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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-08

/ Of at the top, and that fate has served
him a scurvy trick by not putting him
/ into the idle rich class. is to foredoom
TO failure. Yet that is the kind of
blight that unnumbered mothers are
wishing on their children by their
maudlin pity.
| We have been in the way OF glory
| flying mothers sympathy that never
failed, and that was always ready TO
kiss the hurt place, and make IL well.
but in reality mothers sympathy has
done FAR more evil than II has done
good. II is responsible for nine-tenths
OF the failures and slackers, and di-
vorces in the world.
! For II isn't sympathy we need when
we come TO the hard shedding In life
What we need then IS a brace. We
| don't need somebody TO cry over us.
We need somebody to stiffen up our
backbone We don't need someone
who will mingle their tears with ours.
and make us sorrier than ever for
ourselves. We need someone who
will give us the strength and the
grit to fight out Of our difficulties.
The mother who really helps her
N4iAAGsfsl - iAbl Ait' Oiit. WIZ Att4- lUffli
how cruel II Is that they have TO work
il.-eead Of being loafers and spenders.
II Is the mother who tells them how
lucky they are to have a good job.
and who keeps their interest and en-
thusiasm aroused, and who Is a spur
IN the side of their ambition. She
doesn't weep over them because she
can't give them automobiles. and
diamonds, and trips TO Europe. IF
you haven't got what you want" she
says to them, go get It. There's
nothing that a man and woman with
brains and industry can't achieve in
this country"
The woman who helps her children
doesn't salt them down in her tears
because they haven't got what some
millionaire child has. She doesn't
waste their time and spoil their dispo
/ sitions by filling them with envious
/ longings. She holds before them the
men and women who are famous and
rich. the headliners in our country to-
| day, and she tells them that these men
and women were. almost every one OF
! them, born poor and obscure, that they
/ had to fight for every BIT OF education
/ that they got, and to make their own
/ opportunities. She makes her children
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-08

Among my friends is woman who
has family Of husky, handsome child
rem, alert and alive in mind and body
and plentifully endowed with what
New England people call faculty
They have had a good high school edu-
cation, and in every way are unusually
competent young people.
But they have TO make their own
way in the world. They have TO work
and their poor. foolish mother weeps
great gobs of tears over their I'M
happy fate.
( Just to think that we could not
send my poor Tom TO college, she
walls, Il cannot keep the tears out OF
my eyes when 1 think of him toiling
away in an office while John Doe.
around the corner, who hasn't got half
of Toms intelligence is at Harvard,
and has his own automobile. and lovely
room. and belongs to all the most ex-
pensive clubs, and goes TO New York
almost every weekend.
And IL just breaks my heart to see
my darling Marian starting out so
cheerfully TO that dreadful old office
every day. when other girls not half
so pretty and attractive as she is,
have nothing 10 do but buy fine
clothes. and go TO parties, and don't
have 10 get UP until noon.
And think Of my angel Nettie hav-
ing to worry all day teaching in that
beastly school with those horrid child
ren. and my precious little Sammy
actually having TO punch a time clock
-
II is cruel, cruel! But my children
have one comfort. They always know
that they have their mothers sym
pathy. for ! never fail TO tell them
every day how ! pity them, and how
hard feel that their lot is
Now that woman is one OF the fan
atically devoted mothers who would
cheerfully be chopped I'm pieces If she
thought that her children relished
minced meat. She would die a thou
sand deaths before she would volun-
/ tarily do her children any harm, and
she really thinks that she is giving
them the most precious gift in the
world when she breaks over their feet
the alabaster box Of a mothers love
and sympathy.
In reality, however. she is doing
them the greatest wrong that malice
itself could invent for she is doping
them with her sympathy. She !.
J paralyZing their energies and theii
ambitions. She is inoculating then
with the virus Of self pity. than which
there IS no deadlier poison IN IN.
world.
No human being who is sorry foi
himself ever does anything but ri
down and shed futile tears Nobody
who hates work ever does good work
Nobody who isn't proud Of his Job
and glad that he has got IL. ever keeps
il long. Nobody who hasn't JOY IN III,
race. and who doesn't put pep and en-
thusiasm into il, ever wins out.
To make a youngster feel that worl
Is a curse. that poverty is a misfor
tune. that he Is degraded by beginning
at the bottom 81 the ladder instead
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-08
THE WAY MADGE
EvADED THE STRANGER

II there is anything on earth to cqua
the aplomb and quick rising TO an
emergency OF the colorcd attendants
in railroad stations and on trains I'd he
glad, in Dicky's parlancc, To he lied
to II"
The buxom colorcd matron in the wait
ing room changed no muscle in her face
~ she held out her hand for the five
dollar bill preferred her, exhibiting no
surprise whatever at my announcement
that II was given To help me away, and
forget that she had done So.
"Na'as honey, All understands, she
ssid soothingly. Try standin' up. III
help yoh.
She bent over me. assisted me TO my
feet, and held me firmly while fought
with the dizziness and weakness winch
for a minute or two threatened to van
quish my determination TO get away
from the waitlng-room before the return
IA It OF the mysterious foreigner who
claimed 10 bc friend of my father. and
" ho had gone in search of physician,
but will power triumphed over the
pain IN the ridge on my forehead where
the swinging door had struck me, and
| soon found myself able To stand alone
and To smile encouragingly at the SYM
pathetic matron.
I'm perfectly all right now Which
way can | go so that he won't see me-
Her answer was ready. She evidently
had been considering the problem ever
aincc first had preached it.
The best way will I've foh yoh 10 turn
10 the lef-Oh. Seliny, you's Jest in
time. Look aftah my work for MN
ute. Use got an GRAND. Come long
honey"
Where to Ms'am,"
She picked up my bag and whisked
me through a swinging door into the
main waiting-room, then out again
through another door into n corridor
which | never had traversed before.
and hurried me To flight of stairs.
OH carry yoh bag To the top of the
stairs, she said. hrea,hlesSly, for she
was stout, AN there yoh'u find tax
An yoh can count on me, honey, I'll
nevah peach. But as soon as yoh get
where yoh-re goin' yoh must take care
If that bump. You're sure goin' TO
have ono awtul-looking black eye. Good
by
We had reached the top of the stairs
and, handing me my bag, she scuttled.
back down with never backward
glance noted and appreciated the deh-
cacy and the shrewdncss of the action
She would he able to say truthfully that
she had not the slightest idea of my
destination.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-08
My Marriage Problems
Adele Garrisons New Phase of
Revelations Of a Wife

As | slgnaled a taxicab, realized that
lad not tie slightest idea myself of
where ! was going.
| Where to, ma'am?" The driver
touched his cap in the most approved
fashion.
l named nearby department store
desperately, and set my mind to work
to decide what | must do.
Madge Finds a Hotel.
l had two objects, one to elude the
mysterious foreigner, the other to gain
shelter where | could rest and follow
my kindly old mentors advice TO take
care of my hurt. That l must stay at
some hotel for the night, knew, for the
delay Of the train had made it imprac-
( teal for me TO start upon my hunt for
Katie until the next morning. But which
hotel? One not too near the station.
decided, dcspairingly wishing that my
head would stop aching SO that | could
tackle the other half of my problem.
An old axiom of Lillian's which he
used in her government secret wor k
flashed into my mind.
Never use the same taxi from your
start TO your destination" and as the
car pulled up to the entrance of the de-
partment store. | had the fare ready,
tipped the man to small coin in order
that he might remember me neither for
my generosity nor for my niggardliness,
and walked into the big store as if
were the ordinary out-of-town shopper.
IL would be a simple proposition now.
| told myself. | would walk through the
store, go out another entrance upon
another street, get n second taxi, and
60 To any small, quiet, first class hotel
| had n horror of a large fashionable
hostclry-and be absolutely sure of
rest and security.
The undertaking proved to be as sim
pile rs had thought, but was ANNOYED
at the questioning, furtive glance which
the second taxicab driver gave me, more
distur bed 10y the curious hesitancy
which | saw in the face of the room
clerk at the hotel which finally chose
as my destination. For a frightened sec
ond thought he was going TO refuse me
a room, then his face cleared, and he
summoned bellboy and handed him a
key.
Imeekly followed the lad and my bag
to the lift, getting another searching
glance from the man who ran the ele-
vator, and as | stepped out upon the
floor the bellboy indicated, | accident
ally turned my head and surprised a
significant exchange of winks between
the two youths
There was but one thought in my
mind as hurried down the corridor be-
hind the confused bellboy Above all
things in the world desired a good look
at myself in mirror.
Go nc continued)
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-08
Efficient Housekeeping
BY Laura A. Kirkman

Tomorrow How One Woman Solved
the Laundry Problem.
All inquiries addressed 10 Miss Kirk
man I'm care OF the Efficient House
l.eeping' department will be answer
cd In these columns in their turn
This requires considerable time. how
ever. owing to the great number re-
celved. SO II n personal or quicker re.
ply is desired. a stamped and seif-ad-
dressed envelope must be enclosed
with the question The Editor.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-08
MOTHERS SYMPATHY
BY DOROTHY DIX
The Worlds Most Highly Paid Woman Writer

Copyright 1922 by tho Wheeler Syndicate. Inc ". Y
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-08

feel that what others have done they
can do, and that poverty that forces
people TO mako the most Of themselves
Is oftener blessing to the young than
a misfortune.
And II IL mothers sympathy that Is
first aid to divorce. 1t ls because many
girl knows that she can always run
home to mother and be wept over and
pitied as a poor. persecuted martyr
that she turns gutter when she finds
out that marriage means duty and
sacrifice.
Mothers sympathy IL a virtue that
leans to vices side Il Ia because
women weep over their children so
much, that they have 10 weep for
them so often.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-08

said the Queen Command the serv-
ants, your Highness, to be firm and
no; let her enter.
"Our royal family have never turned
n brggar away empty handed" re-
Piled the King, looking toward the
gates. Then he heard the high pitched
voice again, Tell your King" 1t said,
that the cat eve has told me 20 come
mud warn him. See. ] have the charmed
necklace And above the heads of
the servants in the moonlight the King
SAW the glitter OF the gold cham.
Quickly hurrying into the garden.
the King commanded that the guards
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-08
THE MAGIC CATS EYE.


That night the klng and Queen
Nigga were eating their supper on a
moonlt balcony overlooking the royal
gardens, and the wicked Rigga was
holding the mind o. the King from the
necklace by her wonderful beauty, for
she had used that morning more than
usual of the magic liquid.
Suddenly At the palace gates dis
turbsnce was heard. The guards were
trying 20 keep some one from enter
inc and high voiced above the guards
could he hehrd, Il tell YOU | must see
the King Some danger is threatening
has house"
Some impudent beggsr, no doubt.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-05-04
Sunday School Convention.

The Eastern Regional Convention Of
the West Virginia Sunday School AS
ISOLATION will be held at Keyser, May
10Th, Goth and 2lst. Jefferson coun-
ty is entitled to 80 delegates. Who
will go? If you are interested in this
meeting and would like to attend, please
write w. P. Licklider, county secretary,
Shepherdstown, for delegates creden-
tial certificates. Entertainment will
be on Harvard plan, which consists OF
lodging and breakfast.
THEMES.
THE ideal one-room Sunday school.
Sunday school evangelism.
3-All-the-year school.
4-Community porgram Of religious
education
w. P. LICKLIDER, Co. Sec'y.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-05-04
SHhNPS8UEG NFw.

Well, We have been liyir, j.
Tor the building of the new -, ,2-s
heedySviile 10 Shepherdstoy9 : ION
We feel thar we are poinc - no.
The contractor will 90 % s5i o.
Teanesaay morning of this On
r. ,oIty men were pu- 70 -
Inc road Will be fifteen fee, ~: work
aspnalt, with a l5-inch shouI5s- - @.
crete. An effort will De m55. = coa-
II completed in about th-es " D" &c;
time. The material will - -''"ia,
from takle,s Mills, on the p -sa:
hailroad. Trucks will be nee w.
the prepared material from thS-s ~ h2ll
TO put on the road. '>'e ready
Raleigh Sherman, of VA
came up and spent a couoIa gion,
looking after the interests ~ Gay,
which have new manage = arms
Jamison, who has been mar, Clafle,
some years, having moved cISsv Tor
Mr.. Sherman is very we'll pIes cav mere mere
the new manager. -I WIN
mr. and Mrs. Hall Wilson an. r,..
son spent Sunday at the home of u i,tIs
mother, Mrs. J. c. Wilson. mans
Several of Victor Mumma's child.
nave mad and now have the vI" ,'..'en
cough. There aren'; any other ,-.,,f.nE
town that we know of now. 'aSes IN
Mrs: Morgan Miller fell a. ha- 49,
mere last week and injured be- .'C "a.
oaaly Her daughter. Mrs ny
Brady, came up from Washinp,oy.| $3.50
TOOK her to her home to care for he's s"l
NJ. I. Lum, who has his saw. Iii.
the woods near the old cemen, mil; i, rs:. IL
mas been having some troubl, WIKI ; w.
spikes, etc, being driven into the ~, ,.oI
ooy soldiers when they campej tbs.s
during the Civil War. "''''
Sorry we made a mistake las. ,..,
in Mrs. Charles Pry building oaro .ss
for her brothers. car, it is beins 1 b~;}.
for her own car. '1'''
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Miller. of H.,
gerstown, were visitors SUNDAY With
Mrs. Mlller's sister, Mrs. Thos. pry
Henry Swain is building SUNNI.
cabin near the Snyder Landinp ror he
stopping place during tie fishing sea,
son. ''"'
Levi Benner and daughter of Berke.
ley, W. Va. spent several DAYS with
Mr.. Benner'S parents in thiS ,..., and
with the mushroom gang
Mrs. Robert BennCr and Nr. H--l
FISHER went to Washington on SUNDAY
on the excursion. Lester Ben Ter re-.
t"lnei with them.
Mrs. Kate Gross and little CRAM.
son, spent several days with Ms
Gross's sons in Cumberland.
Norman Wilson has bought new
motorcycle with sidccar attached.
Superintendent Charles Snv'e- n
the hntietam National Ceme-e-v hrs
men at work painting the iron fence in
front. The cemetery is looking fine
now.
Quite a number OF the West VII.
gnia Witnesses and miners who are a.
Charles Town, where a number Of
cases are being tried growins olt Of
tie miners strike, came over during
tie week on Sunday 10 visit the battle.
field.
Mrs. Lawrence Eastertay and daupH
ter Miss Martha and Miss Alicc Smith
spent several days visiting Mr.. Easter.
days mother and sisters in Martins
Surg.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-05-04
ID. a. X. Officers Elected.

At a meeting OF Pack Horse Ford
Chapter of the National Society of
Daughters of tine American Revolution
Monday evening the following officers
for the ensuing year were elected:
Regent-Mrs. A. ID. kenamoni.
Regent Ella MAY Turner.
HistOrian-Miss Susan Gregg Gibson.
Recording Secretary-Mrs. D. B. Lucas.
Corresponding Secretary-Mrs. Charles
Ghiselin.
Registrar-Miss Abbie Orr Banks.
Treasurer-MrS. Mabel Henshaw Gard
liner.
Chaplain-Mrs. J. Strider Moler.
Aud;or-Miss Julia /. Hill.
Board of Management-Miss Rachel
Snyder, Mrs. B. F. Harrison, Miss
Amanda w. Titus.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-05-04
Robert Arthur Has Pad Luck.

RoHcr; /. Arthur, formerly of She9'
herdstown, who conducts a furniture
store IN Camden, New Jersey. has nal
a lot of bad luck this year. Last WIN,
tcr his place of business was huTnel
% = causing considerable loss to MS
store property and stock Of goods, az
tnouch il was fairly we'll covered N
insurance. Last week he was HE We
I'm OF a serious accident, the Ieil'H
Q! winch we take from q Gamer
newspaper:
While relating the details Of IN d.
cidcnt which occurred Will he as
GIViag a truck Monday ai'-r.- ','
Robert Arthur, y years old, 5,l Fs.
era! street, collapsed in his a'".,.
store. He was carried 10 hi ar'-.
men'. and failing to fully REGAIN con-
sclousnlsS, was taken to the tIoin.s
pathic Hospital. IN N-ray ph'mg'.F
showed Arthur received 4 frr-'u'.-
skull His condition is slier'.v I
proved, and it is believed he i,
cover. Arthur told his wife '-
empioye thar he was driving no. i'J
Clayton, and that when he bal -eas.
ed Hurffville, near Glassbcro t'
truck Sfiddcd and turned over t''0',
ing hin from the scat. His he si.u.,
the concrete pavement Tns NM N,
OF On American Stores auton" g..
helped Arthur 10 his truck aud -r.i
him % the shop at Third and u.
streets. The latter did not be. eve ",
had been seriously injured, ana v:
talking about the accident when "
collapsed. The truck was wrecked
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-05-04
100000
Total.
S7,750.m

lotai,. ..... ........ SI,7SO.00
Therefore, it is hereby resolved and
ordered by the Board OF Education OF
Shepherdtown District, in the County OF
Jefferson, and State of West Virginia.
that according to the provisions OF sec
ton rs of chapter ?, Acts Of the Legis-
lature 1919. high school shall be es-
tablished in said District. located at
ShepherdStown, at an estimated expense
of supporting said high school after it
is IN operation, at a total cost of S4,-
OOOOO; but the question of authorizing
the establishment of such high school
shall be first submitted TO the voters OF
said District at an election hereby
called TO be held in said District on
the 9th day Of May, 1922, between the
hours OF ? m. and sunset; but before
said election is held, the Board Of
said District shall prepare and sign this
order and post it as notice for at least
ten days before said election at each
place of voting i'll said District and shall
publish this order once a week for two
successive weeks in two newspapers Of
opposite politics and of general circula-
ton in said District; and the ballots
used in voting on the question OF es-
tahliShing said high school shall have
printed thereon as caption the follow
ing words:
"a special election to authorize the
establishment of high school at Shep.
herdstowr, in Shcpherdstown District.
of Jefferson County, State of West
Virginia, according to the order of the
Board of Education, made on the Kth
day Of April, 1922, at a total cost. as
stated in said order, of seven thousand
seven hundred and fifty dollars"
Also, on said ballot, underneath the
foregoing caption. in separate lines. as
provided by said section 7S, shall he
printed the following words:
"FOr district high school,"
against district high school"
Given under my hand this 25th day
of ADril, 1922.
Attest:
DIR. G.. w. BANKS,
President
FRED l.. WELTZHEIMER,
Secretary.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-05-04
DIR. Louis X. Nc0atz Married.

DR.. Louis Knott Koontz, of San
Francisco, formerly of Shepherds.own
mas stolen march on his friends here
and elsewhere BY taking unto himself
a wife. Announcements have been
received stating that DR.. Knott and
Mrs. Ruth Bell were married in Sin
Francisco on Easter Sunday, April lSih
FROM the Chronicle, of that city, we cet
the following particulars of the wed.
ding.
Mrs. Ruth Bell, widow of Colin Bell
who was an engineer of San Francisco
and New York, and Dr. Louis Knot
koontz, a member of the editorial STAT
Of The Chronicle, were married on
Easter Sunday at Stanford Memorial
chapel. The marriage was a SUI
PRISE to the friends Of the couple. The
bride, who is a daughter Of Mr. an,
MRS. Addison Cain, of Salt Lake City,
was graduated from Stanford Uni
verSity and has attained a name as
magazine writer. DR.. Koontz was grad
uated as doctor of philosophy from
lchns Hopkins University, and has
degrees from Washington and Lee
University. He was formerly Tresi'
dent of Frederick College, Frederick
Md, and was for time acting rresl'
dent of Davis and Elkins College. w.
va. He is son Of Mr.. and Mrs. D.
r: Koontz of Shepherdstown, w Va
He served in the late war and was fox
time civilian army educational
supervisor in the Philippine Dr.
Koontz is author Of "The Virginia
Frontier, l754-l763," and was co-aliH..
or in the production of "EducatOni
system of the u. S. Army" pr ana
Mrs. Koontz will make their home IN
this city.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-05-04
THE
Montgomerv-Potts
COMPANY
Real Estate and Insurance
FOR SALE.

Farm of two hundred acres, SIX
miles north of Shepherdstown, at
500 per acre.
Nearly two acres of young orchard,
near town, good building site.
Small house on double lot, desirable
location.
One of the best business propertiea
IN Shepherdstown.
Several excellent building lots.
WANTED.
twenty-five to forty acres OF orchard
of bearing age and reasonble price,
Furnished houses for rent for sum-
mer months.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-05-04
Proclamation and Notice oil
Election.
ESTABLISH A HIGH SCHOOL.

To the Qualified Voters of Shepherds
town District County of Jefferson.
and State of West Virginia.: Take
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-05-04

town District County of Jefferson.
and State of West Virginia: Take
Notice.
THAT at legal meeting of the Board
OF Education of Shepherdstown Dis
trict, County of Jefferson, and State
of West Virginia, held on the 5th day
of April, 1922, the following order
was adopted and entered Of record,
namely:
The Board Of Education of Shep-
herdstown District, in the County of
Jefferson, and State of West Virginia.
in legal meeting convened, acting un-
der the provisions of section 7S OF
chapter 2. Acts of the Legislature,
1919, decmins it eXpedient to establish
high school in said district, to be To-
Gated at Shepherdstown, which place
has been selected by the Board as
suitable for the purpose, and the Board
having estimated that the expense of
establishing said school, including the
cost of the site, building, furniture,
books and apparatus, and the expense
Of supporting said high school, will re-
require at least ST750.00 itemized aa
follows:
Cost OF site. ............ Nothing
Cost Of building. ... Nothing.
Cost of furniture. $500 90
Cost of books and apparatus $4,000
Annual expense of supporting
hiub schnOI nOn M