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LLANYCHAN v. MID-LANCASHIRE CRICKET LEAGUE. This match was played at Llanychan lasb Saturday, Scores:— LLANYCHAN—1st Innincs, 2nd Innings. C C Mott. c Worsley b Black- well 3 A J Mott run out U h Worsley 1 (i- Parry Jnne" b BKckivell 1 c Dickenson b Worsley 9 R P WhittilJgton c h K<\y b lilackweil .1 st Kay b Worsley 3 Dr Orace-Calvert b Biack- I well 0c and b Worsley 5 Dr Hindiey c Blackwell b Dick-nson 4b W,)rsley 0 ROJonu!bDic!enol)u.. Ib Worsiey J M Suit c Hint b Dickenson 1 JS B Soareil b Blackvtali 4 not out 2 T J Wtiite not out 0c and b R Cooke 1 A Swrtinsoii b Blackwell.. 0 Extras 2 Extras .3 Total .17 Total (7 wickets) 30 MID-LANCASHIBE LEAGUE. E Kay lbw b White 1 8 Worsley c VVhittmgton b White 14 W Blackwell b White 10 P Cornock st Salt b White. 6 E Flint lbw b White 27 F Kay b A J Mott 22 A Dickenson b C C Mott 24 R Cooke b Whittington 0 G Halliwell not out 6 J Cooke c Salt b C C Mott. 0 W Dickenson run out 0 Extras 7 Total .117

RUTH IN TOWN v NORTHERN ZINGARI. PUved at huthin on Saturday last. Scores.— NORTHERN ZINCARI. Norman Fietcher b A E Thomas 4 H Dickenson b A E Thomas 11 H Palin c Rowland" b R Thomas 2 J G Yuill lbw b S Thomas 9 A H Turner c Dowell b E Thomas 3 J Keighley hit wicket 20 W '< Live,ev b A E Thomas 1 A Lpw b R fiioiu»s 5 A W Dickenson o Dowell b R Thoiffts 12 W Riley b Williams 17 J R Albinson not oub 0 Extras. 6 Total 90 RUTH IN TOWN. G Williams st Yuill b Dickensoo. 1 J Rioe Jones o and b palin 9 J E Morris c Fletoher b Palin 7 R Thomas b Dickenson 3 J Griffiths c Keighley b Palin 0 J Dowdl b Dickenson 6 A II Kowlaiids b Dickenson 0 J Williams b Palin 0 J DIi vi" b Pdliu 0 d Koberta not out 3 A K 'L'bomaa b Dickeuson 0 Extras 4 Total 33

CitlCKET AND CRICKETERS. I By B. UENNISON. ILLUSTRATED BY JACK DODWORTH I hopo that, for th-s sake of Derbyshire Ir. Curgonr-en will maintain his rcccut form. It will be Orool for the comity and it wiJI be srood for tbe game generally, if the Championship to keep a tijrht grip upon the public and silence the army of emikers »»uch sides as Derbyshire and Northampion -.hire must introduce roino uncom- mon pi'psonaiity. Mr. C:irsjenven has certainly dm wn considerable attention during recent iays to Derbyshire, and we have all followed th, steadv ad undoubted irnnrovenirrit of Ernest Needhain. What a pny it is that Needham one of «rr. test half back* the Associafio* fo it ball game n.1" known, did not come into firpi class cricket earlier. He may not be a stylist but he is very sound, very r-'vacoi;?. and, as hi has always been, is in perfect condition. What Essex Missed. Hut tho of the moment j, Atidrow Diicc-t of Surrey. Still young, Ducat should, with ordinary luck, win the highest honours. Ducat, next to Jack Sharp, of Lanca- shire, is the best footballer that has come into Tnc weather is still an important factor In County Cricket. cricket. He is piaying for Surrey more by chance than design. Surrey-born, he was take:, to Southend when quite a boy. There he learnt how to i)lav and ei-icket. Holding residential qualification for Essex, he took him- self to the Leyton Ground, with the idea oi playing for the East Angiians. Ho did not make an impression; the authorities did not think highly of him, and so by-and-byo ht secured an engagement at the Oval. By his c. r' eistency and determination to do well Ducat ha1 demanded a permanent placo in the Surre. team. He is now indispensable to the side, an; I have an idea that when they watchei his innings at Kenningrton last week were ver:, forry indeed that they did not take him on ther staff when they had a chance. Hirst in a Temper! When George Hirst got rid of nine Lanca Rhire batamen tor a mere handful of runs, an- turned a probable defeat into a likely vill- tory, those who had declared that he "was not the Hirst of old must have been very sorry tnt had spoken. Hir«r bowled as well as ever sv did in his life. and his remarkable efTectivene- did not come from the help given to him by th; condition of the wicket. He was just in one o these moods when he comes ae near being un, playable as any man could well be. A story hi-, go- the rounds that Hirst 130= annoyed bees*

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RURAL LIFE BY A SON OF THE SOIL. A CHARMING NATIVE FLOWER. The Fritillary occupies a proud position. It cannot be said to be the most popular of our native wild (lowers; the Primrose, the Daffodil, the Violet, and the Wild Rose have each greater claims to such a distinction, but they are all comparatively common. The Fritiilarv is, how- ever, found only in five or six places in the country, and from all these with never-failing regularity its appearance is chronicled each year, and various rather worn stories are re- called about it. A friend once gave me a bunch he had gathered at Oxford, and a year or two after I myself gathered specimens at Framsden, in Suffolk, a remote but pretty village, which attracts largo numbers of visitors at thtime to see the quaint bloom. My sketch of the Crown Imperial (included in these notes a few weeks ag-o). which is a foreign relative of the Snake's- head Fritillary, caused a reader to suggest that I should give a sketch of it; and, ac it is easily cultivated, lam pleased to do so. Several seeds- men sell the bul'bs, which should be planted in tho early autumn in ordinary garden soil. If the I TEITILLABIA MFT.EYOP.I5, FRITIILART, SNAKE'S- I HEAD LILY, TURK'S CAP. HEAD LILY, TURK'S r.\P. soil ia heavy or damp cinders or gand should be added to lighten it where the bulbs are set. The bloom looks particularly well when growing in ^raes. but it is suitable also for the rock garden. rhe bulbs need not be disturbed, and if the foliage is not removed they will increase and improve in quality. But I have not described the bloom. ly sketch shows, its drooping shai>e. 'Hie upper bloom is that of the white 'variety, shaded here and there a little; the other, w ich is more frequently met with, is quaintly chequered or pencilled with pink, dull r«xi, and magenta. The plant grows from 12in. to loin, high, and always wins admiration. ALMOST EXTINCT. There are Scottish, Irish, and Welsh Terriers, and the breeds are generally familiar, but who even among Dog lovers could tell you anything ABOUT AN ENGLISH Tfrri3 TLYJ FQX TERROR • mignt as wen go Try tno name, OUT it IS already appropriated by a rare little animal which closely resembles the Manchester Black-and-Tan in shape and size, differing chiefly in colour and abrence of markings. The White English Ter- rier suffered like its relative and like the Bull Terrier from the Kennel Club's prohibition of cropping, but seeing that tho latter dog is fast coming back into popularity there i no parti- cular reason why the other two should not make up lost ground. It is a curious fact that some of the leading representatives of the White Eng- lish breed should live in Scotland. A few are known to exist in London. Birmingham, and Manchester, but otherwise it would be a diffi- cult matter to name owners of animals which are at all representative. I have heard the com- I plaint made that they do not breed well, that I A WHITE ENGLISH TEEmER. blemishes and weakness come too frequently in litters. According to the pomte specified by the new defunct White English Terrier Club. the coat murt be cloee, hard, rhort. and glossy, pure white, any coloured marking disqualifying. The nose must be perfectly black. The eyes a-re small and black, set fairly close together, and oblong in shape. Ears when cropped cannot win a prize at shows held under Kennel Club ruies, and semi-erect or drop cars would not die- qualify. This Terrier seems to me to offer an ideal opportunity for any who would like to put the modern arts of breeding to good account. A few successive generations of White Englisn Terriers, bred as much as powble on Mendelian lince, would soon firmly establish the main char- acters of the type, especially if somo W hippet and Bull-Terrier and even Manchester blocd c ty were introduced to give stamina. It would be a fascinating experiment, and it might well be a very profitable one. ATTACKS EVERY CROP. The Wireworm is not fastidious. Any form of vegetation which human beings find it worth while to cultivate is liable to bo attacked by the voracious iarvce of the B-oetlee known as Click Beetles or Skip Jacks. The name click" is given because when held up by one end the Beetle bends its body and produces a clicking I sound. If it is placed on its back it throws itself into the air with a peculiar click, and that is why it has the name of Skip Jack. The com- monest of these Beetles is Agriotes lineatus, WIREWORM. L The Click Beetle. 2. Beetle Magnified. 3. The V. in worm (larva ot the iieetie ). 4. Chrysalis. I All lifc-siz except l'ig. 2.) which is shown in my sketch in its various stages. It is three eighths of an inch long, and its wing expanse is slightly over haif an lncu. Its thorax is tawny; the wing cafes arc brown with lines of vellowish-brown. The antennre are yellow, and the legs brown. The W ireworm is from six to seven-eighths of an inch long, very shiriv. unci of yellow colour. It has a. pair of four jointed legs on eaeh of the first three ments. and a, swelling on the lower surface of the terminal segment. Its strong jaws are wen adapted for biting hard and soft growths, and they are hard at work at all times of the year. except in severe frost. When it is understood that the Wireworm persists in its destructive larval stage for from three to five years, it wid be seen how undesirable a pest it is from every point of view. When the larva stage ends tiic insect goes down deep into the ground, makes a little oval cocoon of particles of soil, .vid changes to a pupa, from which the Beetle emerges after two or three weeks. Ail sorts oi attempts have been made to exterminate tae pest. Much good may be done at this? time by trapping the Beetles. The larvae also can be trapped by placing pieces of Potato, or, lxd of all. Beetroot, under the e.arth. The roots can bo examined every few days and the Wireworms destroyed. It is said that if Seaweed if used as a, manure Wireworms do little damage. The mo, t deadly enemy of the Wireworm is the Plover, a bird that all growers ought to encourage and protect. But I cannot spare space for further particulars of the pest. I strongly recommend those of my readers who are troubled with it probably they arc troubled, even if they do not realise it-to scnd to the Board of Agriculture for the Leaflet No. 10, which givce most useful information on .:). ;>1.Óicct. UNIVERSAL CLOSE TIME FOR WOODCOCK. The Woodcock is protected in no two coun- tries alike. In some the eggs only are protected, and in others the bird is granted close tinie be- ginning and ending at all so:-ts of dates. For instance, the regulations for the three Ridings of Yorkshire are all different. The Orders differ also in Huntingdon, the Isle of Ely, Lincoln- shire, Norfolk, and Suffolk. These differences and inconsistencies naturally do not tend to tho better pregfri-ation of the bird. Lord Westbury, Chairman of tho Game Guild, in a letter on tho subject which he recently addressed to the Committee Chairmen of the County Councils of England and Wales, proposed that the Homo Secretary should cancel the Orders now in forco in tho different counties, and should issue a new Order of general application, fixing the close time for Woodcock and their eggs as commenc- ing February 2nd and ending on August 12th. He urged that Woodcock are nesting in in- creased numbers in theso islands, and ought to be encouraged. Further, he pointed out that foreign countries, such ap Norway and Denmark, have lately fixed a close time for these ex- tremely sporting and interesting birds, and Den- mark has fixed the time as between February 1st and September 15th. Unfortunately, says the Gamekeeper, the English and Welsh Countv Councils have not sent Lord Westbury a favour- able reply. Out of a large number of answers to his letter only six approved his suggestions. It would be interesting and valuable if the various reasons for rejecting the idea of a generally en- forced close time were published and tabulated. The subject is not one likely to be allowed to drop. A POIXT IN ARTIFICIAL INCUBATION. A matter of considerable consequence to those who make use of artificial incubators has been brought into prominence by Air. 11. J. Terry, of the Tasmanian Board of Agriculture. Ho states that the large percentage of failures experienced in connection with artificial incubation is due first to the over supply of oxygen in pure air, and secondly to the failure to supply eufficient moisture. In natural incubation the air under the brooder is largely impregnated, so he asserts, with carbonic acid ^as (carbon dioxide). The embryo chick, like tho foetus, does not breathe through the lungs, and the carbonic acid gas decreases the circulation and causes the heart to beat more slowly. Examination after about five or six days of eggs that have been exposed to the air I'hows that the system of blood vessels haB been ruptured,' and this is attributed to the over-supply of oxygen due to excessive ventilation. The further point is that moisture combined with carbon dioxide has the effect of rotting the egg-shell and rendering tho lime it contains capable of absorption by the growing embryo. Where these conditions are absent the egg is too hard, to be pierced, and hence a large numlber of chicks fail to hatch. They die, Mr. Terry fays. of exhaustion in attempting to escape through the shell. Where chicks do hatch under these conditions their beake are often scarred. It is suggested that careful experiments should be carried out with a lar-e number of incubators of the same make, run under the same conditions, with the excep- tion of a difference as to the amount of carbonio acid "-as supplied, the object being to ascertain the proportion that gives the best results in chickens successfully hatched. THE QLTEEN DEE. In all rural pursuits we arc learning to realise the. importance of straiu. It i. no leu impo*. ¡

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PONTRUFFYDD CRICKET CLUB FIXTURES. June 9 -h.Sfc Asaph County School, away. „ lith.Holywell, away. LLANYCHAN FIXTURES. May 28th.Ruthin Grammar School, at Llan- ycban. Jane 4th ..Rnthin Town Club, at Ruthin, RUTHIN CRICKET CLUB FIXTURES. May 28th.Open. June 4th.Liasychan, home.

tont in beekeeping than in any other, and there should be no hesitation in buying first-class Queens for the purpose of introducing fresh blood into an apiary. Queen Bees of inferior quality can be raised with so little attention on tho part cf the beekeeper that it is essential that the Queen-rearer should be someone who not only knows the conditions under which vigor- ous Queens are raised, but who can also be de- pended upon to refuse to sell Bees that have not been reared under the required conditions. When it is recollected that a Queen is not only responsible for the success of a colony, but also produces Drones for the fertilisation of Queens raised by other colonies, and, further, that she can produce any number of Queens, transmit- ting to them her own good qualities, the advan- tage of purchasing a high-class Queen is evi- dent. It will soon be possible to purchase virgin Queens from good breeders at about 2s. 6d. each: and although it is not possible to control fertilisation, except very early and very late in the season, the beekeeper may, by raising a largo number of Drones from his best Queen, increase the chance of his young Queens' meet- ing the selected Drones. Great care should be exercised to purchase Queens only from breeders who will guarantee their apiaries to be free from foul brood.

ne was given out caught off a ban lie believed Three Bowlers who have been having a good time recently. he did not touoh and that his annoyance set up a temper which transformed him into a terror. If there be any truth in this then Yorkshire as well n:i llir.-r. who, by the way, is the picture of geniality—the last man in tho world you would suspect of t{)iTIr-mu"t hope that he will be rult!- ,1 frequently, Hirst has done many wonder- LI i hin;" during his brilliant career, but I can vreli believe that he has seldom if ever bowled bettor than he did against the men of the County Palatine. Borers Doing Well. And .?oc<I Tom Wass has been working won- ders. He made a sorry example of Surrey, and there cannot be the lea^t doubt that when the wicket is specially suited to him his fast leg- breaks will buckle up any side. Notts have practically only three bowlers, but under given conditions their bowling is as formidable as any other county. Wass and Hallam have onco won the championship for Notts; they are quite capable of doing so again. So far, the season has been quito remarkable for bowling sensa- tions. Huggins has given Gloucestershire a -vic- tory against Somerset, and as Ir. Gilbert Jes- eop, after being caught off his first ball of the season, jumped into form, his side may do really well. Huggins need only be assisted slightly by the pitch, and, like his colleague Bennett, can be most destructive. Mr. G. S. Smith, the Anglo-Indian, is bowling very well for North- ampton, and it cannot be questioned that he is the best left-handed amateur bowler we have. Northamptonshire will improve considerably from their beginning, else I shall be very much surprised. Kent's New Bowler. Whatever lie the future of Morfee, the young Kent bowler, who hat" been trained in the nur- sery at Tonbridge, no youngster could have The death is announced of this popular Lancat hir Cricketer. made a moro sensational beginning than he did against Middlesex. He bowled Mr. Pelhnm Warner in elell innings without scoring. T'nis is a rare achievement, for if there be one man difficult to Cl rid of ar Lord's that man is Ir. Warner..Morfee, who is about twenty-four years of age, bow'rs right hand and is very fif-i, if not exceptionally so. He has a good length, makes the ballr quickly, and is well set up. At pre- sent he has a weakness for bowling no balls. This is a fault he will do well to eradicate as quiokly ao possible. His county remain the same rollicking team. Wool ley has found the form he seemed to have lost in South Africa; and E. W. Dillon and Kenneth Hutehi'ngs have never started the season so well. And Blythe. without the least doubt, is the most remarkable, of all our bowlew. Gone Hence. Death has r-aken two cricketers who won much fame—Woodcock of Leicestersh're. who. with the exception, perhaps, of Mr. C. J. Kortwright. the Essex amateur, bowled faster than nny other man. and James Hallows of Lancashire. lLtl- low was only thirry-ilvc years of age. and those who knew him as I did niuct feel that had it not been for ill-health, and had he taken more care of himfelf, he would probably have been to-day one of the first professional. in England. He was a great n,1tural cricketer. When he came to Old TrafTord it, was the general belief that he would become another second Johnny Briggs. He was the first Lancashire-born professional to make I,Coo runs and take 11,0 wickets in one aeason.