Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-02-04
SELECTIONS.
CHINESE MULBERRY.

CHINESE MULBERRY.
The following Is from tho Buckeye Plough
Boy
~ The leaves of the Chinese are on an average
ten times the size Of an Iialan hence the gathering
OF the leayes-he CHEF labor OF raising worms--is
reduced 10 tenth One hand viii gather as
much Of the former as len ofthc latter Kind.
2. The refuse OF nnestcn fbres from The Italian
Is large, and troublesome TO remove from the shelves
which the worms feed-he refuse from the Chr
nese is almost nothing, hence much Time and labor
are saved.
3. The Chinese mulberry affords large quantity
Of leaves the first year OF planting by LAYERS
slips and near a full crop the second. The Italian
affords lew leaves all the onuh or filth year from the
seed, and not average crop under eight OF ten,
nor full crop under twenty years from standard
trees.
4. The Chinese is a shrub. ana the leaves are
gathered from the ground.-'fhc Italian, when
grown. require the use of ladder. 1t may, however
be planted in hedges and kept low,
8. The Chinese affords vastly greater quantity OF
leaves from The acre.
6. Each Chinese plant may be made 10 produce
from 20 to 100 annually.
2. Cocoons produced rom feeding worms upon
the Chinese have been proved by experiments 10 be
heavier. and the silk easily wound OF, and OF n
better lusre.
3. The Italian has not, as we formerly supposed,
any decided preference the Chinese mulberry
respect to hardness. The immature wood Of
both pcrsss IN winter, that u.s. the ends OF The branch
es The writer has lately seen whole field Of the
Chinese mulberry near Cleveland, which endured
the last winter unnjufed. Al the east the sufficient
hardness Of the morus mnlticaus is considered en-
urcly settled point. 1t is usually cut down in the
fall and in the spring throws up new stalks. Ii is
successfully cultivated IN New Hampshire, and yer,
extensively IN Massachusetts"
New SPECIES or MuLBrRaY.-Wu understand
that small poplar tugs have been sold this winter
q high price.as the genuine Morus Mucdui,S; aud
fepor: says that one man taken in to the amount
OF $500 We have been apprehcnsivc that the Mul.
berry excitement would afford opportunity TO some of
the icocden nutmeg gems to engage in spec uaton.
Those who are not well acquainted with the mulber-
~ tree, should know OF whom they buy. We have
mule doubt that many trees, on cultivation. will
prove TO be not the Kind they were purchased for
Hampshire Gazette.
The Incrloper IN The Queen's Pdlace.-At the
Q,een-square Police office several applications have
been privately made to the magistrate who had head
the case Mr.. Whilc) on the subject OF the boy
found IN the Bnckingh palace. A communica-
,ionwas made IN the early part oil the day BY Lieu
tenant Tracy, Governor OF the Tothl fields Bride
well, but the result did not iransprc, although we
were given 10 understand that the boys account was
a tissue OF lalsehoods. person whose name is be-
lieved 10 be Grifiiths. plumber, had some minutes
conversation with the magistrates, no part of which
was made public bu, il is said that he is the BOYS
master. and that the lad absconded from his employ
ment last Tuesday morning. Atailor, named Jones
residing in York ST. Westminster whose son ha,
been missing week, applied al the Office, and was
directed TO proceed TO the prison. ascertain if he
could identity the lad lie did not return until the
Office had closed, but informed the reporter in pre-
sence OF several persons, that the boy charged with
being found IN the palace was his son; that his
name was not William Cotton. as he had given ii AT
Tue ONCE, but Edwin Jones aud that his age was l6
Jones' sen. further added. that his son had abscopd-
ed from the SERVICE of Mr. G,ifhihs of % Coyen.
try ST, Haymaikct. and had declined answering hi,
fathers questions his motive for going to the
palace.
Yet another Jis'ter TO The Queea.-On Saturday
night about o'clock, very respectfully dressed
young man rang the bell ut The tradesmen's en-
trance oil the new palace. and upon being asked the
nature OF his business he said he had come for the
direction ofhis house, as he WAS tired, and wished
to go home. Upon being asked 10 explain himself
ne said he had just come from Sydney and had been
desired TO call at the palace ofthe Queen. who told
nm he should have house to live D, and ESQ
yearfo some very important spiritual con,mu nj
he had mace 10 her. The young man, whose very
action showed he a lunatic. was then told the
queen was not 10 town, when he turned away OBJ
serving he would GO Immediately to lord Hill, and
'ay ms ease before HIM. Visits of the prec edne kind
are very frequent al the Palace, and the tales told
uo s'stan's are many Of them Of the srangest ma
lure. 1t Is only Few weeks since an elderly man
having the appearance of farmer, called nj the
fa'ace and handing 10 the porter The certificate of
ms birth, requested him 10 let Her Majesty sipn
H. From inquiries made concernips tbis man !,
was discovered that he was fespee,abie c,,m.,
IN ths neighborhood OF Exeter, from which dis
'ant place lie had wandered on SO STANCE an or.
rand. ee Il" CT
IN germany men do all the ladies' work. rbe,e
70 no woman in Dresden who can make dress. Al
the German ladies' employ men dress.malers.
Six sisters, whose maiden names were Fareman
are now living in Corsham, Wits whose united ares
amount to 463 years.
SChoolmaster, who was as fond of the use of his
grog as the Of his globes asked the difference
between gravity and gravi taton-" When I've drunk
i've glasses Of grog," replied the pedagogue my
gravity sanishes. and my gravta,ion begins to ope.
rate"
1t appears from the last census made in Prussia
that the entire population amounted TO 1908 les
persons; out of this number there we're 227,60I
children frequenting the pnhlic schools Il results
from this calculation that almost all the children ia
Prussia receive the benefit Of regular education