Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-10-20
MS own, not Mr.. Wilson's.

I'll give ysu any material I have for
Your book" Mr.. Wilson told him. "rIl
answer any question lou ask, but it's
your book. don't want to see what
YOU write"
However the evening may be spent,
however tired he may be, there Is one
thin2 the former President never neg
lee ). 1t is the reading Of a few ver-
Ses o. the Bible. when he SAYS good
night he invariably reads aloud some
short passage from the Book. whish
always rests on the reading table at his
bedside.
Friends and admirers ask, What is
Woodrow Wilson'S real condition now !?
He will be 65 years old next Deem
Der, and has passed through an ordeal
which few men survive. The measure
OF his progress toward health must be
measured with facts in mind. His
normal weight in health while he was
President was $50 pounds. He shows
little departure from that figure now.
His eyesight is as good, although he
has discarded his favorite nose glasses
for spectacles. His hair has turned
snow white, but it has not thinned. His
appetite is 100 robust to please his
physicians.
Last March, when he left the White
House with President-elect Harding. an
attendant had to place his feet on each
succeeding step from the portico. The
other day he sent his attendant away,
ana Climbed alone, not without some
efcrt, into his automobile, just to see
II he could do it, and seemed pleased
10 find that he did
The motor nerves and muscles of his
left side have given more response to
treatment than was hoped for. or
course they are not fully active now. He
still walks with a cane most of the tim.
but frequently hangs the crook over his
arm and goes it aloe, without nv
third Leg" as he puts it.
Mr.. Wilson is far from a weak man
today. He was far from a we'll man
when he entered the White House, over
eight years ago. But during the last
two years there have been times when
his voice was inaudible and when he
could not support himself alone His
condition today shows more improve
ment than his family and friends dared
hope for.
lhere are many angles to Mr.. Will
sons present-day psychology. Living
in Washington and easy OF access 70
party friends at the Capitol, he might
give consultation on party politics, but
he does not. Whatever a visitor NAV
say in criticism of the Republican Ad-
ministration, Mr.. Wilson never makes
reply; he never permits any one in his
presence to speak what he regards as
"disrespect for the President of the
United States"
somebody once raised the question,
"How do our ex-Presidents live p"
Colonel Roosevelt had a comfortable
fortune Of his own, augmented by in
come from writings. Mr.. Taft, until he
became Chief Justice, had from time
to time profitable sources OF income.
Mr.. Wilson brought with him to the
White House the small savings OF a
lifetime, which he preserved. During
his terms in the Presidency his royal
ties from books previously written
mounted into rather handsome sums.
Singularly enough they have shown
marked slump since he left the White
House.
While he was President circumstan-
ces helped him save money. The war
and the suspension Of social functions
and entertainment were quite an item.
1t has been estimated that the former
Presidents pocketbook was at least
$4,000 richer because he was not call
ed upon to dine numerous dignitaries
and official persons.
Upon his modest fortune he now lives
simply, with an establishment Of only
three servants and FUSED car
Mrs. Fuller Washington-"Am yo'
daughter happily married, Mrs. Coop
er?"
Mrs. Cooper-"She sho' is. Bless
de good Lawd! she's done got a man
what's skeered 10 death Of her."