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-ir fnc iw'--; DECEMBER 6, 1912, The Commoner. 15 SAVE YOUR EYES Simple Home TreutmcHt Will. Enable You to Throw Away Your GlntincH. HOW TO SAVE THE EYES" IS TUB TITIiE OP A FREE BOOK At last the good news can be pub lished. It Is predicted that. within a frv yeara eyeglasses and spectacles will be so scarce that they will be re garded as curiosities. Throughout the civilized world there has, for several years, been a recog nized movement by educated medical men, particularly eye experts, toward treating sore, weak or strained eyes rationally. Tho old way was to fit a pair of glasses as soon as tho eyes wero found to be strained. These glasses were nothing better than crutches. They never overcame the trouble, but merely gave a little relief wliile being worn, and they mado tho eyes gradually weaker. Every wearer of eyeglasses knows that he might as well expect to euro rheumatism by loaning upon a walking stick. The great masses of sufferers from eye-strain and other curable optic dis orders have been misled by those who were making fortunes out of eye glasses and spectacles. GET RID OFYOUR GLASSES Dr. John I. Corlsh, an able New York physician of long experience, has come forward with tho edict th t eyeglasses must go. Intelligent peoplo every where are indorsing him. Tho Doctor says the ancients never disfigured their facial beauty with goggles. They em ployed certain methods which have re cently been brought to the light of modern science. Dr. Corlsh has written a marvelous book entitled "How to Save the Eyes," which tells how they may bo benefited, in many cases in stantly. There is an easy home treat ment which is just as simplo as it Is effective, and It is fully explained in this wonderful book, which will bo sent free to any one. A postal card will bring It to your very door. This book tells you why eyeglasses are needless and how they may be put aside forever. When you have taken advantage of .the information obtained In this book you may bo able to throw your glasses away and should possess healthy, beautiful, soulfully expressive, magnetic eyes that indicate tho true character and win confidence. HAD EYES RUING RAT3 HEALTH Dr. Corlsh goes further. He asserts that eye-strain is the main cause of headaches, nervousness, inability, neurasthenia, brain fag, sleeplessness, stomach disorders, despondency and many other disorders. Leading ocu lists of the world confirm this and say that a vast amount of physical and mental misery is due to tho influence of eye-strain upon tho nerves and brain cells. "When eye-strain is over come these" ailments usually disappear as lr uy magic. FREE TO YOU The Okla method, which is fully ex plained in Dr. Corlsh's marvelous book, is tho method which is directed at making your eyes normal and saving them from tho disfigurement of these needless, unpleasant glass windows. If you wear glasses or feel that you should bo wearing them, or if you aro troubled with headache in tho fore head or nervousness when your eyes aro tired, write today to Okola Labora tory, Dept 3G5C, Rochester, N. Y., and ak them to send you, postpago pre paid, freo of all charge, tho book en titled "How to Save the Eyes," and you will never regret tho step taken. Subscribers' Bdwrfisittg Dept Tliis department is for tho benefit of Commoner subscribers, and a special rate of six cents a word per Insertion -the lowest rate has been made for them. Address all communications to J lie Commoner. Lincoln. Nebraska. J& T, '- -k) YjyS ifn all I i r yj jt w iv r-y - i i s nv i i Ll-JtSZJ- er(ommoRorNfof MiAfiiM(fiij)m: m. EDISON Says: HOOK 1,000 farms, to trade; fair trades only handled. Graham Bros., Eldo rado, Kansas. pCZEMA SPECIFIC will absolutely - euro eczema, salt rheum, barbers itch, "ulcers and other skin diseases. Mailed $1.50; sample free. Almklovs Pharmacy, Cooperstown, N. D. A Littlo Tribute A few months ago a big man died In an eastern city, and the daily nowspapers contained long columns of stuff about his success in life, about his public services and about his death and funeral. This man had amassed millions of money, and he had 'given vast sums to hospitals and schools and churches. All these facts were given in detail, but a lot of other facts were carefully sup pressed. Nothing was said of the fact that this man had amassed millions by exploiting the labor of convicts. Nothing was said about his amassing other millions by ex ploiting the labor of underpaid and overworked women and children. Nothing was said about the fact that he had accumulated wealth in vast amounts by reason of special laws I and special favors. He was ac counted a success merely because he had amassed millions. A few weeks ago I stood by the side of the grave of a man who had never accumulated money. He died practically penniless. The little local newspaper contained a short story of his life, but the daily news papers paid no attention to his de mise. And yet, I credit this poor man with having made a greater suc cess of life than the man who had accumulated millions. George W. Armstead passed the last thirty years of his life under a serious handicap, for he was practi cally blind for that length of time. He never knew what it was to have more than enough to take care of todav's present necessities. When he died he left nothing but a frag rant memory- Yet I hold that the memory of Mr. Armstead will bo worth more to the world than the millions left by the exploiter of labor. George w. Armsteau never harmed a human being; he never caused a human heart to ache. He sowed smiles and good cheer wher ever be went. . Aside from his family his old violin was his chief treasure, and with it he gave joy and gladness to thousands. Little chil dren ran to meet him on the street, and he had a smile for all of them. Young folks loved to sit in his presence, and the middle-aired lis tened to the old tunes that he brought from his beloved violin and lived again the days of long ago. When he could not sav a good word for a man he remained silent. The touch of his hand and the sound of his cilery voice was wuuu " than the contribution of any chari tnblc organization. He founded I no libraries, be endowed no colleges, but he did Rive pleasure and hope to those about him. He lived ms humble life, exerting always an in Kce for kood, and when he died community mourneu fa" littlo Nebraska village will he Riven a placo at the front, while million aires are relegated to the rear. r xirM . n i want ro oee a Phonograph in Every American Home" Taking an Advantage Taking advantage of Mr. Hryan'a absence from Tho Commoner oillce I'm going to tell one of his favorite stories and apply it to his present state of mind. Mr. Bryan's remarks to his neighbors and friends in Kin coin election night, after tho good news was confirmed, led us all to believe that he was about the hap piest man in the country. Where upon the Architect was reminded of tho story. A young man in Arkansas was much smitten by the charms of a girl in tho neighborhood, and he kept company with her for several years. He wanted to propose, but he couldn't muster up the courage necessary. Just as he would get started on tho momentous question his courage would vanish and he would falter and change tho subject. One evening, however, he gritted his teeth, took a long breath and blurted out: "Mary, will you marry me?" The young lady blushed and look ing him squarely in tho eye, said: "Of course I'll marry you, Jim. I've known for a long time that you loved me and wanted me for your wife, and I've loved you all the time and been waiting to hear you ask me to marry you." Jim grabbed Mary, kissed her, then seized his hat and started for the door, exclafming: "I'll be back in a few minutes, Mary." While Mary sat awaiting her lover's return, Jim was walking down the path to the front gate. Taking off his slouch hat and look ing reverently up towards the shin ing stars, ho exclaimed: "O. God; I ain't got nothin' ag'in nobody!" And that's the way Mr. Bryan seemed to feel. At any rate we took it that ho felt that way. s . Ofc - ( ja, sFrtee Triak pOU SALE Big: bone, vigorous, Barred Rock cockerels. Right in nuality and pi-Ice. J. Mullis, Dunbar, Neb. IRRIGABLE LANDS Pecos Valloy; unest climate; fruit, alfalfa, grains; iai o awarded first premium world's ja,r' St. Louis; half rate excurion from ft. Worth December 19th. P. H. Good loe, Ft. Worth, Texas. a gone They have COURSES by mall; Civil Service, t formal, Academic, Business, Law, i 1 Estate and Engineering: 60-page bulletin free. Write for it today. For Special Tuition Scholarship." Apply Carnegie College, Rogers, Ohio. hnllded a towering 11 e . -p hrnno nnd marble to monument- ui """"- QnmA of tj,ft man of millions. borne oi these days a few of us will erect a humble Htt e stone over the grave o??a her Armstead. But the monu- ?w Father Armstead erected tatte rts of Hie nen and women in tne "V" . hiq iitte community nnnaire has crumbled into oust. As the world measures success A,8 Totond was a failure. As Fatner - measured when all bucccss w 11 e measure g men white-halVed old gentleman Brain Leaks To date we have never seen a man grow fat on a diet of political pie The worst thing about a "soft snap" is the difficulty of getting it and keeping it. Don't it beat all what a blue uni form and a few brass buttons will do to tho disposition of the average man? , . Let's see, wasn't it King Charles of Sweden who, upon being congratu lated on a great victory, replied: "Yes, but another one like it and T am mined forever." 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