Washington sentinel., 1856-04-01
caIifornia surveys.

California surveys.
The returns have just reached the General
Land Office of large number OF exterior hneS
of townships, among which are about forty
townships, extending from the coast range oi
mountains westward to the Pacific shore at Es
teros bay, and embracing the vallies OF the
Salina river and its tributaries, together with
the maps Of liity-fve townships subdivided into
sections, all surveyed from the Mount Diablo
meridian and base line. OF these, twenty-six
townships are situated in a body north oi
/ Walkers Pass and east Of the Sierra Nevada
twenty-one on Russian river and the sea shore,
extending north from Bodoga bay to the sec
ond standard line north and seven in the val.
ley of the Cosumnes river, southeast of the city
of Sacramento. The returns also include a
survey of the exterior boundaries of about
twenty-five townships, from the San Bernardo
meridian, southeast of the Sierra Nevada and
north of Turner's Pass, including the Scbas-
tian military seserve.
| A KNOWING noG.--A shepherd once, to
prove the quickness of his dog, which was ly.
ing before the fire in the house where we were
talking, said TO me, in the middle of a sentence,
concerning something else, I'm thinking sir,
the COW is in the potatoes" Though he pur-
posely laid no stress on these words, and said
them in quiet, unconcerned tone Of voice,
the dog, who appeared to be asleep immedi.
ately jumped up, and leaping through the open
window, scrambled up to the turf roof of the
house, from which he could see the potato
field. He then, not seeing the COW there, ran
and looked into the barn where she was, and
finding that all was right, came back to the
house. After short time the shepherd said
the same words again. and the dog repeated
his lookout; but on the false alarm being a
third time given, the dog got up, and wagging
his tail, looked his master in the face with SO
comical an expression of Interrogation, that
he could not help laughing aloud at him, on
which, with slight growl, he laid himself
down in his warm corner with an offended air.
as if determined not to be made fool Of again
PRUNING SHRUBBERY.-Pru Pruning is an i'm
portant element in the proper management Of
shrubbery, and requires as much attention as
the pruning of any other trees or plants. The
object Of pruning shrubs generally are; To
modify the form or lessen the bulk of over.
luxuriant specimens; the removal of dead,
sickly, and misplaced branches the shorten.
ing back, even to the extent of cutting over to
within a few inches Of the roots, such as are
declining in health and vigor In the case Of
many Towering shrubs, other considerations
are to be kept in view, and these are founded
on their natural habits and modes of Towering,
The honeysuc1e should be spurred into one
or two eyes of the previous years wood tree
pponies often require their branches to be
thinned out when TOO much crowded, but their
terminal shoots should never be shortened, as
it is at the point their blossoms are produced
Weigela roses flowers upon the wood of the
previous year, therefore removing much OF that
which lessons the abundance the following sea-
son. The season of pruning the majority of
shrubs is during autumn and winter, and that
of coniferous shrubs and trees late in the
spring, after the sap has commenced circula-
ton Western Agricuhurist.
POETRY SoBERED DowN.-lm thinking Of
the time Kate, when sitting by thy side, and
shelling beans gazcd on thee, and felt won
derous pride. In silence leaned we DER the
pan, and neither spoke word, but the rafting
Of the beans, Kate, was all the sound we heard.
Thy auburn curls hung down, Kate and kissed
thy lilly cheek; azure eyes half filled with tears
bespoke spirit meek. To be so charmed as
| was then had neer before occurred, when the
rafting Of the beans, Kate, was all the sound
| neard. l thought it was not wrong, Kate, so
leaning DER the dish, as you snatched up lot
of beans, | snatched nectared kiss. And a
sudden shower made my eyes blind and
neither saw nor stirred, but the rafting OF the
beans, Kate, was all the sound heard.
A COLD GREETINe.-"Good mawnn, mig
ga" said curled up, shivering dardey, yester
day morning, as he encountered half frozen
kullud acquaintance in the street.
"Don't, DON'T don't call this a good nav
nin," retorted the latter, "dis is de wus nav.
min eber encountered in all trables. Wot do
you tink is the cause ob dis extraordinary spell
Of wedder?"
81 can't splain it on any Philosophical prin-
ciples | hab about me just now now, but
heard white man say dat de world which in
ornary times rebolbs on its axe has dis year
turn'd only half round and dat de cold side
has stuck fast out our way"
"Dat must be de way oh it-dats satisfac.
try explanation. De big wheel on which de
world rebobs has probably friz up but hopes
day'll thaw it out soon."-N o. PicdyRe.