Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-04
STRANGE THINGS FOUND OUT.
A Reader of War News Tells What
He Has Learned About Latitudes.

he has l<6dtutu apOub l<atALoQCS.
81 tell you" exclaimed Hawkins,
joyously. as he sat down by Simpson
in the car and unfolded the Stab
papah' he had just bought, Il am en-
joying this war hugely"
Our navy" assented Simpson, sis
winning fame every day"
20, | don't mean that" corrected
Hawkins. I'm proud of the navy
and of the army, too, of course. 0,
yes, l 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 the war by brushing up
my geography.
We're all doing that" affirmed his
friend,
Every night I am studying the
MAPS" said Hawkins. Il take my
boys geography out on the front
steps, and from the moment | get the
grass wet down till the firefiies bring
the twilight l am at it,
And, by the way, do you know our
Toledo and SPANS are almost in the
same latitude? That's where I'm en-
joying this war. I'm looking up the
ATTITUDES, you know. When l was in
a log school house back In Ohio l
didn't dream there was so much in
geography-we called it jogafy.'
Teacher and all did that. We learned
the definitions of latitude and longi-
tude, and were told that they were of
use to mariners to find ont where
they were at sea- l never suspected
that there was any latitude or longi-
tude on dry land, and ! was 20 years
old before l discovered two places on
opposite sides of the earth could have
the same latitude. Just think, the two
Toledos are about the same distance
from the equator. Spain's Toledo Is
in the land of lemons, oranges, wine
and raisins. and ours. only 80 miles
further north, Is 1000 miles from q
lemon. This war was worth some
thing to ns, if only to make me brush
up on jogafy.'
Now, what place, Simpson. in this
country is on the same parallel with
Gibraltar"
20, l suppose Minneapolis or Que
bee"
'Ha, Ha You're way off-coder
than Quebec itself. Way, Norfolk's
the place. Just think Of it-Norfolk,
Toxic, Shanghai, Cashmere and Glib
raltar hang on the same clothes line.
Funny, isn't it?
Now, here's another, Simpson. Did
you suspect that the Canary Islands
and Mt. Siano were In the same lati-
tude? Or Delhi, Foo Chow and New
Orleans? Well. they are. all Of 'em.
l tell you it is glorious to look these
things up, and l never thought OF
doing it until Dewey banged the
Spanish all to pieces at Manila.
"See here, Simpson. Did you know
Cairo, the Punjaub the Blue Sea and
the northern part OF the desert Of Sa-
hara were on that same parallel with
New Orleans. Delhi. Foo Chow. Mt.
Sinai and the Canaries? Well, they
are.
Now, take London, Simpson; what
town over here is In the same lati-
tude?"
at ought 10 be New York"
"Wel, it isn't. All England is fur
Their north than any part OF the
United States, except Alaska. The
Aleutian Islands and Winnipeg. up In
Manitoba. are in the same class with
London.
Here's a scorcher. now, Simpson.
There's Venice. If Venice stood still
and the earth turned round under her.
what places would get a worms eye
view Of Venice? You give II up-well.
North Wiscolsin, Simpson. jug
think of it-up there in the land OF
saw mills and dance houses. brook
trout and cold summers Venice and
Ashland. There are 1900 miles diff
ference in the climate Of those places
Minneapolis and St Paul. too. would
see Venice as. they rolled under
New York and Pekin are en- the
same line. ard Eifrgourg and Irkutsk
in Kamschatka: MarSeiIies in France
is north OF Milwaukee. Portland. Me-,
is south Of Florence, Italy. Consfan4i-
uople. Omaha. Salt LaA City. Naples,
Rarcelona. Providepcn l.; Chicago