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•>cwv>w‘— ■ — r ".— , L JU r J L IJ-LJM Friimthe Silk Culturisl. History cp the Silk Worm.—The £ilk wonn (bombpx morij is a species of the caterpillar, which after undergoing several metamorphoses becomes a moth like others of the genus. The color of the woitn, for the fust eight or ten d-ijs, after Latching is An obscure black. !• casts its skin at stated periods, until it has attained its largest size, I n - hen it becomes yellow. It is about) three inches long w hen full grown, ■ covered with scattering hair®, and has a small fleshy tubercle oh the upper; end of the Last ring. After construct ing its cocoon, which is usually about the size of a pigeon's egg, and similar in shape,it is transformed to a chrysalis and subsequently to a moth. After remaining in the cocoon about about twenty days,it forcesit® way out and dies immediately after depositing its eggs, to the number of five hundred or more,whichare.attached together by a gumy substance. The several ages of the worm amount to thirty-two days, but have been known to extend to sixty. The ®ilk worm was originally a na tive of China, and the adjacent parts of Asia, where it makes its cocoons up on the tree on which it feeds. It was there also fed and domesticated long before it was known elsewhere. It was I first carried into Persia. In the year! 552, two monks, at the instance of the ' Emperor Justinian,succeeded in cArry- i ing a number of the eggs, concealed in J hollow canes to the isle of Cos. In the * same century, Justinian caused the silk | ■worm to be introduced into Constanti- ( nople. They were thence carried to Greece, where, and in the pirc,they were confined for six hundred , years. In the twelfth century, they j were introduced into the island of Sicily by the King, whence they spread into , Arabia, Spain, Italy, France, ftnd other European countries. From Italy the ] manufacture of silk was int r oduced in- < to Derby, in England, in 1718, by a ( Sir. John Lombe, who travelled in that . country for the purposes ofacquiring the ‘ necessary information, Lutaccordingto , statements, which are supposed to. be ( authentic, he fell a victim to the jea- | lousies of the Italians, having been j poisoned by them. They were first , known in America, about 1620, in the ‘ reign of James 1..wh0 sentoat eggs . and mulberry seed td Virginia, and n j Look of instructions for the culture, ( written by himself. ~ t The nature and origin of silk, were secrets in most countries long after the article was known. J hat the Romans were ignorant ol its origin, is manifest t from the accounts which different wri- t ters give of it. It was supposed by ( g\>me to be the product ofa tree, grow’- t ing on its trunk and branches as hair ( grows upon the bodies of animals,— , Others supposed it proceeded from a shell-fish—a kind of muscle which : throws out threads for the purpose of < attaching itself to rocks. Others sup- . posed it to be entrails of a particular . kind of spider, after being fed on paste and leaves of the green willow until it burst with fat. Others imputed it to an insect which built nests ot clay, and collected wax. These different ways of accounting for it, show that they were in utter ignorance of the worm, by whose labor it is produced. According to the ancient®, silk was first brought from Serica or Sereinda, (China) in small quantities. The Chinese ascribe the origin of the manu facture to the invention of the Empress Si ling-shi, wife of the Emperor Hoang ti, about 2700 years before Christ. Manufactured silk was little known in Europe, at the tirihe of the reign of the Emperor Augustus, who was contem porary With Christ; and it is mention ed as a wanton extravagance, in the prodigal Heliogaba’lus that he Lad a, garment made wholly of silk. The' Emperor Aurelian* 270 years after this; refused his Empress a silk robe merely' because he could not incur the expense, jft was then worth more than its weight in gold. Even James I. before his ac cession to the English throne in ICO3, was compelled to borrow a pair of silk) stocking®, of the E irl of Mar, when hej appeared before English Ambassadors. This Circumstance is supposed to have drawn his attention to the culture of »ilk, and to have been the cause of his introducing (he worm into the colony of Virginia, where, as also in Georgia, lie granted lands on condition of plant ing one hundred white mulburry trees on every ten acres of cleared ’and. 'l'he time has now arrived when an individual, nf cither sex,is rarely found whose dress does notin part,consist ofthe product of the silk wdrm. But not withstanding the enormous consump tion of this article, we are almost whol ly dependent on foreign culture and manufacture to supply it. Ina coun try like ours, whose soil and climate is so admirably adapted to the production of this useful and beautiful article, is it not astonishing that the attention of our enterprising agriculturists & manu facturers has not been more drawn to it—and is it not equally surprising, that government has not extended its encouragement to a branch of national economy, so productive, and on which independence so essentially depends? WOMAN’S HEROISM. « Unheeded, pass not by Th*€ bravery of woman; trust we, good Sir Knight, , It bears as good in olden deeds Os chivalry, & even beams as glorious As woman’s love!'’-—Decker. It is delightful to record instances of glory in which the lovely objects of the creation have distinguished themselves so as to render them equal to the niuch, though unjustly’, Vaunted superiority of man. Confessing, however, that woman appears in the most beautiful, because delicate, light, in her domestic character; still we are pleased at find ing her, occasionally, emerging from those tender duties, to assert her rights to the heroism. We have, therefore, the agreeable task of mingling with our sketches of man in her more sub dued character, a record of a woman’s valour, nothing less than the institution of a female order of Knighthood! which was created by Don Raymond, the last Earl of Barcelona, (who, by a marriage j with Petronilla, only daughter and I heiress of Romino, the monk king, unit ed that principality to the kingdom of , Arragon,) who, in the year 1149, gain . ed the city of Tortosa from the Moors. In the course of the ensuing winter, | however, the Moors, having recruited their anriy, laid siege again to the place; for a length of time the inhabi t<nts bore the siege firmly, and with the utmost and uncompnsifig bravery, but having sufleied extreme privations, they applied to' pon Raymond for re lief; the latter, however, having ex perienced very ill success himself, was unable to succour the city, when, every hope having vanished, it was proposed j to yield it to the Moors. Upon hear- ‘ Ing this cowardly project, the females J of the city instantly offered themselves ‘ td defend the place, and having attifed ( themselves in the habits of their hus-' bands and brothers, they made a reso lute sally upon the Aloors, and with such heroism that they compelled their raise the siege, an return e<i_u iumphant to the city 1 So resolute ly did they fight, that the Moors fled in dismay; and made no farther attempt upon Tortosa. Raymond Was delighted by the re port of the bravery of those intrepid females, and entering the city for the express purpose of rewarding them by the grant cf Several privileges and im munities. Moreover, to perpetuate their memory, he instituted an order, of Knighthood, somewhat resembling a military order, Into winch none but , those brave ladies who had succeeded < in preserving the city, were admitted. Lhe badge of the resembled a i friar’s capouche, of a crimson colour, , uududi-trp top; it was worn upohk the head dress. He also ordained, that at all public meetings the women . should have the precedence of the men; that they should be exempt from all taxes, and that all apparel and jewels left by their husbands (whatever might be value of them.) should be law fully their own. These privileges, with many other®, they long enjoyed, and were universally honoured and esteem ed. At the present eventful period, we have also a bright example of the heroism of woman, and in one of the noblest causes, too, that has ever inspir ed the sympathy of hitman nature. The poor Fdes were assisted in their brave attempts to redeem themselves from Russian thraldom, by their females, and the name of Plater, the lady who led the female troops, will descend to posterity, associated with the record ofthe noble,though unsuccessful, strug gle ofthe Poles. “ IAS I' LETTERS EMAINING in the post office at 1 Cassville, Cass county,Georgia,! July Ist, 183’5, and if not taken out! | Within three months, will be sent to the general post office as deid letters.' B I Samuel II Boling, esq. James B. Biair, Elias J. Baker, Robert Beard, Pleasant Baker, James Blair, John 1 Burk, Wm Black, Jo'hn L. Baird. C Jacob Crittenden. D John M. Dowdy, James M. Duff, Is rael P. Davis, Daniel R, Dees, Al el der Dickson, IVm. Dunaway, VV’m. Davis. F William O. Falkner. G James Gray. H W. M. Henson Esq. Mr. Harrison, Robert Henderson, 8 . J • Wm. M. Jones, Mitchell B. Jones, 2, - John F. Jones, 3. 5! L , Sarah Leverton, James S. Laney 2. H . M I Samuel McDow, John Murchison, i Robert Martin. <► P Reuben H. Pogue, Thomas Pettit, VVates Bucket, Asa Pope. Q | Henry Quinton. R Spencer Riley 5, Wm. S. Rodgers. ; Joseph Rogers, Jesse Roberts, John Richards. S - Nathaniel Smith, James Smith,Jane Q. Stewart, James Stefrart. T Thomas Treadaway, John Thomp son, Wm. Turner,Matthew Thompson, Wm. J. Tarvin. .W . James Ward, Wm. H. Williams, A. P. Watkins, A. Wellborn Esq. Thorn las Woodall. 2. . CHESTER HAWKS; P. M. July Ist, 1835. Chevokee She.rdVs FOR AUGUST. WILL BE SOLD, on the FIRST Tuesday in AUGUST next, before the court-house door, in the town of CAN TON, between the usual hours of salt the following property, viz: Lot, No. 1172, 21st dis. 2d sec. Che rokee county, levied on as the proper ty of Hartwell Freeman to satisfy sun dry fi fa’s issued from the Superior and Inferior courts of Franklin county in i favor of John Bjswcll and others, vs said Freeman. Lot, No. 201,14th dis. 2d sec. Cher okee county, levied on as the property of James Bell, to satisfy a fi fa issue-' from the Inferior court of Coweta coun ty in favor of Austin B. McAfee, vs said Bell. Also, Lot of Land, No 1050,215 t dis. 2d sec. of said county, being a lot ' condemned as having been fraudulent ly drawn, sold by consent of toe infor mer, and an order of the Judge of the Superior court of said codnty, in terms of the law, M. J. CAMDEN, D. Sh’ff. f July 1, 1835. Cass Sheriffs sale. ' FOR AUGUST. ™ BE SOLD, on the FIRST xAJJGUS F next,'before the , “’*Vor io the town ofCass vilie, rit • lawlul hours, the following properFL., ’ Lot, No. 875, oj sec on as the property o<. len|i| , B ,. aa well by virtue of a ti fa . c r . c at »• Hgd irom a Justices court of Madison>? favor of James Long. Levy inlZ’ returned to me by a constable. 'X Lot No. 168, in the 6th dis. 3d cf originally Cherokee but now Cass county —levied on as the property of Green Carnes, by virtue of sundry fi fa’s issued from a Justices coilrt of Cobb Comity, in favor of James Carnes vs said Green Carnes. Levy made & to me by a constable. | LEWIS TUMBLIN, Sbff. i . ISSS. FOR As«*? leß ’ ! WILL BE SOLD, out. Tuesday in AUGUST nex<,4 t | the court house door in the 6a between the legal hours,the* following property, viz: Lot No. 51, 14th dist. 3d sec. of ori ginally Murray, now Cass County - levied on as the property of Wm. J. Tarvin, endorser for Eli Bowlin, to sa tisfy a fi fa issued from Murray Superi or court, in favor of Baxter, Fort & Wiley. Lot No. 117, sth dist. 3d sec. of ori ginally Cherokee, now Cass county — levied on as the property of Little B Thompson, to satisfy a fi fa issued from a Justices court of Jackson county, in favor of E. F. Newton. Levy made & returned to me by a constable. Lot No. 259, sth dis. 3d sec. of ori ginally Cherokee, now Cass county— ! levied" on as the property of Thomas S. I Martain, to satisfy a fi fa issued from ! Richmond Superior court, in favor of Samuel L. Watt, James Bowiefo John 1 Bowie &. Co. vs said Thomas S.jMartain. LEWIS TUMBLIN, Shff. June 29, 1835. Floyd sheriffs sales, FOR AUGUST. WILL BE SOLD on the FIRST T in AUGUST next before the | courthouse door in ROME,within the usual hours of sale, the following pro peaty, viz: Lot of land No. 250, sth dist. 4th sec.—-levied on as the property of He zekiah Beall, to satisfy a fl fa issued from the Superior court of Oglethorpe county, in favor of Dudly Dun, against said Hezekiah Beall, and James 11. Beall, and James H. Smith, and sun dry others. Also, Lot No. 146, 4th dis. 4th sec.- levied on as the property of Thomas Hanner, to satisfy afi fa issued from a Justices court of Campbell county, in favor of A. Spencer Co. vs said Han ner. Levy made and returned to me by a constable. Also, Lot No. 518, 3d dis. 4th sec.— levied on as the property of Jesse Bur rell, to satisfy afi fa issued from the Superior court of Gwinnett county, in favor of William Welch, vs said Jesse Burrell. . Wm. SMITH, Shft July 1, 1835. Cherokee Sheri ft’s Sales, FOR AUGUST. WILL BE SOLD on the first Tues day in AUGUST next,before .the court house door in the town of CANTON, between the usual hours of sale, the following property to wit: Lot of Land, No. 1154,15th dis. 2d sec. Cherokee county, levied on as the property of Fenton Hall, to satisfy an execution issued from a Justices court of Coweta county in favor of Samuel McJunkin vs said Hall. POS TPONED SALES. Lot, No. GOS, 15th dist 2d sec. levi ed on as the property of Alexander Ca ventC satisfy sundry fi fa’s issued from a Justices court of Hall county in favorof W m. Harper, vs said Civen-levy made -md returned by a constable. Also, Lot, No. 1026.3 d dis. 2d sec. •evied on as the property of Henry J. Valleau to satisfy a fi fa issued fronr > Justices court of Chatham county in favor of George Millen, vs said Vai leau-levy made and returned by a con stable. Lot, No. 1172, 21st dis. 2d sec. levi ed on as the property of Hartwell 1" reeman, to satisfy 2fi fa’s one issued from a Justices court of Franklin coun ty in favor of John Robertson co. & one in favor of John Boswell, issued from the Superior Court of Franklin county. S. C. CANDLER, Shff. June 22. 1835. Cherokee Sheriff’s s&\es, FOR AUGUST. WILL BE SOLD, before the court house door in the town of Canton, oi the FIRS I Tuesday in August next,be tween the legal hours, the following property, to wit:. Oii i Yoke of Oxen and one Cart levied on a® the property of John Black, to satisfy a mortgage fi ’f i issued from the inferior court of Cherokee coun ty, in favor of Noble P. Beall. p Jo . perty pointed out in mortgage. s. C. CANDLER, Shff. May 30, 1835. 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