West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-16
THE B0WSERS TROUBLES.
Ne Makes Some Interesting Scientific
Experiments in Kite Flying.

from the office the other day
At noon time, and Mrs. Buwscr had
only toglance at the look on his face
and the bundle under hls arm 10 re.
alize that ho had = new schomo on
| hand,
| well, what is II ?" shu ddcried.
business being 1ull. thought I'd
take an afternoon or. he carolcssly
replied
but whatare you gong TO do with
thesc STICKS and that paper ?"
I'm going 20 make bit Of an ca.
pertinent"
II thought il was time for YOU TO
break out again. You won't be sat.
ished until you hayc blown UP the
house and all OF us with IL. Ia IL DIV.
pamite this timo ?"
MY dear woman" SLOWLY answered
Mr.. Bowser ms he deposited his buudle
on chair, "let mo reason with You n
bit Isn't IL better for a man to bc at
home storing up scientiGc knowledge
In his mind than To bc loafing around
the pool rooms and saloonsf Hadn't
Il
having made II useful discovery than
To hayo II recorded that WAS collared
10y policeman for being drunk"
But what scientific knowledge nro
you soeking she asked. AS to dis
coVerios, you've made about hundred
In the last two years and almost every
one of them has blown tho windows
| y f lao, Ia.
My dear woman" he softly con
tnued, here are Il few harmless sticks
and sheets of paper. propose TO talso
them up into the garrct and make n
kite. Did you ever hear OF kite
blowing up any body ?"
But what do YOU want with n kite ?
DO you propose to run up and down
tho streets with n gang OF kids ?"
Woman, remember who you are
talking to What propose to do ls to
mako some experiments in the in nterest
OF science. You have heard OF humid.
ity. suppose 2''
Yes. and felt IL. too" "
Very we'll The humidity You have
felt has all been in the lower strata OF
atmosphere, on what you might call
the ground floor. When the humidity
on the ground floor is so per cent, what
| is IT at u height OF 30 or 100 feet ?"
How can ] tell, and why should
care ,"
"Ah there it is, you SEQ. But for
research and experiment the world
wouldn't know that il was any colder
at the north pole than in Key West.
You should caro- in the interests OF
| scicnco. II there's 80 per cent OF hu.
mditY on the ground floor and only 40
per cent at a height OF 100 feet the
! world OF scieDce should bo informed of
the fact"
''But what good would IL do IL we
knew IL? " persisted Mrs Bowser.
Woman, pity you ." said Mr.
Bowser, aa he turned away, "If all
people were as indifferent as YOU we
should meyer have known about the
revolutions OF the earth. ] did hope
ior some enthueiesm and encourage.
mont from you, but IT. was foolish
hope. shall go ahead, however. The
cook will make me some puste and
will build kito."
| And what's the kite for2',
TO send up into tho atmosphere. OF
| course. Attached 20 il will be this IN.
strument for recording the humidity.
hIso thermometer for recording the
temperature However, as you tax.
no interest IN these things IL Ia usoles,
70 waste further time explaining Re-
Tain your ignorance, Mrs Bovser-re-
tain and hug your ignorance 20 your
soul whIe go ahead and make dis
coVery Tor tho benefit Of tho whole
world"
sho had nothing moro 10 say. and he
got his paste and made his way 60 the
garrett. Nothing moro was seen Of him
ill dinner time, and then ho brought
down Il flushed kite.
$50 you hayo put OF your esperi
ments tlll tomorrow - quer;sd Mrs
| B)wser
"Not ~ all" he replied. 81 forgot
TO tell you that NY first experiment is
TO be made after dark what I want
70 get is tho humidit, and tempe rn,ure
OF tire evening There is going TO be
good breeze tonight and shall
count on fayorable results.
'Youll get the whole nejghborhood
out and there are are boys around here
who'd like no better fun than to pluuk
you with missiles. Give up your idea
and lets go ~ the tboater."
Never. Mrs Bowsor never In tll.,
world have ret OFT 20 make dis.
covery ! shall make in The ne.gb-
| borhood will not be ont, and no boy,
! will piunk ire Al will be dono very
quietly and smoothly, aud shall not
have TO 60 out Of our own yard"
Mr. B0wser waited until daskness
fcil and then took his kite into the
back yard IIc thought he had dc.
eeived everybody, but not dvo minutes
had gone before half dozen BOYS
had passed the word and we're getting
ready TO enjoy the fun with him.
There was good breeze, and IL was
uo trick at all for him 10 get that kite
up 40 feet Tle held it there for I'VE