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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1904-09-16
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Landoffice at Blackfoot, Idaho Aug. 81 1904
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention to
!n maj proof In support of his claim and
I Ina. saiu PROOF Will be made before James r.
Hart, Clerk OF the District Court ut Paris, Ida.
no, on October II, 1904, viz: ~ = 1e1,
CHRISTIAN LARSEN, Jr.,
>. r. A K. b. M = - - p II
He names the following witnesses 70 ,,no,,o
of said land, viz: eeioisae'oh
ArInnr smith, George M. Larsen, David r.
Idaho. - = eoi seeo"h,
First pub Sept Raa;t.
Last Oct. pd. .soo''
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1904-09-16
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior.

United States Land Once y
Biaekfoot Idaho. July rs. 1904
Notice Is hereby given that the folln,,;,..
named settler has filed notice of his intent;ngg
70 MAKE maj proof in support of his claim and
that said proof will be made before De Ma aaa
austin, ). commissioner at his ONCE. Mont.
peier ioaho, on September II. 1904 viz
EDWARD B. CLARK
For the VIZ NWi4 a W. Syv,.
II, s. r. 43 L. b. M "a 'eo. III Up.
He names the following witnesses to nro,a
his continuous residence upon and cultiyst;ane
of said land viz: N'a CULTIVATION
MILFORD w. Clark of Montnel;ar raa,...
James Dunn. D. w. Hess, Willard Staddana aHo:
Georgetown, Idaho. os'ooaro of
Lorenzo R, Thomas.
~ Register
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-26
Plant Breeding.

1.-The vast possibilities of plant breed
ing can hardly be estimated. says the
Practical Farmer. at would not be
difficult for one man to breed a new
rye. wheat barley, oats. or rice which
would produce one grain more to each
head, or a corn which would produce
an extra kernel to each ear, another
potato to each plant, or an apple plum,
orange or nut to each tree. What
would be the result. In five staples
only, in the United States alone, the
inexhaustible forces of nature would
produce annually, without effort and
without cost. 100000 extra bushels
of corn. 100000 extra bushels of
wheat 1000, 900 extra bushels of oats.
100000 extra bushels of barley and
q, 100000 extra bushels of potatoes
Luther Burbank. Address at Plant
Breeding Conference in New York
1t has been shown by actual test
under the same identical conditions of
soil, climate, fertilization and cultiva-
ton, that one variety of corn which
had been bred up to greater prolifi-
cacy made fourteen bushels more per
acre than another right alongside of
ii. And in the state where this ex-
pertinent was made the average yield
OF corn is but little over thirteen BUSH
els per acre. 1t is easy to see, then,
what an enormous increase in the corn
crop can be made by breeding to a
more prolific character. The subject
of plant breeding is a vast one, and,
as Mr.. Burbank says. is yet in it's in
fancy. Mr.. Henry Hatch of Kansas,
who writes little squibs for the Iowa
Homestead, says in a recent issue that
corn cannot be bred down to better
stature, as it is the result of climatic
conditions and soil. He referred to
what we have said on this point. Now,
since we have done what he says is
not possible we think that we know
more about 1t than Mr.. Hatch. Corn
naturally grows tall in the South if
left to its own devices, and the small
average crop in that part of the coun-
try is due to the common practice of
planting this tall corn five or six feet
apart, with a single stalk in the hill,
making it impossible to get a large
crop. And yet at the North Carolina
College one of the tallest growing of
corns naturally, has been bred into
such a shape that 1t is planted there
sixteen inches apart in rows four feet
apart, and seventy-five to eighty-five
bushels per acre are grown on land
that fifteen years ago would hardly
make corn enough to feed the mule
that cultivated it.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-26

the success that may come of a calm
foresight; and THE Finest California
Patio House, While a great many
other articles cover almost every fea-
ture of house building. Walter j.
Travis continues his series Of articles
on Cooling Odds and Ends" Double
day, Page & Co.. IA Union Square,
east. New York city.
People who like to know how things
are done. and something of the people
who do them, will find a group of very
interesting articles in the October
number of The Booklovers Magazine
Joseph NJ. Rogers explains all about
Running National Campaign" in a
paper which is illustrated by some
characteristic pictures. Harold Bolce's
contribution is on an unusual subject,
THE Evasion of the Gold Ship" de-
scriptive of an entirely new and rev.
dictionary method of gold-mining by
ships that literally sail on land. One
of MeXico's most widespread and lu-
crative industries is the culture of the
century plant for the purpose of tap
ping it for pulque-the national drink
of Mexico. Wonders of the earth and
sky occupy a prominent place. THE
Life History of a Star" by Waldemar
B. Kaempffert, is a popular untech-
nical account of the genesis of the
gems that stud the evening sky, and
is illustrated by some striking photo
graphs taken through the great
Yerkes telescope Literature and the
drama are well represented. The
Booklovers Magazine, 1928 Walnut
street Philadelphia Pa.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-26
GARDEN
AND HOUSEHOLD
BY S. A. COOK.

The microscope showed the starch
grains to be identical in shape with
the starch grains in the wheat at the
present time. The terminating pow
er of this wheat was tested and found
TO be nothing, as was to be expected.
We are to-day breeding up many
varieties of corn and wheat. but they
will quickly revert to their first estate
unless the conditions are kept arti-
fetal and unless the grain is con-
stantly selected. Take our high-bred
corn for instance. We cannot expect
to keep it in its present high state
as to protein content unless we con-
stantly select it. The corn that bears
fifteen per cent. of protein now would
in few years drop back to eight per
cent if left to itself The prepotency
is all in the direction of the habit
that has been fixed in it for four thou
sand years. The habit of producing a
large quantity Of protein is of only
seven and eight years standing and
must come constantly into conflict
with the other tendency, which is
about as old as the race. This should
lead us not to put too much depen-
dence in high protein corn seed. Ii
is valuable, but we must expect dis
appointments with it. Some have
| fastened onto the idea that we have
now obtained a corn that yields
above the average IN per cent. OF pFo-
tein and that all we have to do hence
forth is to go on and plant it and
increase it and the world can be filled
with that kind of corn. The chances
are that the result will be far diff
ferent, and that what we have gained
cannot be held without labor on our
part.
We say this not to discourage the
use of this high-class seed, but to
warn our readers to take care of it
and continue the same kind of selec-
ton that brought it up to its high
quality. This fall thousands of fields
of this kind of corn are being grown
and the work should be underway
now to secure a high-class seed from
those fields 1t IS not at all likely
that the farmer will continue to pay
two dollars a bushel for this kind of
seed when he can select it from his
field. But some will pay this, for
they will realize that it is no easy
matter to make sure that they hav-
selected in a way to give the kind of
seed desired. 1t requires some knowl-
edge and some appliances to do the
work Alright. Only in this way can
the farmer improve the quality of the
corn he is growing.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-26
Fertilizers without Humus.

Where soil does not respond to the
labor of the husbandman it has been
the general practice to apply COM
mercial fertilizers, and the marvel has
sometimes been great that even these
did not seem to bring out the strength
of the land to produce crops. Until re-
cent times it has not been realized that
the supply of humus in the soil was of
very great importance and that the
resupplying of the humus is the first
thing to be looked after when the land
is to be brought back to its former
productivity. A man will do we'll to
first ascertain if there is a lack of hui
mus in the soil and in case he finds
that to be the case he should at once
proceed to add humus. This may be
done in various ways. In case the
area is small it can be filled with hui
mus best by the application of barn
yard manure, which always contains
a great deal of vegetable matter. We
have sometimes said that fiber, which
is largely carbohydrate, has no ma
nurial power. That is true, but it is not
the manurial quality that counts with
humuS. The humus holds water and
prevents the land drying out and it at
the same time holds with it some ma
nurial elements that are let loose on
the decay of the fiber. A farmer
should use every occasion to get hui
mus into his soil. The burning off of
the corn stalks and stubble of grain is
a proceeding that tends to destroy the
supply of humus. These should always
be turned under"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-26

heavy fighting continued in the streets,
won.
The principal sieges In the American
war of secession were Vicksburg and
Richmond, or Petersburg. The invest
ment of the former closed on May 10,
1862 and ON the Fourth of July fol-
lowing the place capitulated with 3d.
900 men. The regular siege of Peters
burg commenced on July IL, 1864 Grad
ual approaches were attempted, but the
difficulty of pushing them against a
long line of strong works, which could
not be enveloped and were defended by
equal forces, was found to be so great
as to offer small chances of success.
The lines gradually extended to thirty
two miles, comprising thirty-siX forts
and fifty batteries. The movements
of troops operating upon the lines of
communication, which UP to the last
were held by the enemy. finally rem
dered an assault practicable by draw
ing large part of the defenders away
from their works. 1t was given on April
2, 1865. and most of the works were
captured. The defenders evacuated the
city dur ring the following night
The Danish redoubts of Duppel were
but poor affairs. and only armed with
smooth bore popguns; nevertheless, the
defense lasted sixty-five days. They
were stormed on the 18th Of April, 1864,
by 10000 men, who suffered 1,1ss casual
ties.
In the Franco-German War formal
sleges were only undertaken al Belfort
and Strassburg. and partial sieges at
Paris Schlettstadt and Longwy. The
Notifications Of Paris were thirty years
old and the average age Of the rest
100 years. All were IN formed and COM
pietely unprepared. Strassburg was
invested on the 18TH Of August. 1870.
End the regular siege began on Aug
g. lasting hfty-one days, The Siege
train comprised 10000 men. with 200
guns and 100 moriars The garrison
numbered 1900. The attack was made
~ regular approaches, the outworks
being preached BY distant fire and by
mining. and the main rampant by the
hlFh angle hre ~ batteries an the Sec
ond parallel. EYerythinE had been pre-
Pared FOR the final assault when tho
city onpiiulnted on Sept ri. The Der
man artillery fred iaa 72l rounds.
Belforf held ouf for i0i days. huf tho
hesleFfrr were insunioie 5000 men
rified nFalnsf FarriHon N 900 1hn
iomhnrfmeIf inffcf cag end night
from Dfr. y ifio. 40 fcb, "a, hil ne
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-26

the ditch, and a breach was made by
the miners This also was assaulted.
After the capture of the outworks the
main work was preached and assault
ed, and then the interior intrenchments.
From being engaged in the service of
the most ambitious monarch of modern
time, Louis XIV. Vauban applied his
great talents to forward his master s
views. He secured his approaches from
being enveloped by the introduction of
parallels, and. avoiding assaults, ac-
complished his purpose by well-direct-
ed manual labor. thus perfecting that
irresistible system of attack which has
ever since been successfully followed.
A siege scientifically prosecuted is
beautifully certain in its progress and
result. In the case of protracted
siege, however, we invariably hear that
the situation is about to be reversed
and that the problem Of the impregna-
bic fortress has at last been solved.
Humanity will have cause to rejoice in
such triumph of military art, but as
yet there are no signs of it coming to
pass. OF course. many sieges have
failed (and failure is usually attended
with severe loss or dire disaster). as a
rule, through the resources at the dis
posal of the besiegers being insufficient
for the investment, but these form no
exception to this rule.
The most famous sleges Of modern
times may now be enumerated:
In 1907 Dantzic held out for seventy
six days. and again in 1913 for forty
days, preceded by n six weeks block
ade. From the 9th OF June 10 Aug
IL. 1908. a few thousand Spaniards were
besieged by 1900 picked French troops
In Saragossa AT the end Il was house
10 house hghting. but the attackers
were repulsed ana the siege raised.
on the 18th OF October. 1909. 5000
French troops began a second siege Of
saragossa. which this time oapitulated
after a heroic resistance lasting fifty-
two days. and accompanied by sap
and mine from house 90 house. The
Peninsular eieRes are famous Tor the
numerous assaults of the breach and
eEcalades which were almost unknown
IN the earlier sieEes. Badajoe stood
two aeFes, first, in 1871. one ~ thirty
nine days. which wac raised and. aec-
ond. IN 1912. one ~ thirty days, which
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-26
FARM,
The HaIvest-CoOperation.


So long as there are crops already
made waiting to be gathered in and
securely stored there can be but little
thought of or done in the way of start
ing new crops. With the scarcity of
good field labor the farmers of this
section, especially, have been put to
their very best to gather the rapidly
opening cotton as rapidly as it should
be. And there was the work of the
hay harvest, too, pressing at the same
time. Both of these crops should be
gathered in just at the right time, else
there will be much loss.
Cotton can stand a week or two's
delay sometimes, in being picked, but
when grass gets just to the right point
for being made into good hay it must
be cut and cured and put in out of the
weather.
For saving what has been made dur
ing the long campaign of summer Sep
TENDER is the busiest month in the
farmers calendar Every day that can
not be given to its particular work
must be begrudged.
Labor is certainly scarce and is not
easily controlled in the fall. There IS
more danger of it's getting scarcer than
more plentiful another year. Does not
the situation behoove the need for
more cooperation among neighboring
farmers than ever before? Farmers
should not only give another another
the benefit of any extra labor they
may happen to control and may not
be specially needed certain days IN
the week. but each farmer should ex-
change his own personal labor when
ever occasion arises from time to time.
This mutual cooperation is becoming
more imperative, more natural as the
years come and 60 The need is very
great for this free and hearty CO.
operation. Our labor is getting scarcer,
more independent, more dictatorial. 1t
is not under proper control. especial
~ at this season of the year. There
are thousands of young negroes, male
and female, that should be in the fields
picking cotton (and doing other work.
during the month of September that
are either actually idling or making
school an excuse for not being engaged
fin honest work.
The time has come for farmers to
value at its worth the principle of
cooperation. of mutual help, from
week to week, especially in the harvest
season. Exchange personal work, work
of stock use of implements, one with
the other, as circumstances warrant.
There has been little or none of this
in the past, but it must become a
feature of Southern farming in the
future.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-26
BRAVE LITTLE FIGHTERS.
War stories From Japanese Papers
Translated by n Native.


The Boston Transcript has a series of
incidents illustrating the bravery of
the japanese, translated from their
own papers by Yone Noguchi, as fol-
lows:
In the hot battle outside the south
gate Of Chongju, Sergt. Sato made a
dash, and got his foot struck by the
enemys bullet. "Yarrareta" Il was
hiD, he exclaimed. But he pushed his
way. saying. "As long as nv ewes
can see-what does 1t matter? / shall
never be beaten by any Russian"
There were the hustle OF men. and
the tramping OF horses. A party Of
'redcapped' Imperial Guards are now
on their way 70 the front. They an
had their waterproof fur coats rolled
up tightly. and fastened them on Their
knapsacks. ana carried on their backs
shovcl-like things together with sew
eral other Implements of war. Their
swords and muFkets were bright with
careful Furnishing. They were IA
splendid martial array. Dear soldiersi
Oh. what proportion OF these fighters
would be- fortunate enough 10 come
back safely with laureis Of victory
They are Fastening 10 their graves.
truly. But they marched talklnE
quietly and laughing aweeflv. Nov,
from the aecond-atory ~ q beef shop.
nn attractive Elrl Of Hh0ui ~ or M
leaned over the ran end watched them
When fhef came right before the Hhop
everyone ~ them looked np and stared
M her nf once. ana passed on wis.
rffiuH HonffninH The nIrl never
io0h boz eyes on mo r0ldifft and kspt
eaeiinf her firilng tuiks ~ them
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-26
account. so they pay about as well
as any.
SfOIes.

MOIes.
We have always been rather a friend
to the mole, believing that he did good
in eating insects and worms, and that
whatever damage to vegetation was
done in his Underground passages was
due to the field mice that followed
him, says an exchange. But even if
this is true, the mole is still respon-
sibe for the runs. In our garden this
summer they fairly rioted and made
their runs in every direction. They took
a row of lilies and the bulbs were eat
en-, whether by the moles or mice it
made little difference. So we declared
war and got a pint of carbon bi-sul-
phide that cost Is cents. Opening holes
into the runs here and there, we poured
a little into each hole, and as fast US
a new run was seen the poison went
into it. Il was not long before there
were no new runs to be found, and
hereafter we shall have the carbon BIZ
sulphide ready at the beginning of the
season, and as soon as the track of a
mole is seen in garden or lawn the
death-dealing fluid will go into it for
moles and mice both. We find that it
is more effective than any trap yet
devised. Simply make hole with
the finger and pour a few drops in and
cover, and then go few steps further
and repeat the dose so as to be sure to
get the whole run filled with the dead
ly fumes of the chemical
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-26

was successful by means of a glorious
escalade. Burgos compelled the at
fackers to withdraw after they had be-
sieged it for t1irty-four days, and the
failure, due to the miserable appliances
of the besiegers. undid the fruits of
Salamanca. The siege of St. Sebas-
tian, occupying fifty-one days of the
year 1872, was attended by terribly
severe fighting Out of a force 5000
strong $500 were killed and wounded,
and the siege train of sixty pieces ex-
pended 70,S31 rounds, the preaching
battery of ten guns once averaging
$50 rounds per gun in fifteen and one
half hours.
The siege at Antwerp by the French
in 1882 was one of the most regular
and scientific in history. The garrison
of this magnificently fortified citadel
numbered 5000 men, and was opposed
to the attack of a besieging army thir-
teen times it's strength. After twenty
five days the fortress was reduced to
a heap of ruins. and the exhausted
defenders decided not to attempt to
stand an assault. The great lesson de-
duced from this siege was that the be-
sieging army should be from four to
five times the strength of the garri-
son.
i The siege of Sebastopol was one of
the longest on record; it lasted 349
days. At it's close the Russians OPP
posed 982 guns in the first line to about
500 of the allies. and at the final
assault. which failed in six points out
of seven, the ramparts were intact
and the troops had to advance for
nearly 200 yards without cover. Only
one of the works in the main line
the Malakoff-was ever taken. Prac-
tically all the land defences of Sebas-
topol were developed in the form of
a vast system of earthworks subse-
quent to the first bombardment, and
the advanced work as the Mamelon
five months later. The French exc
cuted forty-tWo miles and the British
eight miles of trenches, but the APP
breaches never reached the ditch.
However, the Chersonese stronghold
was never invested; from the north
the enemy could always receive re-
endorsements and supplies. On the
other hand, Kars was only starved
into surrender in 1855 after heroic
resistance of five months, in which
appalling slaughter was inflicted on
the beSigerS.
The investment of Delhi took place
on June 8, 1857, and the siege be-
gan a week later, proceeding for three
months under most disadvantageous
conditions. At length, on Sept. s, the
heavy batteries were got into action,
and an assault was prepared. On Sept.
IA our troops advanced to storm the
gates in the face of an oveTwhelm-
ing rebel garrison, and in spite of
serious losses succeeded by a marvel
lCus display of gallantry in carrying
the bastion and occupying the eastern
portion of the CITY, For five days
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-26
FAMOUS MODERN SIEGES.
Some Precedents for the Investment
of Port Arthur.

From the st. James Gazette.
1t is only within the last $50 years.
from the period when Vauban flourish
ed, in fact, that the pre-eminence of
the attack over the defense of fortress
es has existed. When the arms en-
ployed were sings and arrows, the
high and thick walls of fortresses offer
ed insuperable obstacles-sieges then
were simple blockades: while for long
after the invention of gunpowder the
superiority of the defense was mainly
due to the great difficulty of dragging
up heavy ordnance with a besieging
army, so that, the weight of metal be-
ing generally in favor of the besieged,
the fire of the fortress was able to sub
due that of the attack.
During Vauban's youth a siege was
bloody and precarious undertaking,
conducted as follows: The approaches
were pushed forward to the glacis,
when the covered way was assaulted.
A covered descent was then made into