West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-03-10
DOWSER'S. SETBACK.
He Prepares q Surprise and Meets
With Failure Because Of His
Wife.

TIE other Sunday afternoon Mrs. Bow.
i ser noticed rather queer action on Mr..
Bovser's part. lie made sly notes with
pencil and af,erward consulted several vol
umes in the library and his desire for con.
eealment was SO evident ,ha, she. OF course,
determined to solve the mystery. How she
secured and made copy OF his memoranda
must remain family secret. but Tor the
mex, three days she was preparing herself for
what she knew must come. On the thitd
evening" after Mr.. Bowser had been read.
ing the newspaper for while, he laid Il
aside and carelessly said
Isuppose you are reading a love story, as
usual
ltyou call a history OF China love story,
then am reading one, she replied as she
exhibited the title OF the volume.
ilumph taken up something new Ell ?
Not SO very. have read the histories Of
England. France, Germany aud Russia
within the las, year aud found them very in.
leres,ing. wonder you don't pick up a
oook ot that sort occasionally.
II would be useless, my dear woman.
have read them through aud through dozen
times. will compliment you, however,
and We, G, the same time wish you would
pos, yourself on other things. People sell
dom talk history, but any day you may be
asked about individuals Of ancient times
Only today, At the Office. gentleman came
in 10 make Inquiries about lIerod Agrippa,
and | was the only one in the whole build
Ing who could tell him when Agtippa the
Firs, died. Suppose we had been out to a
party and the question had been asked you9
can imagine how small you would have
felt.
But can, she quietly replied think 1
could have told them thing or two. What
year did you say he died in2
In the year $50 A. D., stammered Mr..
Bowser, who hadn't looked at his notes for
an hour and had forgotten several dates.
You are wrong. Agrippa died IN the oath
year OF the Christian era.
WHAT You dispute me
/ differ from you. Let me give you
few pointers. Agrippa, who was the son of
Arisiobulus and Berenice and grandson OF
iierod the Great, was educated at Rome.
lie lived there in very extmvagant style,
giving splendid entertainments, especially TO
the princes Of his imperial family, and scat
terng his money layishly In gifts to the free-
men of the emperor, until his debts rendered
il unsafe for him TO remain longer in the
city. lie then took refuge in Idumes From
this period almost los,he death Of Tiberius
he suffered a variety Of mIsforlnnes, but
having formed friendship with Caligula,
the latter on his accession TO the throne,
gave him the tcirarchies Of Abilene, Batanea.
Trachonilis and Auranitis Ills govern
men, was mild toward the Jews, with whom
he was remarkably popular; but he severely
perseeuied the Christians. lie caused lanes,
the brother Of John, aud the head Of the
church AZ Jerusalem, 10 be beheaded, and
Peter 10 be thrown into prison. lie died at
Caesarea, in Palestine, while celebrating
games in honor Of the emperor. In the ss,h
year Of his age and the 44th Of the Christian
era
Mr. Bowser's face had been flushed from
red to white and back again as Mrs Bowscr
spoke, and when she had fuished he sprane
up aud exclaimed
BY thunder, woman, but you ne trying 10
make fool Of me
Tn not. You iniimated that / knew
nothing abou, Agrippa, and simply Nanled
TO show you TO the contrary. Being that We
have started the subject and have all the
evening before us, let me ask what you
know about Archimedes1
know All about him, Of course. lie was
the man who said Eureka.
Why did he say Eureka
Becaase--beoause he had found some
thing.
And what was ~
Woman, do you take me for a kid learn
ing my A, d, C's : demanded Mr.. Bowscr,
who would have given $50 10 look at bis
memoranda. 1, isn't what know, but
what you don't know.
When and where was Afchimedes born ?
she continued.
If you take that tone with me refuse to
answer.
Then viii answer for you. lie was born
at Syracuse in the year 2s7 b. C., and was
the greatest maihematician Of the century.
Ills demonstration that The area Of a seq.
men, Of paraboia is two.ihirds Of the en-.
closing pafallelogram is The FIRST real exam.
pic II the quadraiare Of a cnryilinear pace.
IN his treatise on spirals De rises 10 yet
higher Investigations. which. however, are
not very easily understood, even by masters
Of the subject. lie FIRST established the
truth 'hai body plunged IN fluid loses as
much of iis weight as IS equal to The weight
Of en- equal volams of the huid. u was by
this law that he determined how much alloy
the goldsmith whom flefod had commission.
cd 20 make a crown Of pure gold had fraud.
uleutly mixed with the metal
The solution of ihe problem had suggested
itself to him as be vas entering the bath,
and be IS reported 70 have been % oyefjoyed
as 10 hasten home without waiiing 10 dress.
sxelaiming. u have found il have found
ni' Eureka Eureka . Practical mech.
snism seems 70 have been an equally new
science in the days Of Arebimedes, for his
boast that Il he hsd-s fulc,um, OF stand
point, DC could move Tie earth, beirays ,he
enthusiasm with which The extraordinary
effects Of bis newly invented machines in.
spifed him. Among to- numerous iuven.
Tons asoribod 20 him IS thal Of lhe endless
screw and The cochlea. Or walcfscfcw. 10
which ihe waller ia made, in manner to
ascend by i's own gravity During the