The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-11

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 High Importance
 of Food Question M7 NOTWITHSTANDING the serious AN situation confronting the world in the shortage of food supplies, not every one who has farm, garden or vacant lot is planting all that might be planted. It is the duty of everybody who can produce something to eat to seed every foot of ground available and cultivate his crop, be it large or small, intensively. While the home garden is receiving more att tention just now than usual, it is of the utmost importance that every lit l tie space be made productive.
 There are many large vacant lots in every city; Birmingham has hun- dreds of them. As rule these lots contribute nothing to the city beauti- ful. On the other hand they are al- lowed to grow up in rank weeds and often they present scene of ugliness as the summer advances. The soil on most of these lots is good for raising every vegetable. If all the ground in Birmingham that is to be built on some day, but is now idle, were planted in potatoes, large tonnage would be harvested; and if the crop is as short this year as it was last every potato will be worth almost its weight in gold.
 The changes on the food slogan cannot be rung too loud or too long. The American eagle looks much more impressive since he has stretched to his full height and ruffled his feathers. Here- tofore his pose resembled that of an owl slumbering on a hickory limb.
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 Count Tarnowski is no longer on the anxious seat. He knows that he is going home. And to make matters worse, he didn't get a chance to earn any decora- lions while in America
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 Incidentally, what has become of that new Joan of Arc, who was to lead the French troops through the German lines, just as if the Teutons were men of card board?
 John Burroughs is still hale and hearty, despite his advanced age. John never has wasted any of his valuable time whooping things up in a cabaret.
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 Recent pictures of a stage beauty who is to marry show her in scant attire However, she'll probably put on a few clothes for the ceremony.
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 Uncle Sam has enough German ships in hand to pay for all the property dam age done him by German submarines and German conspirators. A favorite pastime of school teachers with mean dispositions is asking a shock headed, snaggled toothed boy who owns the Virgin Islands. * * * There is great rush among the drink ing brethren to order all the wet goods the law allows them before July 1 ar rives
 Speaking about pessimists, there are some people in this country who predict that bread cards will be issued before long.
 With all of South America in the war against Germany, the United States ni- tfate Supply WOulQ De redSQnaDly Safe. * <: < According to the reformers, the person who first called the cigarette "the little white shaver" was truly inspired. < You can't expect small boy to take much interest in the war when the town is plastered with circus posters. Left to himself, there is no reason why Nicholas Romanoff shouldn't develop into first-cass horticulturist. One things certain. If this war in- spires a national anthem, it won't come out of Tin Pan alley. * * l The colored brother is anxious to show that his patriotism will stand the acid l test of war.
  A NOCTURNAL. JOB From the Washington Star.