The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-11
AFTER FORTY YEARS
A Gentleman Found That for Which he
Had Diligently sought

The Shelby Aurora is published zach
week at Shelby, Cleveland county, ".
c., and has been for at least a quarter
Of a century, if not longer n hat
time. The editor and owner, J.. P.
Darlington, established il, and his nana
n reputation is known Throughout
North Carolina, above all to news
| paper men It is seldom that a news
paper a personally, with nam at
tached, appears in print. therefore
what Mr.. Darlington has to say in the
article which follows means a great
deal in favor of the one o whom al
dressed. 1t is a statement Of cold.
| practical facts.
II is not to be wondered at that DIR.
Matthez is successful in his profession
al field. With him it is the work o.
a life time. His name is known not
alone in North Carolina, but through
out the UNITED States. A reputation
for service and skill in his professional
work Is the result OF twenty years
labor in the larger cities of this
country. He stands second to none in
his art. This statement is not made
boastingly, but because it is true, and
that DR.. MattheZ is mCiest in his
claims, fair, Conscientious. and honest
in his dealings is true. He is not &
worker after money alone, but TO do
the most good. Financial return al
ways follows such honest action.
Every ones sight is important. You
a visit DR.. Matthez at his office, a.
The Orion. lie will make an exami-
natTCn of your eyes, after which a can
did statement OF your cas- will be
made, which is cone for you without
cost. If upon learning the charge, at
ter having your case demonstrated to
you, you want the work done, you can
do so, if not you are out nothing, no
charge being made. You cannot buy
sp~ectacles, of DR.. Matthez as
~spectacles or mercantile ware, if you
pay any amount. Your sight must
need attention before you can get his
service and glasses at all. Or. Mat
thez does not treat medically in any
way. That is the oculist's work, or
physicians department., and no more
does optics belong to the oculist
branch.
Just read the following, and reflect
upon it. UGH al oppoI tunity does not
come every day, an opportunity which
would cost you a great deal of money,
time and trouble in travelling to go to
some one of the large cities to secure.
This second brief visit of DR.. MattheZ
to Wilmington is simply on his way
south from his New York home and
permanent location
Shelby, On. Co. aurora, Sept. %, SO
DIR. H. l.. Matthez:-I would advise
everybody, who has a defective vision
and needs glasses, to see him. For
nearly forty years l have been trying
every oculist and optician, that I have
a an opportunity of seeing and spent
many dollars for glasses, ,but (lave never
met one who was able to fit glasses for
~xyoo ho0~ oU1n no
procure glasses / could Use to an ad-
vantage Cwithout injuring the eye) I'M
til 1 met Dr.. Matthez. He examined
my eyes and told me what was needed.
1 had confidence in lhim for
the reason that he was able
to tell me the peculiarrties and
condition of my eyes at different
stages of my life as no other man had
ever done. He told me what it would
cost and 1 concluded to risk it. The
glasses were made and delivered, l
paid for. them and 1 am proud to say
that I ann able { by their use) today to
see to read and work with an ease that
I have never before known. L never
before invested the same amount of
money to more advantage to myself
and 1 would not part with the reading
and working glasses that he made Tor
me for twenty times the money they
cost, if Ibid not know Icould get them
duplicated. i write this and place it
before my readers because I know what
DIR. MattheZ can do and 1 also know
the disadvantages of a defective Wis
{ ion. If you need glasses go and see
DR.. Matthez and my word for 1t you
will find him to he every inch a gen.
tleman and will treat you kindly and
| CONSIDERABLY (no matter what your
condition in life) and, after examining
| your eyes, for which he makes no
charge, he will tell you what you need
| and what it will cost. Tt is then Cor
you to say what you will do; NUT my
advice is to get glasses that will suit
| you while you have the opportunity
J. P. DARLINGTON
Editor Shelby Aurora"