Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-10-05
The Asiatic Fever.

Sir Garnet WOlSeley 3 house IN Port
man Square was literally beseiged
last week. People came in crowds--the
curious, the ambitious, tho avaricious
and the needy. The first lot were anx-
ious to 60 ont to Cyprus just to sec the
place, and hoped he would not mind
giving them little information, as if
he had nothing better to do when just
starting on an important special mis-
sion. The ambitious inclined adven-
turous men in many professions; SOL
diers of course, eager for staff employ
ment, and hundreds of the official class
who thought themselves exactly suited
to administer slice of the new terri
tory, or who wished to be head of po-
lice or commissioner of customs. The
pushing British trader and tho willy
Greek seeming game" from afar were
also among the eager applicants for the
new governors favor; they were ready to
make contracts, open streets, establish
banks, or turn their hands to any COM
mercial speculation. So great was the
influx that Sir Garnet secured the SER
vices of special Cerberus or hall.
porter, who acted as filter or buffer,
rigidly scrutinizing all corners, and I'M
less fully satisfied, stoutly denying ad-
mission. Nodoubt, there is a fine field
for enterprise in our new possession.
No towns, no ports, no hotels. Sir
Garnet means to live in tent for the
present; but it has been suggested that
he should take up his residence in the
old Governors palace at Famagusta.
where whole streets ofhouses have been
ofopIipr apoptv for vaorS
Many people are puzzled to under
stand what the terms "fourpenny,"
"sixpenny" and "tenpenny" mean rs
applied to nails. "Fourpenny" mesns
four pounds to the l 1000 nails, or "six-
penny" six pounds to the 1000, and SO
on. 1t is an old English term. an,
meant at first "tenpound" nails (tne
1000 being understood); but the old
Englishman clipped it to q "tenpun,"
and from that it degeneratsd until
penny" was substituted for pounds"
So when you ask for fourpenny nails
nowadays, you want those 1000 Of
which will weigh tour pounds. Whom
900 nails weigh less than one pound,
they are called tscks, brsds. etc., and
are reckoned by ounces.
The Burlington Hnckeye sharp man
solves the question of dissection. Let
the medical st-ssents draw cuts when
they want material" and murder the
one who loses. Science" will be pro-
NOTED. the overstocked doctor market
will be thinned out, the community at
large will he gamer, and We will have
a healthier country.
Caooo.ArECAKs--Tvoc ups Of sugar;
one cup Of buttsr; four eegs: one cup
of milk: seant three cups OF -four; too
hesping seAspconfnls Of baking powder;
bake in layers Fer the chocolate nix-
ture: Grsse one cake Of seesa chocolate;
heat the whites Of tvo eegs 30 . stsd
frosh and aad = cup Of powdered szgax.
CAxxIxs PrxfxE Peel and cut
the rumpkin IN Pssees that ~ill ensaly
60 INTO yoar JAR. ws~l IN lakevarn
water. COOK ~ for use; when your yaxs
are fall, poar in the iaice. OF vsrz
water vii do: seal I NE stone l~rs
containing tso 90 tArce erlisns-
Secretary Eraxss has I'D . vssy vess
mcnuners male vi.h - s0Au cce-
gressscual spSroPsisa5sa. % te pisc~d
over the grave ef ueoas Js0ssSsn-
The raiirooas vill saryy issp CAaE3ssse. :
vile free Il cos&-
We sre csly rvsiiy aaiss vhea vssE-
Joy the goeA viii q oshsza-