The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-06-01
ENTERTAINMFNT.
THE SCHOOL

Livery DOdy Was out OdtuIudy uiSiIl,
the largest gathering ever present at
kneeland's Hall, the gallery as well
as main floor being crowded. The en-
tertainment was given wholly by
pupils Of the public school unassisted
in any part of the program by the
tecahers, and was the most enjoyable
ever given here. Extensive prepare
tons were made, and the participants
wore appropriate costumes. In the
dialogues, drama, farce, comedietta,
and doll and hoop class drills, the
children showed the careful training
given by the teachers, and the whole
was we'll organized; not hitch occur
ed in the program, as often happens in
amateur exhibitions. Every perfor-
ner, without exception, deserves COM
mcndation, and especially those of
the younger classes, who rendered
long turns of dialogues with the
tone and action of professionals. The
main play was King Percifer' S
Crown" Oh the order of cinderella, :"
was we'll received; while all parts
nlerited the hearty encores. Prof.
and Mrs. Knight, Miss Della Walsh
| and Miss Mamie Dral1am deserve Gre
dit for the pleasant satisfaction their
entertainment afforded to the patrons,
and well-wishers of the school. Over
fifty dollars were the proceeds of the
entertainment, and this will be ample
to provide an excellent encyclopedia
for the future use of the school,
FOOD VALUE OF OYsTERS.-Urging
the use of oysters as food, an ex-
change says: 'Speaking roughly, d
quart of oysters contains, on an aver
age, about the same quantity of
actual nutrinent substance as quart
Of milk, or pound of very lean beef,
or pound and a half Of fresh cod
fish, or two-thirds of a pound of bread.
But while the weight of actual nutri-
nent in the different quantities of food
material named is very nearly the
same, the quality is widely different.
! That Of the very lean meat Or Goldfish
consists mostly of what are called in
chemical language, protein COM
pounds, or flesh forners'-the sub
stances which makes blood, muscle,
| tendon. bone, brain and other nitro
| genious tissues. That of the bread
| contains but little of these, and con-
sists chiefly of starch, with a little fat
and other compounds which serve the
| body as fuel and supply it with heat
and muscular power. The nutritive
substance OF oysters contains consid-
cradle of both the flesh-forn1ing and
the more especially heat and force
! giving ingredients"
| BURGLARS CAPTURED.-About two
months ago lot of merchandise in
the ware house of the P. S. & G. H.
Railroad Co. at New Kami1chie, was
stolen, and not long after was found
! by hunters cached near the beach,
down Oyster Bay. Sheriff Duckworth
| posted Chas. Leake and Ed. C1aeys,
and they watched the cache for three
weeks. They finally captured the par
ties under suspicion, the Dorman
brothers, last Saturday night, and
they were brought over and jailed
Sunday, together with about $40
OF goods. Supt. Geo. Simpson come
over Monday, prefering charges of
petit larceny against the men. AS the
goods belonged to different consignees,
and OH account Of sympathy for the
family of one of the men, the lesser
charge was made. Justice Baldwin
fined Charles Dorman 500 and 80
days in jail, and Hamlin, the younger,
S1C0 They have been'emp1oyed in
| logging camp near Kamilche. Ham
lin paid his fine and was released
Wednesday.
OLYMPIANS.-C. Z. Mason and Supt.
Rogers, of the Olympia Pipe works,
came down on the launch frankie,
| Friday, bringing L. L. Ta1cott, Ben.
Vincent and several other O1y1npians.
The party was bound for the big tree
at Wiiliamson's camp, but arriving too
late, were unable to lay over a trip,
and see the monster. Mr.. Talcott
once spent the summer at the Point
twenty years ago, engaged in fishing.
The remains Of his fish trap can still
be seen. Mr.. Ta1cott reports that the
'boys" are doing d good business in
their umbrella factory, using natural
handles Of native woods. Supt
Rogers says that business is dull at
pipe works, as few towns are talking
''new water system" this year. Shell
tons plant was installed by this COM
pany, and has proven satisfactory so
far.
METHODIST CAMP MEETING A big
1 district camp meeting is announced to
be held at Little Rock Camp ground
IN midsummer. 1t will be under the
auspices Of the Methodists of Olympia,
| Tacoma Shelton, Montesano, Aber-
deem and intermediate points. Of
course the Methodists of Shelton are
interested. Little Rock is a short dis
lance from Olympia on the Railroad,
and the camp is quarter of a mile
from the station. Black river, near
by, affords admirable facilities for
bathing, fishing, hunting, etc. The
grounds are in the midst of u Metho-
dist community of hospitab1e people,