Douglas Island news., 1918-02-15

on Whit Sunday. l5lo2 He does not.
 Does Harry Morton know that tho first wooden bridge iu the world was built at Rome in tho seventh ccn- mry? Mention it Co him and ho will think you are talking about Rome. Gcorgia.
 Joachim de Bella was born i'm France in l524 and was a great writer of both prose and poetry. Mention Che name Co Fred Gollwas and he win ask whether it Is taken m water or capsules.
 Some day when Alex Nelson has a ton of coal on his back, ask him what hc knows of Che old Spanish general. Francisco Xavier File. His reply would not likely bo such as would be heard at Wednesday evening prayer meeting
 Tell Mike Hudson that John Bid dle. born m Wottcu- Under Edge England. in 1862 was Che father of English Uuitariauism and Mike will probably ask you if John had any other children.
 Sauntcr out SC. Ann avenue and casually inquire of Henry Erie what he knows of the Temple of Ypsam- bul, in Nubia, and he win tell you that he had plenty oe it in stock before ho packed his goods for ship mcut Co Seattle
 General Manager Bradley is a we'll posted man but the fact that Johann Casper Layautor was the founder of Che science of physlog- uomy has entirely slipped his mem ory.
 Chosen is the oldest town In Po- land. Ask Manager Finger at Che Treadwcn store about it and he win probably tell you they have it iu tins. but not iu bulk
 Does Dave Kiuzio know that Che first postonicc in the world was cs- tablishcd in IiG4? He does not.
 Tell Jim Christoc that the first society for Che Promotion Of Chris uau Knowledge was organized in 1898 and he win likely say, "Thc
 it was"
 EuEcuius n was born at Romc iu S27. Mention him I'm Che presence of Tom Macdonald and he win ask "what was Genes batting aver agc?"
 Does either Dan vcozic or Joe Brmcr know that Henry Carey who committed suicide n London in 17l3. was Che author of "Sally iu Our AL Icy?" Mention it Co either Of them and hc win say "Humph!"
 What does tovc Ferris know about Che laws of tho Mcdcs and Pcrsiaus? Not a bloomiu' thing
 What does Ncls Anderson know about Pocahontas, who died In 1Gl7?. He won't know whether you are talking about am Indian Princess or. a steamboat.
 Take "Dispotch" Bennett, John Fcusi. Jack Wilson, Jack Lougscth, Gabriel Paul Frank Bach. Russell York. Gene Wcschenfcldcr Martin olson and any other dozen men you can picl, up around town and pan them out for information concern ing thc cause for which the pyra- mids Of Egypt were pyramidcd and you won't get color.
 Scotchman that Jack Liyic Is, Che Stroller win wager 70 to that he cannot rccitc The Parting of Mar miou and Douglas
 Ask Bin Knburn why Mary. Queen of Scots. was bchoadcd and he will like us not say he has heard that it was the outcome or row she had with another sluaw on Che beach
 And thus it is. The Stroller could go on down Che line and never reach the end. The very air is pregnant with lack of knowledge of ancient history. Sometimes thc Stroller tries to escape it by going to Ju- ucau. but it Is even worse there than on thc Island
 Only last week an odice holder at Juneau. a hold-oycr Republican, told thc Stroller in confidence that he had always supposed Judas lscar- lat was a Democrat and that it had been quite jar to hi into learniust a few days before that the Demo cratic party had never been organ ized until 1792.
 The Stroller has seriously consid- cred opening a night school for the express purpose of the study of an- cicut history, but he would prob ably die of loneliness while await ing pupils. It is not likely that anyone would come near such a school unless it was to throw a brick through window or otherwise show disgust with an enort for the upbulding of undone and soddon hu- manity