The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-23
THE GROWTH OF
THE SOCIALISTS
Is Phenomenon of Politics in
Herman Empire
CHAMPION ADVERTISER
How a Theatrical Press Agent Managed
to FIJI Every Seat In the House
But One on Opening
Night
CHAMPION ADVERTISER

Berlin, October 22-(Special The
growth of the socialist Organization Is
the phenomenon of politics in the en-
pire There is feeling that socialism
as a political force has reached the high
water mark. a.
The party, flushed with success, has
transcribed the limits of discussion on
public questions by attacking religion,
and the institution of marriage, which
Germans, both Catholics and Protestants
regard as sacrament. In their professed
efforts to regenerate society the socialists
are attacking nearly every institution. sa-
cred and otherwise. By this policy they
have not only kept out men who might
otherwise affiliate with them, but have
driven from their ranks men who believe
in socialism as an economic doctrine. AS
strong as the party Is it is not as strong
by far as 1t might be If 1t let religion
alone.
A local theatre manager may dispute
Americas right to be considered the
champion advertiser. Recently the fol-
lowing advertisement appeared in the
to be presented:
/, Young lady, orphan, with 10000 at
her disposal and proprietress of one of
the most important retail business in
Prussia, wishes to meet a young man
capable of managing her business, with
view to matrimony. No special busi-
ness training necessary, nor need he be
possessed of means. Write M. W. B.,
guardian. No agents"
Dukes. barons, adventurers, business
men and thousands >of mechanics an
swered the advertisement On the MORN
ing of the day on which the. new play
was presented each of those who replied
to the advertisement received a beautiful
Autographed note In these terms: Sir
| II is a most important matter to know
whether my niece will please you. This
evening she will be with me at ------
theatre, in box No. -. M. w. b.
The theatre was crowded with young
men, and during the play the lorSnettes
were all turned on the box mentioned.
but it was empty. the only vacant place
in the theatre.
| A new treatment of dipsomania Is an
nounced A patient who has been cured
was an apparently hopeless case. The
doctor who reports the case prescribed
drug" to be taken in minute doses.
1t is a violent poison, he told the pa
tent, and can be absorbed only gradual
| w. In time the system becomes insured
to II. 1t must be mixed with the patients
wine or spirits at the rate OF one drop
the first day, two the second. and SO on,
tuntil the system is able to assfmilate
whole glass of it. The drug will discolor
the wine. The dipsomaniac dutifully fol-
lowed these directions, and noticed that,
as the doctor had said, the color Of his
wine grew paler as he added more Of the
drug" He observed also that he. be-
came accustomed to drinking less and
less wine as he Increased the proportion
Of the drug.
At last he drank with pleasure a glass
full of the drug with only a dash of wine
in 1t. He is now absolutely cured and
feels no craving whatever for wine or
spirits.
He went to thank his doctor and said
Now, doctor, tell me what that mar
vellous drug was which has made an
other man of mer'
Water" said the Doctor"
An apparatus has been invented that
is in many ways unique. for It is Moth
ing less than a device to trap microbes
which elude the usual methods of exam
nation. At first sight the idea Of set
ting a trap for so minute an object as
microbe--an organism 30 tiny that whom
magnified Thousand times It looks no
bigger than a small Comma might APP
pear ridiculous, but nevertheless such
trap has been devised and made to OPP
crate with great success.
The working of this trap depends on
the discovery OF the fact that when mi
crobes are present in fluid and an cleo
trio current is passed through it, the adj
dition of certain chemical solutions
causes the microbes to be driven to one
or the other of the wires which carry
the current into the fluid. An ingenius
arrangement of glass tubes then pre-
vents them getting back again to the
fiuid from which they have been driven.
One Of the great difficulties which bac-
teriologists have always had to contend