Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-25

first of May, canvas backs. red heads. black
heads aud whistle wings feed on the wild cell
cry beds which line the shores. The great
forests Of stafford county, Va, are alive in
the fall with Wild turkeys, and the bottom
lands along the river with quail. The bass
fishing of the upper Potomac can't be excelled.
The finest wOodcock ground In the world-the
glades Of Garrett county. Md.-is within a
Few hours rice. A fair days sport is q dozen
brace OF as fine birds as ever delighted the eve
or tlckled the palate of an epieure. Black
water. days ride from Oakland. Md, is the
greatest trout stream south of Maine.
A QUIET street of the Partisan suburb of
COurbevole witnessed on All Fools Day a
repetition on 8 smaller scale of Theodore
Hooks famous Berners street hoax. Some
two hundred merchants. Journalists and
theatrical managers presented themselves all
at the same time in the Office of local notary
In obedience TO an urgent summons sent them
IN MS name. though OF course not by MIN. The
Palais de Justice was the scene of more
amusing hoax of the same sort on one LIST of
April IN Louis Phillppe's reign. A band of
nOtaries' clerks had for some SIX months pre-
vlOusly made il their business to follow to his
abode and note down the address Of every
hump-backed person they met in the streets.
In the last week Of March q summons in legal
form was addressed to each of them requiring
his attendance. under sundry pains and pen
alties enumerated, at the Palace at neon on
April /. No one daring to disobey this for
mldable mandate, all the hunchbacks of Paris
mustered punctually at the time appOintel in
! the "Salle des Pas Perdus" Of the Palace. TO
/ the amaZement of the lawyers, the sutors,
/ and, no doubt, of themselves.
THE time honored ceremony of washing the
/ feet Of the poor on Maundy-Thursday in the
/ Imperial palace Of the Hofburg, Germany.
was performed by the Emperor only,
the Empress being at present in Germany.
Through the absence of Her Majesty, One-half
/ of this extraordinary medieval ceremony
namely, the washing of the feet of the Old
f-HA
/ ever. attended at the palace and received their
| customary gifts from Her Majesty. consisting
/ OF Well-nlled baskets Of provisions and wine,
and purses containing thirty silver forms
each. Similar presents were also bestowed
/ on the twelve old men by the Emperor. The
/ two eldest were 80 years of age each, while
/ the youngest was 81. The united ages of the
! twelve amounted TO l,06l years. the eldest
4 being "a, and the five Youngest 80. Though
/ the occasion lacked some OF its usual bril-
( liancy, the cOrtege from the Court Chapel 10
/ the Hall OF ceremony attracted a great
! crowd, as among those who walked in II were
Z the Emperor, all the Archdukes, the entire d.
/ plOmatic corps, and all the Ministers and Gen
I erals IN Vienna, as well as the highest court
dgnitaries. Among those who watched the
/ ceremony were the Crown Princess Stephanit
| and three Archduchesses, and the wives Of the
principal diplomatists.
THE term Blue Grass Region of Kentucky
| isquite extensive in its application, but in it
popular sense it applies only to the remark
able body Of land in the centre of the State
which comprises six or eight counties sur
rounding Lexington. This favored district
which scientific authority has styled 1.-THE
very heart of the United States" is underlaid
by decOmpOsable limestone, which impart
to the soil an unsurpassed fertility. and give
to the grass a rich and permanent luXurianc'
which it attains nowhere else. Hence tbs
term ''The Blue Grass Region" synonym
for the acme of fertility Of district which
also bears the proud distinction Of
THE garden spot of the world Blu
why the grass is called "hlue,' whei
il never is blue, is one of the unsolved prob
lens. II is always green except when il
bloom, when the heads have a brownlsh
purple tint. II. however, the term BLU,
Grass is meant for an abbreviation of blu,
limestone grass, then 1t will do, for certainly
IL only reaches its highest perfection on tbs
wonderful blue limestone soil. Propagatet
without cultivation, it comes up thick anC
juicy early in the spring. ripens in June, re
news its growth in autumn, and, retaining
verdure in spite of snow and ice, furnishes
abundant and uneaualed pasturage during
the entire winter. 1t is believed TO be indi
genous.