The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-24
STRANGE THINGS FOUND OUT.
A Reade of War News Tells Part of What
He Has Learned About Latitudes.
From the Washington EpeninO

From the Washington Evening Star.
81 tell you." exclaimed Hawkins. ~joyously.
as he sat 10y by Simpson in the car and UNI
folded the Stab papah' he had Just bought. II
am enjoying this war hugely"
Our navy" assented Simpson. lis winning
fame every day"
"0h. l don't mean that" corrected Hawkins.
I'm proud OF the navy-ando Of the army. too.
Of course. Oh. yes. 1 used to belong to the
army, and my wife's uncle was in the navy.
But I am getting a great deal of pleasure out of
this war by brushing up my geography.
We're all doing that" affirmed his friend.
Every night 1 am studying the maps" said
Hawkins. "Itake my boys geography out on
the front steps. and from the moment I get the
grass wet down till the t~irefiies bring the twi-
And. 10y the way. do you know our Toledo
aud Spain's are almost in tho same latitude2
That's where Pm enjoying this war. I'm look
ing up the attitudes. YOU know. When was in
'iogsfy.' Teacher and al did that. We learned
the definitions of latitude and longitude and
were told that they were OF use to mariners TO
find out where they were at sea; l never sus-
6 pScs5e eT Snai t and I was was e 9G y la.rsI oS pr Ref fons I dis.
earth could have the same latitude. just think.
fns ST tRc I equator. arg Sp amy Ole SI IS in ttS'fi an3
OF lemons. oranges, wine and r%aisins, and ours,
miles from a lemon. This war was worth some
ttning to me. if only to make me brush up on
Now what place. Simpson. in this country is
on the same parallel with Glbrsltar? ~
",.24hhil l fHPpo SS1 4lteR WaH 94% or 3 aef tSsn Que.
think d, ltaNorSiolk, ToEio. Shanghai. CASH
m fiSe. I run 3spf fsn't il P"hS o" '"9 same ''o'hoS
Nov heres another. Simpson, Did you sus;
We're In thesame latitude 7 r Delhi. FOO Chow
and New Orleans? Well. they are, all OF 'em.
and I never, thought Of dong it until Dewey
banged the the ssP im hao@ au e. e Pi Eos t at Ms n Ia ,tho
the Desert Of sahara were on that same parallel
With With, a SsT t6 orels s1siie Delhi wl Fp9 9b eR9 oTs Mount
Nov, take London. Simpson, what town
over here Is in the same latit1ider'
"Well. it Isn't. All, England is further north
Alaska: The Aleutian Islands and Winnipeg.
up in Manitoba. are in the same class with Lon
~"Here's a scorcher now. Simpson, There's
turned : Under Iln,l :, hs y.T what p(@sSSs Tould get
it-up there in the land OF saw mills aud dance
houses, brook trout and cold sumtners Venice
In the climate OF thQse places. Minneapolis aud
st. Paul, too. would see Venice as they rolled
New York, and Pekin are on the same line.
and Edinburgh and Irkutsk. in Kemschatka
fsrtisnd. Men In Is sF soSsh u If FF R5te Of 4i thfy: tesl;
R%tantinople. Omaha, Salt Lake City. Naples,
Yladiyostok are on the same string OF beads.
Thank God. Dewey whipped those Dagoes and
what plaeA.H asked Simpson, are on the
same parallel with Washington 4"
Hawkins trembled.
T "Simpson, | ought to know that. 1t lie i'm
portant, But ! confess l don'tknow. i haven't
IISSookkssdd i th SP; BST Th Sn w ssEtf S SS@iS sSy Tis SysT-
Malaga, Smyrna. and Bokhara are on Il par. SO
to speak. That's the best l eau do for you Just
The car stopped, and with 1t Hawkins's string
OF ATTITUDES. He had come to his street.
TIL look thai up. Simpson" he said as he
landed on the asphalt, Just as soon as ! gel
the lawn sprlnkled. To think i shouldn't know
oil about my own latitude by this time, It'f
simply dense ignorance"