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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-16
MADE JOBS TURKEY FAMOUS
Judge Halliburton Largely Responsible
for Popularity of Expression in
Universal Use.

To be "as poor as Jobs turkey" is
to have arrived at the extreme of
poverty This expression has lived
through the years despite the fact
that it is partly erroneous.
Job, when delivered by God into the
hands of Satan, was reduced to a
deplorable state and according to the
legend, his turkey" had but single
feather in its tail and was so weak
that it had to lean against the fence
to gather enough strength to gobble.
The turkey was hardly known in
biblical times and even today cannot
be found in the region where Jobs
homestead is supposed to have been
located. So it was perhaps some other
sort Of fowl the poor man owned.
There was time when the express
sion was heard far more frequently
than 1t is now. That was in the days
when Judge Halliburton Of Nova Scotia
wrote his famous humorous stories
under the nom de plume "Sam Slick"
and his reference to Jobs turkey was
so frequent that the animal became
as well known in everyday language
is Brer Rabbit and other heroes
of animal fiction.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-16
"Dlvinity" Fudue.

Boil together two cupfuls of granu-
lated sugar, one cupful of maple strip,
one cupful of water and a tablespoon
full of vinegar until little Of 1t hard
ems when dropped In cold water, and
then add a teaspoonful of vanilla and
take from the fire. While this mixture
has been cooking, a cupful of granu-
lated sugar should have been put over
the fire In another saucepan, with a
half-cupful of cold water, and boiled
until the mixture spins a thread from
the tip Of spoon. This should at this
stage be beaten up with the stiffiy
whipped whites Of two eggs. and this
stirred into the first preparation, which
should by now have cooled slightly.
Beat the two hard until they begin to
stiffen, when turn in two cupfuls OK
chopped nut kernels. Drop on paper
or pour into pans and cut IN shapes
Observation-Disclosures
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-16
Tree ForkinU.

Different species Of trees like diff
ferent races Of men, are different in
their habits, notes a naturalist. In
dividuals, of course, vary widely, but
each species has a ruling tendency.
This is very noticeable in the habits
in trees Of forking or branching.
Broadly speaking, hardwood trees have
a greater tendency to fork than conf
fers. OF the common hardwoods, the
trees in which forlSlng is perhaps most
prevalent, are the ash and the beech.
In the former case the cause Is some
times due to injury by the Tines
Curticella, which bores into the bud
of the leading shoot. The two last
side branches at once compete to take
its place, and in the course Of growth
turn upward into two main stems.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-16
Ethel's Bird of
Paradise
By RUBY DOUGLAS

-
00. 1921. by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.)
Ethel was distressed about her
canary bird. He was being contami-
mated by the proximity of common
bird that hung In the window Of the
apartment below.
81 don't know how to overcome the
difHculty," she told her chum. "Dickie
is being absolutely ruined, and you
know what I think Of him. He's
wonderful roller, and brought him
East with me and promised to take
him back, so as to have him mated
with another rare bird that belongs to
a bird fancier in our town. It's
shame"
"What harm can bird downstairs
do your Dickie up here, l want to
know" asked Rose, amused at the in
significant cause of Etheps worry.
what harm? Why, that bird Is
chopper common chopper. He
makes a lot of noise, sings all the
time, has lovely feathers, / suppose,
and they-whoever they may be
pTODdDly tillllh he SIuhu. AiNhAS
hears him--he's young, my bird, you
know-and he. thinks it smart to imi-
tate those bourgeois notes. l have
closed the windows, but can't suffo-
cate just because those people will
keep their common canary in the win
dow, can II"
Rose laughed. "Well, hardly, Ethel.
Can't you go and wait on these people
and ask them to remove their bird
from the window"
Ethel admitted that she had consid-
cred even this step. 1T seems to be
sort of studio, and don't know who
lives there" she said.
In the course of the next few sunny
mornings her bird so defiantly insisted
on learning the chopping notes Of the
common bird downstairs that Ethel
was driven to desperate measures.
Leaving Dickie struggling with the
short, noisy notes he seemed so
enamored Of, she went downstairs and
knocked on the door below. A brass
cathedral formed the knocker and she
wondered who the people might be
who had so ordinary door knocker
and so common bird.
A young man in smoking coat and
wearing horn-rimmed glasses an
swered her knock.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-16


and some of the frost into his heart,
for he looked old, and cold, and grim.
The freight shadows that played on
the wall were like the thoughts that
went TO and fro in his mind In the
light of the memories of the brighter
days of the past. The empty chairs
reminded him Of his friendlessness, the
slow ticking Of the old clock, as it
tried to be companion, only made
him feel how lonely he was. He felt
as much out of the world, as far away
from its gladness as the picture Of his
grandfather that hung over the shelf.
Mr.. Gimlet was wondering what he
would get for Christmas. He had
spent many years in wondering what
he would get, and had gotten good
many things. No one had better
house than he, few had as much money
as he had. There was park, there
was a garden; within and without and
all about him were the things that
money can buy. Yes, Mr.. Gimlet was as
rich as money and things can make
man. And yet, although all these
things had not made him happy, he
was wishing for more. He did not
know any better than to wish for more,
and, though he could not think of any
thing that he needed, he hoped that
someone would think Of something or
other that he might want and that
might give him CLEAN of real Christ
mas Joy.
Away out on a prairie the Bump
family were holding consultation,
after the children had gone to bed.
At that moment the father and mother
Of the family were perplexed and
even a good deal worried. The Bumps
had been practicing farming for some
time, but without anticipated results.
The children didn't see anything the
matter with farming. The move out
of the smoky city had been an en-
trance into paradise for them. DON
aid had ten hens and q rooster. Doro-
thy owned two Muscovy ducks, with
green feathers. Kenneth had little
pony that they called Bigger" be-
cause they thought he would grow.
Small Edith kept flower bed that
she called her "gardy." There was a
pony cart. They had raised 43-pound
watermelon. Father had said that
the rest Of the garden wouldn't
amount TO hill of beans, but it had.
There was apt to be enough for yum
yum cake, with raisins in it, to go
around. Why, it was like a perpetual
picnic! And even now, with all
things under the snow blanket, and the
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-16

Darling. 1t Is Darling, IL 1t notr'
Il shall appreciate anything you
can do"
my name is Watson-Gilbert Wat
son."
Ethel turned toward the door and
he held 1t open for her. ''You are
sure you don't mind?" asked the girl
as she stepped out.
"On the contrary am glad to have
become acquainted with the owner Of
Dickie," laughed Watson.
He did not like to tell her that she
was the lOveliest thing he had ever
seen In his life, and that she had quite
upset him, coming in, as she had,
while he was In the midst of one of
his most thrilling scenarios. He
found himself unable to concentrate
on the stunts of his hero, and instead
his mind wandered to ways end means
OF subduing, killing or kidnapping his
sisters bird, Pete.
Eventually his plans carried and
bird fanicer in the neighborhood, pur-
porting to have heard the lovely notes
Of one Pete, called upon Miss Watson
and offered her most attractive sum
Of money for her chopper" Miss
Watson, being bit mercenary and
not so discriminating as Ethel as to
the quality Of birds song, accepted
the mans offer.
After couple of days Of silence on
the part of Pete, Ethel began to be
conscience stricken. She stepped down
below and knocked again with the
brass cathedral.
"Oh, how do yOu" said Gilbert Wat
son, with a more than welcoming
smile. He extended his hand, which,
he realized afterward, was not being
done, under such circumstances.
II hope nothing has happened to
Pete" she began.
II thought you wanted something to
happen to him."
"He-"
"No; just departed; not dead. My
sister sold him."
did any one buy him?" exclaimed
Ethel.
watson nodded.
There is something odd about It,"
Ethel ventured. She had an inkling
of the truth, and she appreciated it.
us your bird reformingT"
Eyes, but he misses Pete, / think"
IL never saw pedigreed bird"
Watson said meaningly.
Ethel blushed furiously. would
you care to come up and--and see him
-sOmetime?"
-"Sometimew When?"
'Come tonight. l am having a few
friends in, and I'd love to have you
join us. Bring your sister, too"
But Gilbert said that his sister was
tired at night after sewing all day in
other peoples homes, and he came
alone.
On subsequent visit he was dis
cussing the bird. II shall always call
him bird Of paradise" he said.
"But whyT asked Ethel.
Because he was the means of my
rinding yOu-and paradise"
Which argument Ethel could not
well refute, since she, too. had found
happiness in the same paradise.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-16

barn, farmer Bump had laughed with
the happy, rosy children, as the dog
Jake toiled up the hill with the sled,
SO that they all might go shouting
down again. "They're jolly bunch"
said farmer Bump. But that night
the Bumps were holding a consuta-
ton. Although the two cows in the
barn were bare, yet there was
blanket on them. The consultation
was about that blanket Farmer
Bump called 1t mortgage and didn't
know how he was going to pay 1t.
No wonder 1t was an anxious consulta-
ton. Short crops and a mortgage
Enough to fiatten out even the Bumps
But while the Bumps were talking
things over, the cildren were having
dreams. They had laid awake for
a while, talking about the best place
TO hang up Christmas stockings, and
n part of the conversation downstairs,
the mortgage part, had come up to
their ears. A little Of the worry, TOO,
had come with 1t, SO that they fell
asleep with a little uneasiness about
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-16
II am Ethel Darling" she began.

II am Ethel Darling" she began.
won't you come INF" the young
man asked, swinging wide the door.
Ethel entered. She let her eyes fall
on the bird in the cage. He was max
ing an unearthly noise throwing his
head about and disporting himself
generally in the sunshine.
Tit is about your bird that have
come" stammered Ethel.
"Oh, Pete?" asked the young man.
"Yes. You see, live upstairs and
l have a very finely bred canary who
is marvellous roller with pedigree
back of him that reaches as far back
as-well, hardly know"
"Not like Pete," laughed the young
man gayly. Hes just the garden
variety, / guess"
Hes pretty" admitted Ethel. She
did not want to offend the strange
young man. II was permitted to bring
Dickie East with me for-oh, more For
company than anything else. I came
on to study music, and they were
afraid I'd be homesick-lonesome or
something-and was to bring Dickie
as a part of home, you know"
"a pretty idea. Does 1t work." the
man asked.
Ethel nodded informally. Eyes. but
oh, I'm so worried. He Is learning to
to sing like your bird, and he is be-
ing ruined! He loves to hear your
bird sing and close the window and
nearly die for want Of air. IL won
dered IL we couldn't, perhaps, take
turns putting our birds in another
part of the house. You do II one week !;
I'll do 1t the next. Would"
"The bird isn't mine. 1t belongs to
my sister, and she thinks he's wonder
full. / shall bring up the subject very
carefully. My sister is-well, she's
the type the cartoonists always asso-
ciate with canary bird and-she's
sensitive"
Don't offend her, please" Ethel
frowned thoughtfully. What could
she do?
Leave II to me. I'll see that Pete's
common manners won't contaminate
those of your aristocratic canary, Miss
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-16

forgotten that he had sister. and
that there were lot Of little hope
full Bumps. An old trouble had
made him bitter and forgetful. and he
had felt more alone in the world than
he really was. AS he sat again by
the freight, but on clear and MOON
lit night, he unused on things past with
q new tenderness in his heart and well
coined a new thought that came warm
ly to him and brought lovely pur-
pose with 1t. He would play Santa
Claus, and give himself the surprise
Of making others happy!
So, the day before Christmas things
happened at the Bump house. AS Mr..
Bump went to the wayside post box
he found two letters. One Of them made
him sad, for 1t was from the man who
held the mortgage, and 1t said that the
time for payment had come. 1t meant
to Mr.. Bump, your money, or your
cows" But the other letter was from
Mr. Gimlet, and Ii made Mr.. Bump
laugh until he cried, for 1t was check
for $500, with some kindly, friendly
words and good wishes, enough to cure
the cows and all the family troubles.
The next day the carrier brought
most promising looking big box
from Uncle Gimlet, so that the Christ
mas tree was full of happy surprises
for the little folks and gift or two
for the big ones. Mother made big
pie in the dishpan and the children
found out what was in it. Dorothy
pOked hole through the pasteboard
crust and pulled out maple sugar
heart. Donald got red sugar heart.
Kenneth got a white sugar heart.
Edith got yellow sugar heart. Moth
er said it was Uncle Gimlet's kind
heart that had made them all so
happy. ta
Then Mr.. Gimlet got another letter.
1t was round robin from al the
Bumps, with the little Bump names and
marks upon it, too. 1t made the old
man very happy. He was sitting
among a lot Of pleasant things that
had been sent i'm for his Christmas
tree, but he was not thinking very
much of them. He sat with the let
ter In his hand and a far-Off look In
his eyes as he thought Of the sweet
ness of love, and felt that the best
gift that he had received was the
happy surprise that he had given to
the people on the prairie farm.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-16

the blanket that does not keep things
warm, but makes them cold, and won
dering what a mortgage could be, and
why no one could take 1t off without
money. In his dream Donald heard
hoy singing this song:
Sing, little Jesus, sing for me.
There's nothing on my Christmas tree"
You see, this little boy had q tree,
but there wasn't a thing on it, not even
leaf. So he planned how to get some
thing to grow upon it. Finally, he sang
the song that Donald heard in his
dream, and the next time he. looked
out there was his tree, full Xkkd and
gold apples. with leaves 06<Aii the
twigs and many pretty things among
them, and Donald saw 1t air In his
dream. So, when be awoke, Donald
thought he would slAg the song too,
and see IL Jesus couldn't take the
shadow of that awful mortgage away,
and he sang:
Sing. little Jesus, sing for me!
There's mortgage on our Christmas
tree.
When Dorothy awoke she remem-
bered that she had dreamed about
writing letter to Santa Claus, and
so she went and wrote 1t. This was
the letter.
Dear Santa Claus:
There's something ths matter with
our cows. They've got mortgage on
EN-. only money can cure EN-. Please
come and cure 'em, SOS we can have q
Christmas tree. j will be good.
Your hopeful
DOROTHY.
Then, when father went to town,
with the little pony, Bigger, he put
the letter into the post Office, only he
directed it to Mrs. Bumps brother, Mr..
Ephraim Gimlet
Mr.. Gimlet was very much surprised
to hear from the Bumps. He had
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-16
stereoscopjc colors.

Within the last few years improve
ments in the stereoscopic effect of relief
maps have been attained by means
of unique color scheme. The effect
is well shown when square is colored
with the reds In the center, and the
yellows, greens and blues ranged out
side the red in the order named. Such
a square appears to the eye to be
raised in the center. II the order Of
the colors Is reversed, the central part
Of the square appears to be depressed.
In arranging the colors the tints are
varied by careful graduation, and vio-
lent contrasts are avoided.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-16

LID Mr.. Gimlet was
sitting all alone by
himself. The cold
December w in d
was driving the
snow against the
ty windows,
and now and then
1t seemed to fairly
screech at him.
Some Of the snow
appeared to have
Unt into biG boir
The Washington herald., 1921-06-11
NAVY RACQUETERS
BEAT COMMERCE

The Navy Department won four
out of five matches from the De-
psrtment of Commerce in the De-
partmental Tennis league yesterday
One match was postponed owing to
an injury to one of the contestants.
The summaries:
1. Leary and Hughes Navy, de-
feated Ulrich and Green (Com-
merce), 6-3. 6-I
2. Burton and Raynesford (Navy),
VS.. Davis and Harmon (Commerce).
completion Of match postponed on
account Of injury to Burton, with
Davis and Harmon leading 5-s.
g., 10.
). Bessey and Wilson (Navy). de-
fested Tracy and Wilson Com
merce), 6-1. 81.
4. Shafroth and Kaufman (NavyD.
defeated Roberts and Ahlenfelt
(Commerce), e-5. 6-s.
s. Bolton and Richardson (SavyD.
defeated Termin and Dakin Com
merce). IS, 81.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-11
TIGERS CAPTURE FINAL CANE FROM GRFNIEN SCORE TO
Speakers Indians
Open Series Today

Iris Speakers world ehan-
pions, who look like they are
going TO have . hsrd time re-
pcatfnG their last years recora.
make their Arst appearance 81
the season ON the local lot to-
day. zachary or Ericksen VIII
draw the honor 81 opening
against the Indians.
The Grins are now fdGD and .
half Enmcs behind the leaders,
and are going TO make IN earnest
enort to. equal or better their
work In Cleveland recently.
when they won three out Of four
games.
Local fans will act their hrst
rif'upse Of Joe Seweli In action
but will Prob9eIy not sees steph-
enHon work, as Wamby has re-
covered from his broken arna and
fs now taking care Of second
again.
steve O'NeiII. the rival Of
schnlk NJ the best catcher In the
league, In out Of the game for
some time with = brcies hnger.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-11
Cubans in Polo
Workout Today
President and Diplomats
Expected to Witness
Practice Game.

The first of three practice games,
70 be played between the Cuban
Ioio team and local fours, viii be
staged this afternoon with the Fort
Myer Third cavalry facing the visi-
tors at 4 o'clock on the Potomac
park field.
These practice games are TO be
played prior to the regular tourna-
ment, opening on Saturday. June Is,
In order to acciimate the visitors
ponies and to accustom the players
20 the Potomac park feld, which
viii be the scene Of all the contests.
President and Mrs. Harding are
expected TO attend today's game and
others OF the series. Secretary and
Mrs. Weeks. together with all the
south American ambassadors and
ministers. will also be present.
On Monday the War Department
Greens will face the Cubans, and on
"Wednesday their opponents will be
the War Department Reds. The
schedule for the regular tourna-
ment games will be announced next
week.
The cubans have, been prscticInE
at Potomac park since their arrival
in Washington and should be in
good shape for a hard match today.
They are all hard-riding, expert
enced players. and the series be-
ginning today should provide the
best polo seen in Washington in
recent, years. The. visitors have 16
ponies In their string.
Today's contest is the first, of a
series Of games with foreign fours,
which will be played at Potomac
park this summer. After the pres
ent series IL Is expected that games
Will be arranged with a Mexican
team, and possibly with an Argen-
tine aggregation
Buses to the field may be taken
in the rear of the treasury building.
Today's lineup:
The Washington herald., 1921-06-11

Griffs got away to a two-run lead
in the second inning. He walked
Miller. and Shanks sent Bing to
third with single. At this juno
ture Charity hit an easy one to
Blue. but he juggled it and hit
Miller in the back as he was near
ing the plate. The ball bounded to
the stands and Shanks scored on the
heels Of the smiling left fielder.
Dauss had nobody to blame but
himself in the third, however, when
the third and last local run was
showed across A walk to Harris
e nj singles by Rice and Miller turn
ed the trick. After that the Tiger
hurler was in little danger.
Heilman's illegal home run Jared
Courtney in the first round. for IL
was the longest hit to left field
ever seen here.
In the second Harry escaped dan
ger only through a remarkable play
by O'Rourke. The bases were full,
with one out. as the result of two
singles and Courtney's Careless hit
ting Of Bassler. Dauss hit a hot one
far to "Blackie's" right. He raced
over and trapped 1t. making a mar
velous underhand throw to Harris,
who relayed the ball to first for the
fastest double play of the season.
yeach Puts One over Clock.
Veach accounted for the first De-
troit score when he cracked one of
Courtney's slow balls over the clock
on the right field fence for the cir
cult. In the sixth the second hos
tile tally trickled over on He'll
mans double which fell within a
few yards of the jury box. Blues
sacrifice and Jones' inield out
Bush's triple and O'Rourke's boot
of Cobb's grounder brought the
count to tie in the seventh.
Three Tiger markers sewed the
game up in the eighth. Courtney
walked Heilman as a starter and
Blue forced the slugger at second.
Jones singled and Blue went to
third. At this juncture Cobb dele
gated Flagstead to bat for Brass
Ter, but when Mcbride retaIiated by
sending Acosta in to replace Court
ney, the Tiger manager Withdrew
Flagstead and substituted Shorten.
left-handed pitcher Chick
raped one right at Judge, but Joe
held the ball too long and Blue
counted from third. Then Dauss
doubled to left center, scoring Jones
and Shorten.