The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-26

sweet peils o1ten Jlngie out Of tune, but the discord is never sadder than when it comes into the life of one who works to make harmony for the world. We in stinctively feel that such an one is the victim of poetic injustice and when the wrong has been remedied we are truly glad.
 This little story from real life is more pathetic than fiction, but it's jubilant end Ing will thrill the reader with unalloyed pleasure.
 The Story.
 Its this way" said Robert L. Cobb, who resides at 1409 Fifth avenue and tuner for the Forbes Piano company, with an impressive wave of his hand to a reporter. 'The world is-what do you call it?- More wider to me now. 1 can see things clear which were dim to me before 1 have two people to thank for tiny wife and Charles Lincoln Smith. l mention my wife first because she insisted that l so and see the great expert. 1 went with no other expectation than that of getting, perhaps, better pair of glasses than those 1 had been wearing. Instead 1 got the thing 1 had been wishing for all these years, restoration of vision and relief from the haunting dread of blindness that had been nagging me day in and out all my life. No wonder I sleep we'll at night, that I arise with heart full of hope and look to the days work with pleasure can never say enough for Charles Lincoln Smith, and if l had the time to spare I would devote it to telling my friends of the miraculous help he has been to me. But l ought to begin at the beginning.
 My defective eyesght is inherited When l was a baby they had hard time pulling me through, and ever since I can remember my eyes were weak and gave me trouble and worry about the future. When I was a little fellow my father took me to one of the leading occu- lists of New York city, and since then I have been treated by we'll known eye doc- tors in Mobile and Montgomery. They prescribed glasses for me and they tried to build up my nervous system with tonics. If they did me any good I am not aware of it, and my condition instead of becoming better grew worse, until [ got in that frame of mind in which l was not ready to believe that there was any help for me.
 'As I said, upon the insistence of my wife, 1 went to Charles Lincoln Smith. I was skeptical, but l want to say that 1 noted an improvement from the beginning His method and prescription glasses not only strengthened my vision and removed the nervousness and the aching of my eyes but actually fed my eyesight. | have tested my condition and know what l am talking about. l have a testament of the finest print published. After I got the prescription glasses l began to read 1t at night. The print became clearer and clearer. l am telling you the truth when l say that the lines grew palmer every night, and now. instead of putting the book close to my eyes, as did when hat I | In the day time 1 have the sense that my eyesight is growing stronger all the while, and objects in the sunlight no longer cause me annoyance. l can look at them directly My headaches have dis appeared entirely. Then 1 have peace of mind and know that my general equili- brium IS perfect. My improved eyesight is directly benefitting me in my business, too. Do you wonder that I am grateful and ready at all times to recommend Charles Lincoln Smith to my friends and acquain- tances. 1 cannot say too much for him."
 Mir. Cobb has been identified with the Forbes Piano company for six years. three years of which he has resided in Bir- mingham. He has the esteem of hls employers and of large number of friends who knew of his condition, and are rejoicing at his good fortune.
 Ex-Gov. R. w. Cobb.
 About year ago my vision began to fail me. and continued to grow gradu- ally worse. I tried several specialists and took drugs enough to kill horse 1 had several different kinds of glasses made But they were of no real service to me. My vision became so 1 could not see to read and my far vision became so indis- tinct 1 could hardly tell one object from another. l had made up my mind that l was going to become totally blind. My daughter read of the marvellous work of Charles Lincoln Smith and 1 decided to 1 call on him and see if he could do any thing for me; and l wish to state that his method of prescription glasses have been grand success in my case. My | vision is marvelously improved; I feel doubly grateful from the fact that pre- | vious efforts had been fruitless until