Douglas Island news., 1917-08-10

.h.s reelection Co membership u Che National Geographic Society of Washington. D. c. which honor. hike English titles, can hc purchased. .rhr only diHcrcucc is tbc price. 10 cost While Waldorf Astor several millions Co acquire his uuc. where 1.-two dollars made thc Stroller mem brr oi tbc National Geographic So- .gicty. Besides. good magazine goes with Che latter. where tbc As tor party must bc content with Che London Times or thc rall Mall Go- .lcttc
 mo Stroller feels Chat che Nation .a Geographic Society has an apol- .oey coming from him tor hayms neglected Co rcruc 10 with ulorma- uou from his sturchousc Ul nowl. edge during Che years which have elapsed since first bis name was cu- rolled ou its ust ol membership. During Che next year. if nothing
 turns up Co keep him amy hus.er than he has been since our late "substdcucc." bo promises Co make .up tor his negligence m thc past by unloading a few volumes O, his knowledge ou tbc society.
 From Che ulmc. National Gco- graphic Society. tbc majority of pco- pie might suppose that che society Is merely to further che study ot geography. very dry study by Che way but such is not Che easc. On Che other hand. it is % society mot only for che study of geography
 but ol geology and an thc yari- ous physical features ot thc earth and che inhabitants thereof And u connection with Che latter portion ot che preceding sentence .s whorc che stroller win prove a valuable member ol Che society. tne .u his warehouse of knowledge s m.urma- uou of which che National Goa- graphic Society has never woued. For example,
 10 s extremely doubtful t Che National Geographic Society has within its grguiyg. amy guthur..a- tive information regarding blue
 snow. lee worms are probably m- other physical feature ot che earth of which Che society ha. had Itre 1r u1 information. Tho Stroller can rurd.tc for hours uu tbe a'gr subject. mot 0my as to th. creation. formation and growth ol .H. ice worm. bu. also gs to it feIrrHIN 30. ana article O.. diet and ou ..s prou. aratIou for table use whether .t should bc eaten raw. cooked Ur rviIcI. su.llcd down a yard witch each intake. or gut n sections INe wlg.Jroui and eaten with loud. .uouuu-HEc report.
 Tho Stroller win also regal. the society with weather lore which vU caus. tbc oldest signal s.ry.ee member Co stand arHas. Etched ou che bireh.barE pages ot core tain book iu his possession and m % language unknown and m..uher- able by any human bcue except Che Stroller. who possesses tug t.v Us a complete and accurate account oi Che weather since Che year lgUu. or tor che past .cyou hundred and seventeen years. m addition ro what che weather has bcou u che past. che Stroller cam lGrVIa. im- part a now and mnUmlc method not yet known Go che National Weather Bureau for determining what tbo weather win bc m the future
 Going way hack South to tbc land ot che yellow jcssamn. and mooushuc whisky
 Where tbe orange d.sUH le
 perfume
 And Che rose speaks of love and
 light
 we doubt il any other member ol .hc National Geographic Society ever opened % Gyc-moutbs' tcrm of school oU tbc banks of Che soug- famed suvaucc river witch a r1rk- screw OF leetmcd before Y. M C. IA. organizations an over Che suu- kissed land of cotton and sugorcang .on Pistol Touu' in Connection Wih Church Work. or before business mems clubs m Che same territory ou thc benefits Co bc derived from putting a squirt Of lemon iu it
 The Stroller has already forward led Go Che National Geographic so. cioty a copy of a book hc oucc pub. . l.shed which was largely read iu .rural Southern districts. entitled. . "How Co Make Gentleman Of a !. CoruGclI NiEEor." Tho authors name did not appear iu tbC book . but several innocent parties were .mspcctcd of writing it and were promptly yuchcd.
 Ou Che whole Che Stroller a pleased that hc has again been mad, a member of Che National Gcosraph ia Society 10 win bc of benefit t,