The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-21

tatoes, half an acre in sorghum, fourth of an acre in sugar cane, fourth of an acre in home garden. The plan also includes half an acre in a home orchard, one brood SOW
 per family, two milch cows, 40 lay ing hens and sufficient pasture for
 all live stock At the convention of farmers held
 at Rockford, it was shown that the farmers who had followed the "safe farming" plan had done better than those who had not. Those who had done so had lived at home; those who
 had relied on cotton alone, had been forced to buy from stores. Fortunately, diversification is no longer theory. It is an accepted
 doctrine practiced on majority of farms. Supplemented by the improve
 ment in marketing methods already
 devised and being devised, it is sure | ly pointing the way to the inde- pendence of the southern farmer. "Pussyfoot' Johnson says after he de- | liyered temperance lectures on board the Imperator, there was more drinking than there was before he spoke. That's
 easily explained. Every guzzler felt 1 that he was being driven to drink x # # 1 The lord mayor of Cork may have
 accomplished little by coming to Amer i ica, but he showed how easy it is for
 resourceful person to outwit our state department
 Death House Inmates Complain
 About the Cuisine" A man in that sort
 of predicament has reasonable assur- ance that he won't suffer from dyspep-
 sia long. * * # | Maybe, if the truth were known, the l thousand dollars week could be count
 ed while your flivver is rounding cor ner.
 * # # l The Kansas man who ordered copy
 of the Topeka Capital to be delivered
 at his tomb every day for 20 years
 would cause something of a sensation 1 if he ever got up to read it. x < * The state of Lenine's health is of no particular moment to an anxious world. If Lenine drops off his faithful apostles will carry on the work of destroying Russia.
 James B. Duke, the tobacco king ate in a Bowery restaurant when he drew salary of $50,0OO year. And that was before the profiteering era, too.
 A bill to prohibit the wearing of hip pockets in trousers was introduced in the California legislature. All the cranks are not in Kansas. < < #
 The heir apparent to the Japanese throne, who is coming over for a visit,
 will have pleasant time if he stays
 away from California. a < x 1 At the hour of going to press no one
 had suggested that MT. Harding might
 placate the plain people by riding
 bicycle to his inauguration. 1 < x # ! On the other hand. Jap sentry prob
 ably feels more helligerent when he sees an American than de does at any other time
 Mary Garden will look over the press stuff That reminds us that there are l iiiO--Stil lStiy sPea n III 5 VI ,iiis>i Pi cSS agents.
 ] Even if the Dempsey Carpenter fight lis called off, that will not put us meas urably closer to the grave. # e + It seems an age since Colonel House
 was indulging in his favori,e pastime of saying nothing to newspaper men. E < * The movies are suspected of having
 helped to increase the urban population. AT A JAPANESE FAIR
 Tokio Correspondence in the London Post.
 I One of the most curious and interest," ! ing aspects of Japanese life to the stranger is the street fair, especially
 the Tokio Ennichi, which may be found in full swing on the nights of the reri-
 odically recurring temple and other fes- tivals The Japanese SC a great deal /, more amusement in religion than the people of the west, for they believe the