The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-08-10
A Grand Tribute
to Success.
TWO WEEKS BRING
UNEQUALED POPU-
LARITY.
Genius, Coupled with Practical
and Scientific Education
in their Line.
in their Line.

There Is all the difference In the
world between a paid advertisement and
puff" as some people call them, and
an honest expression Of a newspaper
concerning the merits or dement's OF
some candidate for public favor.
The Enterprise columns are always
open to the Legitimate advertiser. but it
is a bit charry about giving endorse
ment to this or that which may flash
like a meteor across the business firma-
merit. Two weeks ago Mr.. and Mrs. j.
P. Johnston arrived In this city and
hung up their shingle at the American
house as professors Of optics, and an
nOunced that their special fort was to
correct errors Of refractiOn In the eyes
OF those who sought their aid. They did
not call themselves "eye doctors" nor
Spectacle dealers" but proposed by the
aid Of modern scientific appliances and
equipments to give much additional
strength to the eyes Of people whose
vision was not as clear as it ought
to be. They came with the very best
recommendations and testimonials,
these testimonials slOke of them and
their work as being marvellous, and some
of these testimonials were printed in this
paper from time to time as an advertise.
ment for their business, and their ability
in their profession for all Of which they
paid good round price. But until now
the Enterprise has never before taken
the personal responsibility Of speaking
OF their work simply because they had
not been here long enough to success.
fully demonstrate their ability as experts
In lifting eyes. The Enterprise could
not and would not give them endorse
ment until they had shown by their
work in this city that they were masters
Of their profession.
But the time has come when this can
be done without fear of making any
mistakes and in doing so the Enterprise
will be performing an honest duty that
1t owes to the public. II they had proven
themselves frauds this paper would have
felt 1t Its duty to expose them, but as
they have proven themselves to be COM
plete masters OF the situations as pract-
acle scientific opticians who thoroughly
understand their work and who in the
many cases they have had In this city
nave never made a single mistake. The
Enterprise feels that it can do nothing
short Of commencing them to the public
as two OF the most successful experts in
the country.
They came here two weeks ago with
the intention Of remaining but few
days, but business came and came early,
the people saw at glance that these
opportunities were rare and they were not
slow 10 take advantage Of the situation.
Nearly every hour during the past week
their rooms at the American house have
been thrOnged, with those wishing free
tests and new glasses.
0Ccasionally-Once in a decade or gen.
eratiOn-there may come to a city like
Wellington one exceptionally eminent
In his profession or specially, a man
who from natural intuitive skill, wild Q
experience, excessive study, and un-
usal general ability Is enable to see and
note perhaps, the one obscure and elu-
sive fact, symptoms or condition sOver :
looked by those who have gone be-
fore him and who is able by one cOmpre-
hensive glance to point out the way to
recoVery-this Is not remarkable; on the
contrary 1t Is reasonable and cJmmon
sense.
ALI who embark. In the professional
or scientific fields Of labor cannot hope
to reach the top round Of the ladder,
not even one student or professional
man In a hundred can hope to rise much
above the common level Of his fellows.
But occasionally there Is the distingu-
ished exception who makes remarkable
discoveries, performs appearantly, mir
aculOus cures, who ascertains and applies
remedies and methods apparently simple
when once known, but which have been
neglected through all time; and to such