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Register! Register!! Register! I The period of the year has now arrived -when Conservatives should give a thought to the due registration of their votes. It is of little use to be a sound supporter of the Government and to be willing to vote for a Conservative candidate if, when the polling day arrives, the name of the would- be voter does not appear upon the register. The first class of voters to be dealt with consists of the owners of property who are entitled to be placed upon the County Rezister. The lists of such registered owners are now to be seen on the Church and Chapel doors, and in the post offices throughout the country. Any owners whose names are omitted should at once take steps to send in a claim to the overseers of the parish in which the property is situated, and should, without delay, place themselves in communication with the nearest Conservative agent. These claims must be delivered to the overseers by July 20th. On or before July 25th all lodgers in both counties and boroughs whose names now appear in the registers of voters, and who have remained in the lodgings for which they are now registered (or lodgings I in the same house) for the twelve months preceding July 15th, must again claim their votes. On August 1st the lists of occupiers in counties and boroughs will be on view at -the Church and Chapel doors and post offices, and any householders whose names are then omitted, and who have resided for twelve months ending July 15th, must -claim before August 20th. Lodgers not Upon the existing register -and who have bsen in their lodgings for twelve months to July 15th, must also claim lby August 20th. The Conservative agents throughout the country will gladlv give any assistance to those desirous of claiming their votes.

Blrlli of a Prince. The following official bulletin was issued Z5 on Wednesday:— "York Cottage, Sandringham, July 12th, 1905. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales gave birth to a son this morning at 3.5. 11 Both mother and son are doing well. "John Williams, M.D. Allan Reeve Manby, M.D.

Terrible Colliery Explosion. A terrible colliery disaster occurred in the Rhondda Valley on Tuesday, involving the death of about 122 miners. Shortly before midday an explosion was heard at No 2 pit of the United National Colliery, Wattstown, near Pontypridd, and was immediately followed by a dense cloud of dust and smoke from the pit shaft. The work of rescue was seriously impeded by the foul air, and after eight bodies had been re- covered no further effort could be made. Again and again did the brave rescuers endeavour to reach the workings, but they were driven back each time with the knowledge that the men left in the pit must perish. It is impossible at present to discover the cause of the explosion. After the work of bringing up the bodies had ceased on Wednesday it was found that Matthew Davis, a lampman, and William Day are the sole survivors of the 124 men and boys who were working in No 2 shaft. Mr Rhys, coroner, opened the inquest on Wednesday afternoon, and permission was given for the burial of the bodies which .have been recovered and identified. JIany distressing scenes were witnessed. 0 The Jocal clergy and Major Wilson, the divisk^&l officer of the Salvation Army at Carcflfe, ar0 going from house to house administering comfort, while the proprietors irS doing all III their power to prevent -distress. Three insutaS09 companies, against -whom widows have claims, sent gQwn rJ 1 on Wednesday, wh pomptlj .settled claims without the ttstial formalities. A large proportion of the sufferers are entitled to money under the Compensation Act, The Lord Mayor has opened a M&nsion House Fund in aid of the widows and children. On Thursday the agent of the colliery, Mr W, T. Griffiths, received the following telegram from Lord Knollys — The King is anxious to express, through you personally to the widows and orphans and other relatives of those who have lost their lives in the recent terrible colliery explosion the profound sympathy which he and the Queen entertain for them at the overwhelming calamity which has fallen upon them, and to assure them that their Majesties feel most sincerely and deeply for them in their great sorrow. The Home Secretary has also sent the following telegram on behalf of King Edward:— The King is deeply grieved to hear of the terrible disaster at the National Colliery. His 31ajosty commands me to express his heartfelt sympathy with the families of those who have lost their lives. The work of exploration proceeded at Wattstown on Thursday, and only eight or nine bodies remain to be discovered.

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USK FLOWER SHOW. I To the Editor of THE COUNTY OBSERVEH. I DEAR SIB,—I notice in your issue of July 1st a letter signed Thos. Jones, secretary," which I certainly take as being official. If my memory and hearing have not played me falsely the U.F.S. were permitted the use of the Cricket Field at the nominal fee of one guinea. It was the desire of the U.C.C. Committee to assist and encourage the aims of this Society, hence the reason for this low figure being charged. Last year I heard the fee was to be increased to two guineas, but for some unaccountable reason the Cricket Club Secretary unfortunately forgot to inform them of this fact, so it remained at the previous figure, saving one guinea. Mr T. J. says he considers that the two guineas was an unreasonable charge for one day, taking into consideration that the Usk Football Club were allowed the use of the ground for the whole winter for L5. Now had Mr T. J. gone a little further into the matter he would have found out that the Usk Football Club really had to pay in addition to the Jg5 for ground, the sum of 22 lis 6d to the ground-man, making a total of £7 11s 6d, also that the gate receipts of the Usk F.C. for the whole winter amounted to X9 7s 7d, which, after deducting the jE7 lis 6d leaves them the astounding and gratifying balance of 2116sld. What a grand result to be sure! Now, if Mr T. J. and Gross Imposition (who I understand is an ardent supporter of the Usk Cricket Club) will look on the other side they will find that they received the sum of 25s as toll for the refreshment tent, this item alone giving them a profit of 4s on the guinea charged for the ground also please take note their last year's gate receipts amounted to no less than C23 Is, this with the aforesaid 4s making a total or gross imposition of JE23 5s, not at all bad for one day's work. And now because they are asked to pay the sum of two guineas instead of the one previously charged (which will give them a loss of 17s without the gate receipts), it is considered a gross imposition. Know ye your fate, oh, Cricket Club." With reference to the dancing, Mr T. J. says the money he took at the gate after 6.30 was very poor. I take it he means that the people he had the pleasure of receiving money from were the only ones who came to dance, but I remarked to a person, when the second set of square dances started last year, that it was a very pretty sight to see twelve sets all dancing together, making a total of 96 individuals, which I think distinctly proves that a great number of the people who paid for admission before 6.30 came with the intention of not only seeing the Flower Show, but with probably as much, if not more, intention of enjoying the trip on the light fantastic afterwards. I feel certain such is the case; if not, I do not know the Usk people as I certainly thought I did. I also see in your issue of last week a letter signed" A. F. L. and some rather good com- ments on it by Observer." I should say that by the tone and wording of the letter of A. F. L. he is either Gross Imposition" or his seconder. I think it would have been better policy on his part had he left out the last two lines of his letter. I should like to know how A. F. L." can state that it is the U.C.C. who will not let them come. Is the gross imposition of 17s such a large amount that the U.F.S. do not care to risk it out of their big outlay of £ 80 to continue to remain on the "old spot," but would rather spend it on pre- paring the new ground to get it equivalent to the Castle Green? There is no doubt in my mind that what "A. F. L. would like, would be for the U.C.C. not only to give them the ground rent free, but also put up their tents, pull them down, clean up the ground next day, put every- thing straight, and when all is finished hand him a crown" for having come there to help swell up the sport of those members who have had to pay an extra 10s, plus their subscriptions, also plus Is to see the Flower Show. SALMON'S CORNER. [As this subject has now been discussed from all points we purpose closing the correspon- dence].—Editor C.O.

CROSSING or CHEQUES. J The most common reason for the crossing of cheques is that of safety in transmission through the post. The usual way of crossing is to draw two parallel lines across the face and write "and Co." Crossed cheques must go through a bank account, your own or someone else's, for the crossing is equivalent to instructing the banker not to pay cash across the counter for them. If cash is wanted on presentation, the cheque should be left uncrossed. A drawer may cancel a crossing, at any time by writing "Pay cash" on the face. If in place of this common form of crossing the words "Not negotiable" are written between the lines, this becomes a warning to the banker that if he parts with cash for that cheque he does so at his own risk. A business man will require to be well acquainted with the drawer before he will accept a cheque so crossed. If a banker debits to a customer's account cheques bearing a signature afterwards found to be forged he becomes liable, and has to make good the amount; on a forged endorsement he is not liable, however, hence it is very important that acknowledgments of safe receipt of cheques sent by post should be made without delay by the persons to whom they are sent. 4-

PROTECTIVE COLOURING OF FISHM. I What measure of voluntary adaptation iliftefdili bacxr,#Pdg U\@i'ê m'ày be In turbot cdiiid tiQt be easily determined, but I have cer- tainly^ says$Writer in the Carnhill Magatine, in Ah article On "Fishes on their Defence/' seen young eitkmples of these species, taken iti a hand-net in the clay water off Pentewan, change Within half -aqo hour from their original whiteness to the blaekneas of the iron bucket to which they wete presently transferred. Sea-horses, too, particularly some of the Australian species, adapt their appearance wonderfully to the outline of the weed-fronds amid which they hide. Some of the skates and rays shew similar protective colouring to that of the flatfish when lying on the bottom of their aquarium tanks; and then, too, the movement of the breathing- spiracles alone betrays. The flat shape of the turbot and sole aids them in escaping notice when lying on the sand, and it is said that the distribu- tion of the colour, on the upper surface only, still further contributes to this appearance of flatness. The hiding of the dory, which is a vertical swim- ming fish, depends on another optical illusion. So thin is the dory from side to side, so close do the fins lie to its sides, that, viewed end on, the fish vanishes to a thin line. I have repeatedly watched dory creep right on unsuspecting sand-eels beneath Bournemouth Pier in this fashion, and there can be little doubt that the hiding which serves to ambuscade a weaker but swifter victim will also on occasion serve to escape from a stronger enemy. Colour protection is also observed in the cod, conger, and some other of our sea-fish which are captured on either rocky or sandy ground, those examples caught on the rocks being conspicuously darker than those whose abode is in the sand. The conger are, in fact, distinguished by the fishermen as "black and "white" conger. Those who have bathed in Australian bays will recall a similar and very necessary distinction between "black" and "white" water, the latter being that with a back- ground of sand that betrays the presence of dreaded sharks. Even the blue-and-silver herring blends so wonderfully with the ruffled surface-water that on a breezy, sunny day the individual fish can be distinguished only with the greatest difficulty.

PRIMROSE FOLKLORE. In Germany the primrose is called the Schluessel- blume, or key flower, in reference to the numerous legends of the flower opening the locks of doors to treasure caves. The goddess Bertha is supposed to have enticed children to enter her enchanted halls by offering them beautiful primroses. In Worcestershire it is regarded as unlucky in spring- time to take less than a handful of primroses into a farmer's house, as a disregard of this rule is popularly believed to invite destruction of the good wife's brood of ducklings and chickens. The primrose is also credited with possessing a magical effect upon the fortunes of lovers.

THE COTTON CROP. I The commotion caused in Lancashire by the publication of the United States Agricultural Bureau's report on the cotton crop serves painfully to remind us how dependent we are upon the United States for the raw material required in one of our most important industries. There have been many discussions as to the extent to which the Bureau's report ought to be accepted, and a statement has been made, but contradicted by the United States Agricultural Department, that the report has been "corrected" at Washington in order that it may conform more nearly to the returns circulated by interested people. Even if the report had been modified in the way suggested, it does not follow that there was any dishonest intention, but, in any event, the uncertainty which seems to prevail in the United States has had serious effect upon the market in Liverpool and Manchester, and must have occasioned a great deal of anxiety to a large number of people. Whether the uncertainty is due to the weather or to skilful manipulation in th,e New York market the result is alike unsatisfactory to Lancashire, and one cannot help feeling what a boon it would be to Britain if we were less dependent upon the crop in the United States. On this hand we have heard a good deal con- cerning the possibilities of cultivation in our own Colonies and dependencies, par- ticularly in West Africa, and it is devoutly to be wished that we may before very long learn that a crop of satisfactory quality has actually been produced.

THE VOLUNTEERS. If Mr Arnold Forster were an angel from Heaven he would not give complete satis- faction to the public in his capacity of Secretary of State for War. The fact is that he represents a system which is thoroughly discredited, and until con- fidence is restored in the War Office everything that he, or any other Secretary of State does, will be subjected to such unsympathetic criticism as has been evoked by his circular with respect to the Volunteers. It is quite a reasonable thing that a Secretary of State should desire to see the Volunteers more efficient, even at the expense of a reduction in numbers, but angry people are accusing Mr Arnold Forster of making a reduction of numbers the first consideration, and it is even suggested that he has no more liking for the Volunteer force than was displayed in its early days by the War Office officials who designated it "the mushroom army." It is scarcely surprising that members of a battalion should not feel very enthusiastic concerning the possibility of their own dis- bandment, nor can we wonder that they should institute comparisons between the physique of the Volunteers and some regiments in the regular army,

CANCER RESEARCH. It was no doubt the proper thing for the Prince of Wales to describe the report of the General Committee of the Cancer Research Fund as very satisfactory," but it would appear that for practical purposes we are very much where we were last year, when removal by operation was the only cure for cancer, and there was even then ground for the apprehension that the disease might return. At the same time information is being collected which is probably bringing us nearer to a solution of the problem. The Prince spoke of reputed remedies" which have not survived the test of scientific examination, and one wonders whether we must include in that condemnation the reported cures by means of violet leaves which attracted some attention a few months ago. At that time it was stated that several cures had been effected by the violet treatment, and Dr William Gordon, physician to the Devon and Exeter Hospital, promised toinvestigate the subject further. It is also known that some other medical men who have not said much about the matter have tried the effect of a decoction of violet leaves, but so far we have not heard anything further on the subject from anybody who could speak with authority. UNIVERSITY EDUCATION. The opening this week of the University at Sheffield reminds us of the progress which has been made during the past few years in the foundation of the seats of learning upon modern lines. In proportion to population, England and Wales were long inferior to Scotland in the number of Universities, but the balance is now being adjusted by the public spirited efforts of the great towns. It is true that so far as number is concerned we are still very much behind the United States in respect of University education, but in the matter of quality the institution of the United Kingdom will compare very favourably with those of any country in the world. The majority of the so-called Universities in the States, for example, will not bear comparison with that opened this week at Sheffield, and while the best institutions in the United States exercise all proper! diligence in the issue of diplomas, at the same time a large proportion of the "Universities" in that country are only Colleges, and in some places degrees are granted in such equivocal circumstances that they cannot be taken to represent any large measure of scholarship. I FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. The necessity of maintaining the most efficient fire extinguishing apparatus has been shewn by disastrous outbreaks at many country houses, and Lord Roberts' new mansion at Ascot, is being equipped with an electric Fire Pump, to be driven by the private Electric Lighting installation. This will take the current from its accumulator, and can therefore be started instantly from the discovery of an outbreak of fire. The Pump will be of Merry weather's well known Hatfield" type, similar to those supplied by them to Hatfield House, the Earl of Portarlington, Lord Rothschild, Midland Railway, etc., etc.

THE FRUIT-GROWING INDUSTRY. Notwithstanding the ridicule which was cast upon the" egg and jam" theory for the rescue of agriculture, a good many people have tried their hands at poultry farming and fruit growing. The majority of the poultry farmers have failed, not through want of industry, or even absence of knowledge, but in the main from causes which were beyond their control. The culture of fruit on the other hand has proved a more profitable enterprise, and in a report of a Departmental Committee appointed by Lord Onslow it is described as a progressing industry, the only form of agriculture which has exhibited any signs of progress in recent years." The increase in the number of acres under fruit is certainly very marked, and the committee are unanimous in their opinion that more can be done. With this object in view, they offer no fewer than forty recommenda- tions and suggestion, some of which certainly touch the difficulties which face the fruit grower who wishes to convey his produce to a satisfactory market by such means of transport as will not absorb his profits.

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A Cyclist's Sail Death. I William Alfred Morgan, collier (26), was on Thursday night in latt week found lying in an unconscious condition between Crumlin and Newbridge. His bicycle was near him. He was, apparently, uninjured. He was subsequently removed to the Newport Workhouse Infirmary, where he died shortly after admission. An inquest was held by Mr Digby Powell, deputy-coroner, on Wednesday, when Margaret Ann Morgan, widow, Six Bells Aberbeeg, said deceased, who was her only support, went out of the house between ten and eleven o'clock on Thursday morning for a ride on his bicycle. The post-mortem examination showed slight cases of acute pleurisy on the right side; the stomach was quite empty except tor a little mustard and water, which had been given by Dr Ryan, at Newbridge. Death was due to heat stroke and heart failure. Abstinence from food would accelerate death, combined with consequent exhaustion and the great heat on the particular day. The jury returned a verdict of "Death from heat stroke," and expressed sympathy with the widowpd mother.

THE first insurance company in England was the "Amicable," and it was established in London in .106.

TH8 WICKEDEST CITT. The question "Is New York the wickedeat city in the world ? has been discussed in an American magazine. Several people contend that, morally, New York is superior to London, Paris, and Vienna. The worst city in the world, Dr. Parkhurst thinks, is not New York, but Philadelphia.

A DAY'S ACCIDENTS. It has been observed that the number of accidents increases progressively from h:)ur to hour during the first halt' of the day after the midday rest, in the first howws of the afternoon, the number is notably less than in the last hour of the morning. In the course of the second half-day, accidents become hourly more numerous; the maximum number of accidents hourly towards the end of the second half of the day is notably larger than the corresponding maximum for the morning.

"FAGGOT VOTES." "Faggot Votes were common at one time. They consisted of votes manfactured, chiefly for county elections, by the nominal sale of property, under mortgage or otherwise, so as to qualify the holder to vote. The extension of the county franchise left faggot votes practically no longer worth the trouble of procuring.

A CUKIGUS WILD DOG. Lycaon pictus is this scientific name of a curious dog, which slightly resembles a hyena in colour and in the shape of its head and teeth, although its hind legs are of the same height as its front legs. whereas the hind legs of a hyena are shorter. More- over, its form, which closely resembles that of a sheep dog, is much more elegant than the form of a hyena. Its colour is yellow, black, and grey, and its countenance is very intelligent. In Africa these dogs often anuoy the sportsmen by carrying off antelope and other game which they have killed. When they cannot get a meal in this way they hunt for prey themselves, and, as they are possessed of great speed and endurance, they quickly run down any animal they pursue. According to antiquarians, the old Egyptians were wont to train these dogs and use them for hunting antelopes.

WHITE NATIVES IN TREES. Mr. Savage Landor describes a remarkable race of white natives he encountered on a floating island near the island of Mindanao, in the Philippines. The Mansallas, as this race is called, are small and white, and are markedly Papuan in type, having flat noses and protruding under-lips. They are vegetarians, and build their huts on the branches of trees or on high piles in order to avoid being speared by their enemies.

I How RAILWAY TICKETS ARE MADE. Some British railway companies print their own tickets, says a writer in the Windsor Magazine; others contract for their supply with firms who have made a speciality of this class of work; others print some themselves and contract for the rest. This last is the case with the Great Northern Railway Company, at whose stationery stores at Holloway I was permitted to see the ticket-printing machinery in operation. A ticket-printer, in appearance, is something like a penny-in-the-slot automatic machine for the supply of sweetmeats. In one column the blank cards are placed. When the machine is set going, the column of cards gradually falls and a column of tickets rises in a similar receptacle oil the other side of the machine. The ordinary type of machine prints the cards on one side only, and they have to go through a second process before they are complete. But there is a still cleverer type which takes the tickets as they come down the columns, prints them on one side, turns them over, and then prints them on the other side. In either case the printing on the name side of the ticket also includes numbering with succes- sive numerals, beginning-for each batch-at 000 and closing at 9999. The part of the machinery which performs this last-named operation is some- what similar to a typewriter, except that it operates automatically.

r THB LAND OF CIGARETTES. I Russia and Mexico are heavy consumers of cigarettes, but they are not, says the Cigar and Tobacco World, to be compared with the Philippines. In the archipelago every man, woman, and child uses the paper rolls. Nearly two-thirds use the ready-made affairs, over one-third making their own with French rice-paper and native picadura. The ready-made cigarettes are manufactured almost exclusively in Manila, this city producing more than 95 per cent. of the output. The daily output runs between 600,000 and 700,000 packages, this latter being of two sizes, the small, which contains twenty-four, and the large, which contains thirty cigarettes. The average the year through is 17,000,000 a day, or 5,000,000,000 a year., The consumption of home-made cigarettes is almost as large. The annual imports of European cigarette paper aggre- gate 3,000,000,000, and of Chinese and Japanese paper 2,000,000,000 pieces. Allowing two-fifths of this to be lost, wasted, or put to other uses, there would remain 3,000,000,000 which are rolled into cigarettes. Th annual production would, there- fore, be 8,000,000,000 cigarettes. Large amounts are exported by merchants, and larger quantities are taken away by the junks and other native craft. The total exportation is estimated to be between 500,000,000 and 1,000,000,000. This leaves 7,000,000,000, which are consumed by the popula- tion. If the latter be reckoned at 7,000,000, the average Filipino uses 1,000 cigarettes a year.

w I WORLD'S MOST ANCIENT RUINS. I The oldest architectural ruins in the world are believed to be the rock-cut temples at Ipsambool, on the left bank of the Nile, in Nubia. The largest of these ancient temples contains fourteen apart- ments, hewn out of solid stone. The largest single stone used in this work is one which forms a verandah-like projection along one side of the main temple. It is 57ft. long, 52ft. broad, and 17ft.— one account says 19ft.-thick. This colossal stone is supported by two rows of massive square pillars, four in each row and each 30ft. high. To each of these pillars is attached a colossal figure of a human being, reaching from floor to roof. In front of the main temple are seated still other colossi, four in number, the two largest being each 65ft. high. The ruins are supposed to be 4,000 years old.

TBIAI. BY JUJlY. I Trial by jury was introduced into England during the Saxon heptarchy, mention being made of six Welsh and Anglo-Saxon freemen appointed to try causes between the English and Welsh men of property, and made responsible, in their whole estates, real and personal, for false verdicts. By many authorities their institution is ascribed to Alfred, about 886, which is not historical. In Magna Charta, juries are insisted on as the great bulwark of the people's liberty. The constitution Of 1791 established trial by jury in France; and trial by jury began in Russia in 1866, and in Spain in 1899.

WHZBB NBBTES ARE UNKNOWN. I The women of Japan, in contrast to their Occidental sisters, have long been noted for their perfect poise of self-possession. Patent medicines guaranteed to cure nervousness in its many forms have little sale in Japan. The meaning of the term "nervous prostration" is unknown. Japanese physicians are rarely rich. An explanation of this nappy state of affairs has been made by a returned traveller. "To begin with," says he, "there is never any change in fashions, therefore the Japanese woman has no worries at all on that score. Then, housekeeping is so greatly simplified that the Japanese housekeeper is hurt by none of the jars and frets that injure the nerves and prematurely age her Western sister. The Japanese house has no draperies, and no dust traps in the shape of super- fluous ornaments. People all put off their shoes on entering the house, and no mud and dirt are brought in. Japanese women never sit up at night planning how they may outshine their rivals in dress at some social affair. They do not bother their brains with schemes for marrying their daughters to rich suitors. They never have to give eight-course dinners with two-course purses. They live simple, happy, peaceful domestic lives, and live them long."

M. Witte, the Czar, and Peace. M. Witte will have an interview with the Czar to-day, when definite- instructions will be given to him, verbally as to Russia's attitude at the Peace Conference.

The Princess of Wales. The Princess of Wales and the- infant Prince continue to do well,

I New Armoured Cruiser Antrim. The new armoured cruiser Antrim arrived at Sheerness to- day from the builders, Messrs. John Brown. She joins the first, Cruiser Squadron immediately. The Antrim has four seven and half-inch guns, and steams 23 knots an hour. ♦

Murder and Suicide. At Birmingham, last night, a; man named Blakemore shot his" wife through the head, and them cut his throat with a razor. Both are dead. They leave three children.

Bristol Chansiel Boat Ashore. The passenger steamer Brighton", from Swansea to Ilfracombe, ran ashore on the Mumbles in a fog- this morning. Ail the passengers were safely landed.

w Another Stoker Succumbs. Gibraltar, Friday. Another stoker injured in the- Implacable accident has died. f

The Weather Fine weather predicted cooler in Scotland and Ireland.

Cricket. Yorkshire, out, 239.

Stocks. Stocks cheerful.

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