Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-03-25

was thoroughly cooked the germ would prob.
ably be destroyed; but the proneness Of most
people to eat their meats rare leads to the fear
that those terrible germs may be planted in
the human system without warning. II .
diseased liver is SO full Of them. liver that
even looks good may also contain these dan
gerous entozoa. The liver of any animal
Is simply the "strainer" or receptacle of all
the impurities of the. system. 1t would be
perfectly safe.to utterly discard the liver Of
all animals from our tables.
THE telegraph notes the examination into
certain mail contracts by the House Com.
mittee on Postoffices. We wish they would
extend their inquisitions out this way and
look up the why's and wherefores that the
contractor on the overland route between
Portland and Sacramento is allowed to trans.
port the greater parts of the mails only once
ina week or ten days and at the same draw
pay for carrying daily mail. This thing of
getting from 6.to 10 daily papers at a time
and then furnishing for week or more for
something to read is getting monotoneus.
THE other day while one OF our patrons
was diligently reading the OLYMrIAN, anoth
| er individual was quite as zealously perusing
it over his shoulder, and a chap in the corner
was shouting II say now, amt you about
through with that paper ?" as still another
ink.fiend sat with cissors in hand ready to
pounce upon it to clip items. We do not In.
tend this as boast superiority over the lit
erary efforts of others, but simply as nara.
ton of literal fact. -.--. +..f
THE following paraphrase On the "Street-
car Poetry" finds as apt application In this as
other communities:
|. Lunch, brothers. lunch with care,
Lunch in the presence OF the barkeepaire,
And help yourself 10 the sassepjaire
And touch very lightly on the strnog buttaire,
And pay your bit on the'man's c0untaire.
Mr.. BEEcHER says he "stood like man
walking at midnight in menagerie Of SER
penis, who could not step or right because
of an asp or an anaconda" To which the
Newsletter responds: Not an unusual trouble
Bromide of potassium or capsicum viii quiet
it down. Abstinence is imperative. -
THE Nautical Gazette says 1t is rumored In
New York that the P. M. 8. 8. Company will
soon cease running their steamers to Pana>
ma and Aspinwall but will connect by run.
ming through Costa RIGA. This. Il true, is
brought about the Panama Railroad Com.
pany mot dealing fairly with them. 7'fi
If Tony Noltner don't quit copying the
style of the Standard, we shall think he is
"stuck after" that journal, which 10 now
just sweet sixteen" years old. He has adopt.
ed its title, and has now stolen its head. We
hope, however, his intentions are honorable.
THAT truth and poetry may be expressed
in the same stanza 10 indicated by the follow
ing: A.>- itAr
.oh. woman, in our hours Of cass,
But seen TOO off, familiar with her fsee,
| We first endure, then pity, then embrace"
THE Tribune says it is reported that the
steamer City of Panama will hereafter run
only to Victoria, the Dakota taking the place
of that vessel to the Sound ports. The two
steamers will make three trips month.
THE McGibeny family are on their way
back to Oregon. They met with fattering
success on the Sound and at Victoria. They
will probably be here in q few days.
THE body OF Edward Burgess Ord&ay,
another OF the victims OF the steamship Pa
cific, was recently picked up by the Indians
on the west coast of Vancouver Island.
HE snip Isaac Jeans was wrecked on the
s'n INST, WINE on tne trip rom rugessopnp
70 oan fancisco' ono was LAUGH VIVA 'un'
N, 80 -,
uAN. - W. ..ss'. !. Aas Desa iasisso W
brasion ON the fourth of Julv and has signi.
fed his accentanee, /. M. 49, ~ -
THE schooner f,sa Tarnev n.ssea tbrouyA
the draw thia ,noyn;nc B for rnmwater with
| - .-Ls .at,e NJ 400 issLI
among The Indians n Nootka Sound roIv
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