The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-02


will be depended upon for the great
crops, the home gardener can aid
materially in increasing the food sup
ply. He should raise not only enough
vegetables for the family table, but
have large surplus for market.
Much that the garden produces can
be kept for winter use by drying or
canning, and if the horticulturalist
responds fully to the food administra-
tons appeals he will prove to be a
most valuable auxiliary of the tiller
of the field.
Gardeners without experience in
the process of drying fruits and vege-
tables will be taught by government
experts without expense how best to
do it. The war garden campaign is
still in progress for the twofold pur-
pose of inducing tardy gardeners to
"get busy" and to impress upon every
amateur truck grower the Importance
of drying such vegetables as might
be wanted in their fresh or green
state.
In order to bring the garden up to
the highest economic standard rota-
ton of vegetable crops will be neces-
sary That means that when the heat
Of summer comes and when the au-
tumn approaches the gardener must
be found at work, just as he or she
lis in the spring of the year when the
gentle art of welding the hoe affords
a delightful pastime
In this war time everything that
comes out Of the ground fit for food
will help to win the war. Gardening
today, therefore, cannot be taken too
seriously.
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| According to Playwright Tully, the
word "ukulele' in the Hawaiian language
means Jumping flea" Shouldn't won
der. 1t seems to be the favorite instru-
ment Of the type of human being known
as an insect"
| Senator Overman believes there are
4oo, 900 German spies in this country. 10
make matters worse, only a small per-
centage of them are behind prison bars
and not one has been shot.
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| THE beer of today is a joke" says all
eastern connoisseur. We who dwell in
arid regions will have to take his word
| for it. For obvious reasons we cannot
see the point. of that joke.
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| Ed Howe says Florida hotels are full OF
old and tired Yankees Old and tired
people are the kind you would naturally
expect to meet at winter resorts during
war time.
| 1t was all right for Secretary Baker to
take refuge in a wine cellar once, but
| if he does it again he will become an OBJ
ject of suspicion to the prohibition
brethren.
The ravages of war have not made any
noticeable inroads ON the Hohenzollern
family, which is still intact and taking
nourishment at regular intervals.
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! AS result of moving the clock for
ward many a clubman who counted on
getting home promptly at midnight got
there promptly at a m.
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| Germany is suffering from two malig-
nant diseases-junkerism and kaiserism-
which in the last analysis mean much
the same thing.
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1t begins to look as if the boys would
spend another Christmas in the trenches
However Christmas is still some dis
lance off.
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| What is a toy cannon that will only
shoot rs miles? 1t is reported that Un,ie
Sam will build one to shoot 105 miles.
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Up in New York the idea seems to
prevail that . little ground glass IN
ones war bread goes long way.
1t is said that army mules don't take
kindly to gas masks. Why not make
them to resemble feed bags?
Just to show that there is nothing
whatever in a name, professional gun
man is called Angel Face"
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Anybody who has the price can get
what he wants to eat in Germany That
lis equally true in America
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What has become of the old-fashioned
German soldier who used to sing when
he went into battle?
There is rejoicing every time