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Winter Birds in England.

The birds pass two thirds OF their time in
midwinter in sleep. during which they require
DO food while during the long days are NOV
ing about for at least sixteen houra The ssme
providence which causes 80 many created things
TO hibernate during the period they would perish
for want of food if awake. also provides rest
and sleep for the birds, during which they feel
no hunger, and renders the few brief hours OF
winter daylight long enough to gather sum-
cheney of food before retiring to Toost BONE
birds iced only In the night, and 1t ls becoming
q question whether some few hat are classed as
wil.-fowl migrate at all, their nests have been
found by our water-courses all the plovers,
god wits, coots, waterfalls, the sheidrake, and
teal met with in summer and though they
may SHIFT from place to place, most of them,
many think, remain with Us all the year round,
although they may rove to every point OF the
| compass.
Chief iavorite of all our winter birds r the
little robin. He never leaves US, but still sings
the old year out and the new year Id. as his
foreiathers did centuries before q Christmas car
oil was heard. His beautiful red breast and the
crimson holly berries are generally the only bits
of warm coiorng We see out of doors, where all
the landscape whitened with winter. lie hops
on the window sli, leaving the print of his long
claws In the snow, while he peeps through the
pane with his bold black eyes, asking, In his
way for food and will enter the room, after a
lew visits, if he is treated kindly. He has such
and would not harm him for the world, were he
caught and placed in their hands. How dillght-
ed the children are to stand at the door and
feed the birds in winter to watch their shy -hao-
its, as they draw nearer and nearer until they
reach the iurthermost crumb; then they open
their wings and off In the twinkllng OF an
eye Throw up few shovelfuls of earth in the
garden, and there the robin Is rummaging among
It to see what he can fnd, almost before our
back is turned or else we find him perched,
.mpudently, on the handle of the spade We had
letl sticking in the mound, auu singing away
| ith ali his might, as il trying bow much space
he could fiji with his song, since all the other
BIRDS are silent. Neither does he tOrsake us tor
long together, either IN spring or summer, e1-
cept at breeding time, but comes every now and
| then, as if just to look on and say he has not
forgotten US. Then he comes again, with bis
| little family about him in their Juvenile suits
! and you must look very close at them to see
likeness, for they are too young to wear the red
walstcoat-the proud crest of the house robins;
but they will put it on In autumn, and be able
to take part in the carols their parents sing at
Christmas around our leahess homesteads.-En-
giish Popr.
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around u.s. Some of these fires set purposely
1t makes the feed better to have the old grass
burned of, and many burn it off on that account
Cattle will feed contentedly such ground when
otherwise they would ramble badly.
We had some splendid fires last evening, the boys
and l, bur ming off little piece near here. Ihis
little piece of say forty or So bad roads all
around it, which were our safe guards. There
was no grass in the roa DIS and tie fire would stop
when it got to them Had the fire jumped across
at any point it would have had the sweep of many
miles, and it would be impossible to estimate what
the da mage might have been to the settlement.
1t would probably have made pretty little bill
to settle, for if let's fire get away from
him on the prairies, the law says be shall be liable
for all the damage it does. With brisk wind
the fire swept across the ground fast the boys
would have wanted to run, ard in few moments
ths whole piece black bank OF char
coal. Such a fire as that will not burn in all di-
rections with equal rapidity. The point opposite
the wind, the " head FIRE" i is called will c1t
its way through with iracuous lmpetuosity
while the two lines of fire behind, like the lgl-
tated waters in the wake of vessel will recede
farther and farther from the common centre, but
without one tenth of the fury which the head
fire" displayed in opening the way. What pity
it would seem in Vermont to let the grass, stout
and heavy and of as good quality much of our
prairie grass is, grow up uncared for and left to
wther on the ground. Yet there millions of
acres here in Just that condition. As man told
me few days since, he was losing thousands OF
dollars every year because he had I stock to eat
up this grass. | heartily .ympathize with him, for
am in the same fix myself. We have, at least,
one consolation if the draughts and excessive
rains spoil crops, raise stock, aud that
very easily, aud there is always good market for
that WILBUR
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-03-27

LEGISLATIVE SKETCHES FROM A RKroRTER's NoTK-
Book. By Geoffrey Jenkins Albany. Weed,
Parsons & Co.
la fourteen brief chapters, Mr.. Jenkins wittily
shows up the experience of the common place
average legislator, and the tactics of the Lobby,
the Leading Member and Ring. &c. The pub
LEGATION is Copyrighted by Philander Deming,
who We suspect Is the real author, and who is
quite well known in this State as the accom-
p!ished reporter OF the proceedings of our House
of Representatives for several gears.
Our YOUNG FoLKs.-The April number of
: Our Young Folks" contains the following
The Four Seasons, by Lucretia P. Hale; Kitty,
by Marian Douglas Little Things, by Gail
Hamilton; Patty Mudge's Pies by Lucy Lar
com, The History of Tip Top, by harriet
Beecher Stowe; Lydia's Lamb, by Harriet F.
Woods; Dilly Daily, by Mary N, Prescott;
Work and Play, byJ. Warren Newcomb, Jr.,
Acres Enough all pleasant for the children,
and abundanty illustrated
The Boudoir, the Ladies Newspaper for the
week ending March "a, has much information
and many cuts which the ladies will prize as
aids in preuaring fashionable attire. 1t is pub
Ished in New York by J. Swinton.
BEADLE's MONTHLY Tor April Is already out,
with pleasing variety of stories and essays
light and serious, and two illustrated poems.
Among the prose articles are. What Consti-
tn les Treason The Pearl Fisheries My Every
Day Paths Hydrophobia, its Symptoms, Char
acter, ere ; The Moneyrd man, and number
of stories.
HARPER slslAGAZINE for April is received, with
the following contents Birds at Home-illus-
trated The Ruined House-illustrated Heroic
Deeds of Heroic Men-illustrated The Prince
IF kung Elder Thrope's Idea; Concerning Res
taurants; The Last Months of the Taeping War;
Armadae Concerning Round Dances A Dan
gerous Woman A Voice from New Jersey; The
Last Pass of San Houston The Ethics of Adul-
teration; Philip Death and Sisyphus Dream
Reading; Olive West; Editors Easy Chair +;
Monthly Record Of Current Events; Editor,
Drawer.
GoDEY LADY's Book for April-the Spring
number-has been received. The display of
spring fashions in this magazine is very full and
elaborate, and the fortunate lady possessing it
will, we IRE sure need no help from milliuer or
dressmaker to arrange her " outfit" You will
find it best, ladies. to keep posted in styles and
fashions by taking Godeys.
The LADY's FRIEND for April is gem of a
magazine 1t. steel engraving. Waking lie
one Of the most beautiful we have for months,
and is beauty is only equalled by the perfect
ndilralness Of the entire picture. The double
fashion plate n this number is devoted entirely to
the benefit of tile masters and n,isses-and must
make th4t interesting and grotcing class of read
ers firm an e-thusias c friends Of this mag gazne.
ubl'stedby Deacon < Peterson, Pniad elphs
at -. so per year for single copy
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Letter from Kansas.
GENEVA, ALLEN Co., HANS As, }
March 3. 1866. {


FRIEND WILLARD Il have assumed that some
of YOUR farmer readers would ike to hear now and
tEeu from one of their number who is trying on a
small scale to farm it here, and SO, though apollo
ges re eminently 10 place for Just now, shall
dispense with them entirely. Farming here, Of
course, Is somewhat different from farming in Yer
mont, but the object IS the to compel the
man and bels- These boundless praires are call
ing for somebody to cultivate them, and they pro-
mise rich reward 1t seems a pity their call
should be unheeded and many fertile
should lie dormant.
Oar Spring we consider now just opened. Dur
ing all the past week strong south wind has
blown steadily, which aided by sun, has
taken out every vestige of frost from the ground.
Farmers are already commencing plowing, and
the ground now pows beautifully. We usually
have to catch the very first moment in Spring that
the ground IS thawed and dried to put in our
crops as the earliest planted almost invariably do
the best, while oats and some other crops if sown
later will do nothing at all More than all that,
the rains which are liable fall at any time now.
NA-"N
perhaps if the opportune moment is not seized as
it flies, it may not return again. The soil here IN
kausas is remarkably sticky or cloggy when it is
little wet, and il does MT take but little to wet
it. 1t is difficult to work it then, and imprac
ticabe as it is difficult. 1t would make the ground
as hard baked cay t o plow it at such times.
The soil here is peculiar as the famous Virginia
mud, only more rich and less clayey. At any rate
it is on my farm.
The past winter there has been but very little
rain which makes the ground in such admirable
condition for plowing just now. The ground is
almost as dry midsummer. The roads have
been dusty large share of the time all winter.
Doubtless there will be ran and plenty of it, but
while it delays coming, if the ground is thawed,
it is the farmers opportunity, and farmers i'm
proving it. great many plows have been bright
ened up and set to work during the past week
and during the week to come doubt if there will
be many idle When the rain does come
our fun will be spoiled for nobody knows how
long. The rain here mocks at all signs and rules,
as fellow remarked TO me not long since, It rains
in Kansas Just when it is a-mnd to, that We
never know when to look for it or make prepar-
ations for its coming. If it does MT come at all
it will be nothing very singular for u.s. and in that
case all our blowing and planting will go for moth
ing, but we trust Providence and hope for the
best.
One thing we have that you do not Almost
every evening the sky is Illuminated in various di-
rections BY the burning prairie, and in the day
time the columns of smoke seen ascending
from prairie fires far and near. From my cham
Der window, as ! am writing this letter. can see
bright prairie fire but few miles distant, which,
reflected from the sky, makes it quite light all
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-03-27
The Largest City in the World.

| If the following account is true, London is
no longer the metropolis of our planet. That
distinction belongs to the Japanese city OF Jed
do, which a correspondent OF the Boston Travel
Ter thus describes
| But what shall | say of this greatest and
most singular of all cities? | cannot give you
| an idea OF 1t, 1t Is 50 unique, so unlike every
| thing except itself, and so impossible, as you
will think.
| Ii is situated on the western shore of this
| charming gulf. twenty miles wide by twenty
| four long. 1t stretches Tor twenty miles or
more along a beach of semI-clrcuiar form, with
lts horns turned outward, and along which q
street extends, crowded with blocks of stores
anu houses, and TEEN ng with moving crowds,
| while shopkespers, artisans, women aud chill
dren seem equally numerous within doors and
at the doors. Indeed dozen or fifteen miles
might be added to the city IN this direction,
since til ere is nothing but an unbroken success
sion of towns and villages for this distance,
which are as populous and we'll built as the city
itself.
In crossing the city from the shore to the
western outskirts l have walked two miles and
q half, and then proceeded on horseback tor ten
m les farther, making twelve miles and halt,
while In other places It may be wider. Ac-
cordng to the lowest estimate, the city covers
an area equal 10 seven OF the New England
farming towns, which usually SIX miles
square And all Is traversed by streets, usually
wide, well constructed, perfectly neat, and Cross
ing each other at right angles; streets lined
with houses and stores compactly as they
can be built, and crowded with moving and
Stationary masses, thick 10 Washington
street, or New Y ork Broadway, at least for
considerable distance. The population is esti
mated generally at three millions, which Mr-
Harris, our Minister, think is no exaggeration.
For my part, Judging from what L have seen
when have gone into the heart of the city, and
crossed the city from side 10 side, l should be
willing to add many millious more for the
living, moving masses, seen from sunrise TO SUM-
set, and everv where the same, fairly seemed
beyond compu tatiop.
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When q man has been faithful in the honest
performance OF his duty, he is thought better
off if success attend him 10 this world. But if
it SO happens, In the providence of God, that
these material results do not follow that per-
formance, still he carries in his own mind the
couscio 1sness that he has tried to do what is
right in the sight of God. rendering to every
body his due, contributing all be can to the
general happiness and Improvement. diffusing
rs much enjoyment and contentment as he
eau in the circle of which he is the centre
With this consciousness be goes through life
happy as king though he may not be the
king ends 1t in felicity, and goes where there
is an end of all those controversies, because
there is ut one God and one Father. before
whom ali his children are equal.-Chief JUS
tice CAase.
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Ward Samuel. II. Nav 9, "a.

Ward, Samuel, II, May 9. "a.
Weeden, B F. Corp, 9. Dec. 81, '61.
White, II. P. Corp, 4. May 30, 'o2.
White, Geo. B. Cav, Jan. 2l, "a
Willispau, David, 6, March %, GA.
Woodbury., D. j., Is, Dec. %. 90.
Woodcock, Hiram, 2, April %. "a.
Woodey, Joseph, 3. April %. "a.
York, Hiram c., 4, June I, '64.
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ARLINGTON EsrArE.-By order of General
Howard, the Arlington Estate, or q large part
of it. is to be divided into 6ve-acre lots, and
rented to freedmen-the rent to be paid at each
harvest Of crops. This estate is not eon6scated
property, and can revert to the heirs at the
death Of the former owner, bur was sold for
axes, and purchased BY the Government.
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From Walton's Daily Journsl.
Our Dead Heroes.

LIST OF VERMONT SOLDIERS BURIED IN THE NArIo
AL CEMETERY Al ALEXANDRIA, VA.
Adams. John \. p Reg'r. died June IL. l8t
Alexander, VIM. 10, Dec. Is, 1862.
Archer. Albert NJ. 3. April s. '65.
Asseltyne. ". B.. 10. Dec. 2S, 'o3.
Baker, Francis, 3, June 8, "a.
Barnes, j. n, 10, Sept. -, '63
Barrett. Corp. Caas. II, May 9, '63
Barsher, j. o. l3, March l3. '63.
Barber, K. H.. 10, July 10. '64.
Beaton, John, Cavalry, Nov. o, CO.
Bentley, w A. l3, Aug. 6, '63.
Blcktord, Corp. j. H. IL, June 9, "a.
billings, Charles, 10, July 8, oh
Blair. Samuel, Cav, Oct y. 90.
Blatr, Il. D., :, Aprii 2l, Ga.
Blake. H., l., Aug 4, 64.
Bliss, Corp. u. c., 8, JULY 81, "a.
Borough, Henry. 9. Dec. ii. o.
Brown, james A s., Il, May -, 65
Brock, Charles h, ., April l. 64.
Budd. John. l l. june 9, '6i.
4 Caldron, Rush B., 3, May p, "a.
Campbell, ". Il. i, March 25, "a.
Chamberlain, f. A. 5, March %, "a.
Chabin, C.. 1. Dec s, '63.
Chabe, George, {, Nay p, '64.
Cheever, JOSIAH, 5, May l. '63.
Cheney. Smith o., Sept 8. '63.
Clark, Corp Silas B., Is. Dee %, 90
Corse, Lit H. B. Ii, July 20. '65
CortI.s, f. L., 1. Sept. %, '63
Courier, l.uclen A, Is. Dec. Is. 90.
Crom, London, 10. Oct. Is, '63.
CurIer. Frank b.. 5. Oct. 27. 90.
Dane. Joe, Cav, Feb ,, 63.
Davis, Corn. n. L.. Cav. Oct. %, 90.
De kittridge, Carlisle, Is. Nav "a. '63.
Demlng. Geo. NJ. 3. March 20 ,6I.
Divon' Chas. p. t. June /. ~.
Durand, John NJ, IL. Aug. 1, '64
Eas man, NJ, Is. Dec. s, 81
Elliott, S. " Cav. Fen. "A, 90.
Enr,gLt Thomas 10 Nav M "a
Evans. Geo " iIa Nav /. so.
Fish, Francis. IL, Dec. %, '62.
Fisher, Pela, IL, Aug. 81, '64.
Fitch, Charles p. 10, June 10. "a.
Foren. NJ. 5. Nov. 2a. 62
FORSYTH. S., Is, March ). '64.
Franklin, Roswell, 3, Dec I6, 90.
Cav. Milo $, 5. April %, '64.
Gee Eastman. Is. April I6. '63
Glover, Joel, Is. Nav l3. SO.
Greedley. Corp. A., 10. July /. '64.
GrIswoid. NJ. D.. 10. Sept. i. '64.
Hall. Samuel 8, Nov. %. '62.
Hegans. Cbas. A. 6. Apr;l %. GA
Henry. Ransom W.. 4. Dec. i6. '6s.
Henry. Alfred, >, A pril 20, ia.
Hobert, Chas. B., !. April D. '64.
Honan, Sergt. NJ, 10, Aprii IL, s5.
Houston, w. j. 1 Jan. 5, "a,
Hudson, Hospital Seward, 10, Aug. %, '63.
Hufnagel, james, 1. June 9. "a
Hynes, Bemis W Corp. 10, March Il, "a.
jackson. James H.. Cav, Jan. s. o.
Jewell, Calvin B., IA, June 10, 49,
Jones, p F. Cav, May Is, 63.
Knapp, Ehhu, 4, May %, GA.
Lautz, A lbert, Cav. Feb. Is, 'o3.
Lease, Rufus /, June 81, "a.
Leister, Joseph, Is, May l3. 63.
Lethrop. c. ID II, Nav 8. "a.
Llmklns, George, 5, Jan IA, "a.
Manney, L. NJ, 4. Nov. 9, '62
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The Rev. Dr. Bacon, of New Haven, testi6es
that Gen. Terry told him recently. that If hIs
troops were materially reduced he should be OBJ
liged TO remove his headquarters from Richmond
to Fortress Monroe. ln other words, Major
General of the United States does not think
himself safe in Richmond without army to
back him. Yet the President thinks Virginia
ought to be instantly admitted into Congress-.
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HANKERING AFTER observation-disclosures .
efforts are being made in Cuba to revive the slave
trade, which for some years has been declining.
The Captain General is said to have sent In his
resignation, being dissatisfied with decree of the
Colonial Minister at Madrid concerning the ne
qroes captured from slave expeditions
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caiieo 10 memory with clear and vivid dis
'inctnees, and will be, trust, to the close of
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BiackUoOd for February is on our table
Contents: W hat will the Government Do ,
Sir Brook Fossbroke Memoirs of the Confed-
crate War for Independence; A Visit to the
Big Trees; Relglo Spenseri General Lamori-
eiere; Mrs. Majoribanks; Stuart Mill, or Mind
and Matter Tue Cornelius O'Dowd Papers.
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about with his first trowsers.
About my brains, - ia ShakspeaSe -fQ1l
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miSJ00 sOs sxSg OnlS0A ~
to the Gulf of Mexico.
-. - =,
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II they be not aecept1
hold zfhn Snnfn I'll o.
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broadcloth, with black sasin vest and cravat, and
the interior of the coffin il lined With plated
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n th- House of Representatives., March l6. 1866.
On The ill { H. X. No. 297) TO Guend an act
entitled An act TO proUide toays and mans
10 support the Government, approred March
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-01-30
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
For Sale or Rent.

y1NHR LARGE AND C0llmOD1OU .
i dwelling situated on then northeast eofne. - %
Fourth and Union streets, with OF Hltnou t 'D0
largest part of the Furniture -. e, In.
II sold, it will be sold for long term IN IN
stalments, properly secured. If rented 1t VIII
he rented for long term, and completely re-
paired. Apply on the premises, TO ,-,~--
ionSo.+f SHERRARD CLEMENS.
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West Virginia Legislature.
MONDAY. Jan. %, 1866
Senate.
Pay- Mr. NTnGo,

Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Moitat
A communication was received from
the House announcing the passage Of
bill to authorize the release of mortga-
ges, deeds Of trust and other recorded
liens: and Joint resolution providing
medals ct honor for West Virginia sol
diers, lot to exceed in cost one dollar
each.
The said bill was read the first time
and referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee. and the resolution was referred and
read to the Military Committee
Mr. Maxwell, from the Judiciary Com
mittee. reported back the House bill ex
tending the time allowed the civil Off
GERS of the counties of Pcndleton, Hardy
and Mcdowell in which 10 qualify and
give bond; and the bill amending Sec
tion of Chapter l13 of the Acts of 1868.
recommending their passage The first
was ordered to its third reading. and the
latter rccommitted
Mr.. Maxwell also reported back the
Senate bill relating to the sale of lot
in NartinSburg, recommending its pas
sage with an amendment, which was
agreed TO and the bill ordered TO engross-
ment. r
Mr. Burdett. from Finance Committee,
reported that it is ineXpedientt to release
soldiers from the tax Of 1861. ,, 5 and
!. Adopted
Mr. Burnley. from the committee on
Internal Improvements, reported a bill
to authorize W. E. Lyon to erect a dam
across Ten Mile Greek, ia Harrison
county. Read first time
Mr.. Wright introduced bill to amend
the charter of the West Virginia Cen
trail Railway Company, and a bill to
incorporate the town of Ceredo, in
Wayne county, which were read the
first time, and the first referred TO the
committee on Internal improvements
and the second TO the committee on
Townships, &c.
The House bill legalizing the payment
of money by the late County Superin-
tendents of Schools to Treasurers of
counties for the benefit of free schools,
was passed.
on morton of Mr. Burnley the House
JOINT resolution to tlxa time for locating
thctcapital, was taken up: on melton of
poned.
Mr.. Burdett presented the netition of
citizens of Taylor county, prayino for an
appropriation TO assist in buiTding q
wagon bridge across Three Fork Creek
at Grafton, which was read and referred