West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-03-10

out to slay and had been slowed. lie tiled
to rally, but before he could do so Ms.
Bowser went ons
You are, OF course, familiar with the
history q Asis,oppus, and Il you wen, out to
poker patty and anybody asked YOU about
him you eonlI give Them all sorts Of point
ess. You may tell me what you know abca,
him.
Woman--woman---l
Perhaps You are not feeling well this
evening, Mr. novser. and. il SO, will take
the job of your hands. Arlstuppus. who
was the founder Of the Cyreniae school OF
philosophy among the Greeks, was the SON
OF Ari,aess, wealthy gentleman Of Cyrene,
in Africa, aud was born IN that city about,
the year 4s4 D. c. Having come over from
Greece to attend the Olympic games, he
heard SO much Of Socrates that he was 6lled
with an eager desue TO see the sage, aud
hurried To Athens and became ono Of his
pupils. lie remained with Socrates up to
nearly The lasl moments Of the great teacher
though he does not at any period seem TO
have followed his doetine of practice.
We know iha, subsequently he was the
oAiee, Of strong dislike, both 10 Plato and to
Anlsthsues The Stole He passed con.
siderable pa,, Of his life in syracuse, at the
conri of Dlcnysius the ryrau6 where he
acquired the reputation Of philosophic
volupIoary As to the date of his death, IL
is not given in history, but he is supposed 10
have oicd a, the age sof 90. That's MI
about Aristuppus, Mr.. Bowser. Shall we
now turn 10 Aristotle
He gnsped for breath bat could not reply
We will simply say that Aristotle was
born at the Grecian colonial town of Stageira,
on the ives, side Of the sirymonic gulf, In
the year Ss4 Il. c. lie belonged to a family
in which the practice of physie WAS hcredl.
tary. Ills father, Nikomacbns, was the
friend and physician Of Amyn,as H., king
OF Macedonia, father Of Philip. and grand
son of Alexander the Great. Aristotle lost
both parents while he was very young, and
was brought up under the care Of Proxenus,
a citizen of Atarneus, Ia Asia Minor, who
was then settled at Sngcria. IL is to be
eonieeiuted that his education, such az IL
was, would take the direction Of preparing
him for the family profession, aud that
whatever knowledge and power of manipu.
lalion attached 10 the pgpetiee Of physic at
tina, time would rank among bis early ac.
qwsiiious.
In after life he occupied himself largely in
the dissceling Of animals and was acquaint
ed with all the facts that had been derived
from this source by others before him. II
seems probable, however. that he early
abandoned the intention Of following physic
as profession. and aspired TO that cnllI.
yNiion Of universal knowledge for is own
sake, in which he attained disincuon
wiihou, parallel in the history ot the human
race.
When MIS-. Bowser finished Mr.. Bowser
stood up and waved aud motioued and
gesiu'ed and tried to say something, but as
q wss impossible he passed down the hall,
put on his oyereoat and hat. and banged The
door behind him. lie had no sooner reached
the gate than he espied a tramp, and, with
a yell that was heard quarter Of a mile
away. he made dash for she unfortunate,
and had run him seven blocks when Mrs.
Bowscr had received the latest dispatch.