms
. Their uniform is khaki, with skull
caps. They ride barefooted, without
r stirrups, sitting on their equipment
- cinched like a saddle, with cords mad«
I of the native fiber plant, and a sow
of bridle of the cord, passing througl
■ the nose of the beast
r The oxen are neither slow or scared
and It is assumed would create havo<
with their horns among horse cavalry
Servian Army’s Big Drum.
A curious feature connected with th
Servian army is the manner in whic!
• most of the regiments carry the bii
S 4 rum. It is not, as in most countriei
f ilung In front of the man who plays i<
but is placed upon a two-wheeled car
S drawn by a single dog, which has bee:
so trained that it keeps its place eve
through the longest and most tedious c
marches. The drummer takes up a pc
,1 sltlon behind the car and performs o
| the instrument as the animal palls J
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STATE MANAGER FOR^THE
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
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FARMERS
DRAYMEN
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t) Owing to the decline in cotton oat sales have been very light during the month of De
PR cember, consequently we are overstocked in all departments. We have, therefore, concluded to
S reduce oor*stock during the month of January, mad & order to d._«£ £ “ff /
ja tions, as shown on Banners in our store. We will make this a STRICTLY CASH SALE, and
| POSITIVELY NO GOODS WILL BE CHARGED
in any department. This sale will commence JANUARY 2D, and will excel any we have ever
SS *** thanking all our friends and customers for past favors, and assuring them that in the
future we will do as well, if not better, and wishing everybody a Merry Christmas and a Happy
! New Year, we remain, Your friends,
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