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JournalUol Ull DECEttTBER, 1923 no. 6

CONTENTSPage

Christmas Poem 4

Christmas in Many Lands 5

Staley Starch Wins Prize 7

Magazine Story of A. E. Staley 8

Removing Our Daily Mountain 9

Household Page 1 0

Editorial 12

Homes of Staley Employes 13

Firing of the Furnace 14

By H. F. Watson, Chemist

New Library Books

Some Visitors

Safety in the Sugar House

By W. H. Wamsley

Sleep

By Dr. W. M. Fitzpatrick

Plant Talk 24

Roasts 34

Man in the Moon 40

Cartoons Van Hook

Published monthly in the interest of the employesof the A. E. Staley Manufacturing Co., Decatur, 111.

Editor, RUTH E.* CADE.

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What's In a Name

A National City man went to see a doc-tor.

"Doc," said he, "if there is anything thematter "with me, don't frighten me half todeath by giving it a scientific name. Justtell me what it is in plain English."

"Well," said the doctor, "to be frankwith you, you are just plain lazy."

"Thank you, doctor," sighed the patientwith relief. "Now give me a scientificname for it, so I can go home and tell themissus." San Diego Union.

Perfectly well meaning old lady:"Thank you so much for your song, mydear. It took me back to my childhooddays on my father's farm and when I shutmy eyes and listened to your singing Iseemed to hear the dear old gate creakingin the wind."

The Poor FishJoe Welsh took a friend fishing. He

knew nothing of the gentle art, but wasset up with the necessary tackle and nice,comfortable seat on the bank.

Joe started fishing a few yards higherup stream.

Presently the novice said, "How muchdo those red things cost, Joe?"

"I suppose you mean the float?" saidJoe. "That cost about 10 cents."

"Well, I owe you 10 cents," said thenovice. "That one you let me take hassunk."

Concise EnoughTom Callahan got a job on the section,

and the foreman sent him out to lookfor wash-outs. Before Tom departed theforeman instructed him to be very explicitin his reports and not to use a lot of need-less words.

Tom proceeded on his tour of inspec-tion. Finally he reached a spot wherea river had washed out the track. Hesat down and wrote the following report:

"Sir: Where the railroad was the riveris." —H. McD.

The archbishop had preached a finesermon on the beauties of married life.Two old Irish women coming out ofchurch were heard commenting on hisaddress.

'Tis a fine sermon his riverince wouldbe after givin* us," said Maggie.

"It is indade," replied Bridget, "and Iwish I knew as little about the matter ashe does."

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But Some Don't at Crossings"Stop, look, listen!"The reflective man stopped to read the

railway warning."Those three words illustrate the whole

scheme of life," he said."How?""You see a pretty "girl; you stop; you

look; after you marry her you listen."Ladies* Home Journal.

No 'Count

Binks "Say, old man, do you know ofany cure for insomnia?"

Jinks "Counting a thousand is saidto be a remedy.'

Binks "That's what everybody tellsme; but the baby's too young to count.*'

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Trusting to Luck

Two worthy Hebrew gentlemen, whohad become very wealthy in the movingpicture business, acquired a snappy motorcar as a joint possession. They also ac-quired a snappy Irish chauffeur, who tookthem, as a tryout, for an exceedinglysnappy ride.

As the car went faster and faster, tear-ing over busy crossings 'without as muchas a hesitation, missing passing fenders bymicroscopic fractions of an inch, and tak-ing curves on two wheels, Aaron began,naturally enough, to get timorous.

"He'll kill us both!" he shrieked to hispartner.

"Nonsense," answered David. "Ain'the got his own life to look out for as wellas ours?"

"But," protested Aaron, "what does anIrishman care for his life if he can kill acoupla Jewish fellers?"

Wheels in His Head

"Maude says her husband disgracedher on their honeymoon,"

"How?""On the steamer she wanted the other

passengers to think an ocean trip was anold story to them, but almost as soon asthey went on board he pointed to a rowof lifebuoys and asked the captain whatwas the idea of all the extra tires."

Phil. Evening Bulletin.

"Can I be of any assistance?" asked thesympathetic motorist of a man who waslooking unutterable thoughts at a disabledcar.

"How is your vocabulary?""I'm a minister, sir.**"Drive on.*'

•—Kreolite News.

Christmas

"The season for kindling not merely thefire of hospitality in the home but thegenial flame of charity in the heart."

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Alone

Although in manner shy,And shrinking from the view,

The maid attracted every eyeAlong the avenue.

There were no gewgaws on her head,No powder on her nose;

Upon her cheeks no excess red,No bells upon her toes.

A modest length appeared her gown,And quite "au fait" her "wrap,

And yet she drew each female frownAnd caused the men to gape.

She'd gone against the grain you see,And flouted fashion's views, ;

Although it was mid-winter, sheWas wearing shoes HIGH SHOES!

Mr. Galloway feels it his charitable dutyto report the sad case of Staiey's underfedstokers to the Social Service bureau.

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December

Oh! Holly branch and mistletoeAnd Christmas chimes where'er we go,And stockings pinned up in a row!These are thy gifts, December!

And if the year has made thee old,And silvered all thy locks of gold,Thy heart has never been a-cold,Or known a fading ember.

The whole world is a Christmas tree,And stars its many candles be.Oh! sing a carol joyfully,The year's great feast in keeping!

For once, on a December nightAn angel held a candle brightAnd led three wise men by its lightTo where a child was sleeping.

—Harriet F. Blodgett.

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Christmas in Many Lands

Christmas, one of the two holidays cele-brated all over the Christian world, isobserved in such a variety of manners indifferent parts of the globe, as to havealmost an entirely different meaning ineach country. Although originally andfundamentally a church feast day, Ameri-cans at least, have commercialized it untilits religious significance is almost lost ina maze of holly, costly gifts, heavy meals,parties and BILLS.

As in many other things, America fol-lowed the Germans, to some extent, in itsChristmas observance, but long ago thesimple home festival of the Germans hasbeen buried in its Americanized outgrowth.The mere setting up in the home of agaily decked evergreen tree, the visit ofSt. Nicholas with small gifts for all, thesinging of Christmas songs, once satisfiedAmerica at Christmastide just as it didthe families in the older countries, but, asin many other things, this celebration wastoo simple.

Out of it grew America's frenzied, com-mercial Christmas which has made thevery word distasteful to many, and hasnot added materially to the happiness ofany. Too many and too expensive giftshave spoiled those who receive them,while the desire for that which is beyondtheir reach has made dull unhappiness formany more.

In countries where the real significanceof the day has not been lost, there surelycannot be the broken hearts and pocket-books which often follow in America. Atany rate in a land where expensive Christ-mas seasons are not the custom, shatterednerves cannot follow the holidays.

EUROPEAN CHRISTMASPractically all of the northern Euro-

pean countries make much of the Christ-mas season. The home circle is empha-sized, and the festivities are planned tointerest all. Germany is credited withhaving originated the idea of the Christ-mas tree. At any rate, in German homes,at least before the war, the big evergreen

tree was the center of all eyes as it blazedout on Christmas eve.

But in Germany, France, Holland andBelgium, where much the same Christmascustoms prevail, the religious significanceof the season is interwoven with the entirecelebration. Wreaths are hung, the treeis lighted, and everything is planned tomake the annual visit of Kris Kringle orthe Christ Child, pleasant.

St. Nicholas, who is annually expectedin many European homes at this season,does not bring with him bags of ex-pensive toys and jewels, but his visit islooked forward to with much joy.

In southern Europe, especially inGreece, Christmas is passed over with onlya religious service, and all attention isgiven to the New Year. In these coun-tries the Oriental influence probably hasmade the first day of the year the morepopular one for celebration.

CELEBRATE NEW YEARSA Decatur woman, who came to Amer-

ica from Greece only a few years ago,remembers little of any importance con-cerning Christmas in her native land."We always went to church on Christmasday", she said, "but aside from that wehad no other celebration."

"We were rather deep in our plans forNew Years when Christmas arrived", shecontinued, "and had' little thought foranything else. It is at New Years thatwe exchange gifts in Greece. Everyonecelebrates then, there are fetes in all thetowns, big services in the churches, andbig feasts in the homes.

"Just as Americans serve candies atChristmas, so we in Greece had sweet-meats. Everywhere one goes at that seasonhe is offered sweets which are just likeyour candies here."

England, ever synonymous with heartymeals, has long been famous for herChristmas feasts. No writer of an Eng-lish Christmas tale ever gets beyond theboar's head, the roast beef, and the blaz-ing plum pudding. An Englishman, who

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was recently recalling Christmas seasonsin his father's home near London, builthis whole story around the big familydinner.

"We always followed our unusuallyheavy dinner, at Christmas, with a moun-tain-like plum pudding", he said. "Itwould be brought to the table, a largeball, enveloped in a blue blaze from thebrandy which had been poured over itand lighted just before it was brought in.

ENGLISH DINNERS"After dinner, then, when it would

seem that no one could want to see foodagain for a week, a smaller basin was al-ways brought in. This was filled withbrandy, also, and raisins. The brandywas lighted with much ceremony, and weall tried our luck at snapping out raisins,blowing out the flame, and eating them.*'

It is from England that the lovely cus-tom of singing Christmas carols, comes.This custom, which is struggling for re-vival, is a clear sane note in what wasbecoming a most discordant season.

Ireland, according to a friend from thatbeloved island, has ever remained true tothe religious Christmas customs. Thereeveryone goes to the Christmas mass, un-less he is totally unable. Often in thevillages and smaller towns, the Christmasmass is not celebrated until noon, but noone breaks his fast on that day until hehas taken the holy communion.

After the mass, however, the feasts areheld in the homes. And such feasts,smiles our friend. "Goose, always goose,at an Irish Christmas dinner. And creamcakes, such as are never made elsewhere.And plenty of love for each other,

"And there are gifts too, but they aregiven to the parents by the children.There the children save their pennies dur-ing the year, and plan carefully to givefather and mother a loving present atChristmas."

IN WASHINGTON'S DAYIn its earlier life America also cele-

brated the Yule season in these simplerfashions. A descriptive bit, telling ofChristmas at Washington's home, MountVernon, revives a desire for a return ofthose less hectic celebrations:

"There is tremendous excitement in theslave quarters. Each ebony face gleamswith joyous anticipation. According tothe old custom, the Yule log will bebrought in at dusk and laid in the im-mense fireplace. No work will be doneuntil the entire log is consumed and theslaves have gleefully been soaking the login a nearby swamp for nearly a month inorder to make it burn longer. At last thesun sets and thirty stalwart blacks ap-proach, bearing on broad shoulders anenormous log. With due care and amidstthe chuckling of the servants, the log islaid in the fireplace. The Master of thehouse sets fire to the kindling and in afew minutes a cheery glow fills the largeroom. A roar of joy arises as the logcatches fire. If the first attempt at lightinghad failed it would have meant bad luckto all. Old Sam, the favored house ser-vant, steps forward and wishes the white"Massas and Missies" a Merry Christmas.The wish is returned and each slave be-comes the tickled recipient of some smallgift. All present join in one of the oldChristmas melodies and then the slavesreturn to their quarters, to fill the calmnight air with plantation songs until near-ly dawn. The whites sit around the fire,discussing the latest war with the In-dians, drinking the warm punch, and oc-casionally joining in one of the old Vir-ginian dances. There has been no SantaClaus, no Christmas tree, no giving of ex-pensive presents. But there has beenpresent, what alone makes this day thebest in the year, the good old Christmasspirit."

"Then be ye glad, good people,This night of all the year,And light ye up with candlesFor His star it shineth clear/'

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Staley Starch U?ins First Prize

At the Henry County Fair in Martinsville, Va., in October, the dis-play of Staley Cream Corn Starch won first premium, and was awarded aproud blue ribbon. According to Robert L. Bailey, the salesman in chargeof the display, the premium was awarded not only because the style ofthe package and its display was attractive, but because of the quality ofthe starch. Miss Campbell, the judge, made the award after she hadused some of the starch.

The picture shows Robert Lee Bailey, the good looking salesman,who arranged the display, standing in the prize-winning booth.

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Itlagazine Stori] of A. E. Staleq's"A. E. Staley Builds a $10,000,000

Business" is the leading article in the cur-rent issue of The Golden Rule Magazine,a publication which deals with the "fun-damentals of true success", and a fullpage photograph of our president ac-companies the article. This story, whichtells of the struggle and successful fightof Mr. Staley who has won out againstall odds, has been selected as a perfectexample of the importance of determina-tion and the power to will.

Says the writer, William H. Herring, "Itis always those who have confidence—who believe in themselves—who have thespirit, the determination and the courageto challenge life, who win the highest re-wards.

"If A. E. Staley had not believed inhimself, he would have been one of thegreat army of people who come and gowithout registering anything of import-ance in the book of life.

"This article, aside from suggesting alesson in the virtue of perseverance, willspan the gap between two extremes. Itwill show the steps in the up-building ofa gigantic business on a capital of $ 1 ,-500.00 to the other extreme—a complete

and going concern with an invested capi-tal of over ten million dollars.

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"A. E. Staley's success proves that aman can travel quite a distance if heknows where he is going and keeps onthe way. When asked, 'What advicewould you give to young men starting outin life?' Mr. Staley answered in thatcharacteristic way of his:

'Let every young man save one-halfof his income and put it out on interest.Never spend more than half you make.Next, know your business from A to 7..When talking sales, see that you don'tovershoot the mark. Mix with menget their viewpoint and make them seeyours.

" 'Don't lie about anything. Stick tothe truth, no matter what it costs. Mygood mother taught me to be honestand truthful. 1 owe my success to her.She taught me that a good name wasrather to be chosen than great riches.'

"And E. A. Staley is a living exampleof these teachings. His wonderful per-sonality and great strength of characterhave raised the standard of the greatStaley institution to an envious height."

Come bring with a noiseMy merry, merry boys,The Christmas log to the firing.While my good dame sheBids you all be freeAnd drink to your hearts' desiring.

With the last year's brandLight the new block, andFor good success in his spending,.On your psalteries play,That sweet luck mayCome, while the log is tending.

—Herrick.

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Bob Quillen, cinder pit fore-man is shown shyly peeping inat the door; Carl Watson, triprider, is shown supporting thewall; and Ed CofTey, hoistingengineer, is on the job allready to hoist.

Ordinarily the boys don'tstop the car half way up butthis was a special occasion,with the cameraman watching,'neverything.

Remouing Our Daily mountain

Removing and disposing of the cindersfrom twelve large boilers which runtwenty-four hours each day, is no smalltask. Neither is it an inexpensive one,according to the engineers who haveworked on the problem as presented inthe Staley boiler house.

A recently perfected method of con-veying and dumping the cinders has beenput into use in the plant, however, and sofar has proved successful. The methodwas worked out by Staley engineers,

Two cars operated by an endless steelcable on a trestle, carry the cinders f romthe basement of the boiler house to theyard, where they are dumped into gon-dola cars. In twenty-four hours on anaverage of five of these railway cars arefilledi with cinders.

To take the cinders from all twelveboilers requires about an hour. Thehoisting engineer in the engine room atthe top of the trestle receives his lightsignal, the cars are sent down and thecinders pulled into them. As quickly asboth cars are filled they are pulled up anddumped, and sent back again to two otherboilers.

Formerly the cinders were conveyed byair. This method was given up becausethe expense of the up-keep was too great.

The accompanying pictures were takensoon after the apparatus was put into use.Since that time, the trestle has gone intowinter uniform, by the simple method ofacquiring a roof and side walls to cut offthe icy blasts.

"At Christmas be merry, and thankful withal,And feast thy poor neighbors, the great with the small."

Christmas dinner without fowl is asterrible, to Americans at least, as Kip-ling's famous egg without salt. Althoughour mothers and grandmothers alwaysbuilt their big holiday feast around tur-key, modern-day housewives have beenforced, by the sky-ward flight in prices,to substitute less expensive fowl. Butwhatever the fowl, much the same methodof preparation, cooking and serving is em-ployed. Below are some recipes for dress-ings which are recommended by Chris-tine Terhune Herrick and Gesine Lemckein their books on cookery.

CHESTNUT DRESSING

Boil 1 quart of chestnuts, then shell,peel and mash smooth. Rub into themtwo tablespoons of butter, salt and pepperto taste, and stuff fowl.

With this dressing it adds to the flavorif a few strips of fat salt pork are laidover the breast of the fowl. Pour a cupof boiling water in the pan, cover, androast, allowing 1 5 minutes to each pound.Baste several times.

Christine Terhune Herrick.

APPLE DRESSINGPare, quarter and core eight large

apples, then cook with one-half cup cold,water, until tender, but whole. Whencold rub four ounces of stale bread intocrumbs and mix with the apples. Addone and one-half tablespoons of sugar, oneounce melted butter and one egg. Mixwell and stuff fowl.

Gesine Lemcke.

POTATO DRESSINGBoil and mash twelve large potatoes,

add one ounce butter, a teaspoon of whitepepper, one egg yolk and the stiffly beat-en white of one egg, and three white on-ions which have been sliced fine andheated in one ounce of melted butter. Asmall amount of thyme and sage may beadded if desired.

Gesine Lemcke.

RAISIN DRESSINGOne and a half ounces of butter, two

cups of sliced apples, one cup of seed-

less raisins, one tablespoon of currant orapple jelly, two tablespoons of sugar.Cook until the apples are tender. Whencold add two cups of rolled zweibach andone egg.

Gesine Lemcke.

CHESTNUT SAUCEBoil large chestnuts ten minutes, shell,

peal and skin, taking care not to break.Strain liquor in which giblets of fowlhave been boiled, season and to one pintof liquid add one tablespoon of brownedflour rubbed smooth with butter. Letnuts simmer in this for ten or fifteen min-utes and serve with the fowl.

Christine Terhune Herrick.

CRULLERSThe following recipe for crullers, a fav-

orite sweet among the Dutch, at Christ-mas time, is in Mrs. Herrick's book:

Cream together one-half pound butter,three-fourths pound powdered sugar, sixeggs beaten light, nutmeg to taste, andenough flour to make a dough which canbe rolled out into a thin sheet. Cut intoshapes and fry in boiling lard.

ENGLISH PLUM PUDDING(The Genuine)

Soak I pound of stale bread in a pintof hot milk and let it stand and cool.When cold, add to it J/2 pound sugar andthe well beaten yolks of 8 eggs, 1 poundof raisins floured, 1 pound of currantsfloured, '/4 pound citron cut in slips orsmall pieces, 1 pound of beef suet chop-ped fine and salted, 1 glass of wine, 1glass of bran*dy, 1 nutmeg and a table-spoon of mace, cinnamon and clovesmixed. Beat the whole well together andlastly add the whites of 8 eggs beatento a stiff froth. Pour into a cloth prev-iously scalded and dredged with flour, tieit firmly, leaving room for the pudding toswell.

Boil six hours. Serve with wine orbrandy sauce.

It is best to prepare the ingredients theday before and cover closely.

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RECIPE FOR PLUM PUDDING

All measures level —• 5 eggs, 1 cupbread crumbs, 2 cups chopped peeledapples, juice of 1 orange, juice of 1 lemon,1 cup seeded raisins, 2 cups currants, Icup candied cherries (halved), gratedrind of I orange, grated rind of I lemon,]/2 cup finely chopped citron, 2 cupsfinely chopped suet, 1 cup blanched al-monds, 1 cup flour, 3 teaspoons bakingpowder, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, I 1/2 tea-spoons nutmeg, 1 teaspoon ginger, '/£teaspoon cloves, 1 teaspoon salt, 2 cupslight brown sugar.

Beat eggs light, to which add breadcrumbs and chopped apples. Next addorange juice, lemon juice, raisins, cur-rants, cherries, orange rind, lemon rind,citron, suet and blanched almonds. Blendflour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg,ginger, cloves, salt and sugar together andadd last. Mix all well together and placein greased molds and steam 3 hours.

The Pudding may be boiled in cloth,steamed in cloth, or steamed in coveredsmall cans.

The steaming in cans is best way—Mrs.Thompson, the Domestic Science teach-er for The Southwestern Milling Co (In-corporated) gives this recipe.

"Toad-in-the-'ole"

A favorite English dish, is roast beefwith pudding, or as our English friendscall it, "toad-in-the-*ole." Following isthe recipe:

Make a batter of one pint of flour, oneegg wet with milk and a little salt. Aboutthree quarters of an hour before yourroast is done, pour this batter around andover it, and put back in the oven to bake.There must be rather more water withyour roast than you would otherwise need.This is also good with a roast of pork.

Nuts to Crack After Your ChristmasDinner

1. What nut is used to describe orientaleyes?

Almond.2. What nut is found in a dairy?

Butternut.3. What nut is found in every home?

Walnut.4. What nut suggests a popular bever-

age)Cocoanut.

5. What nut bears a girl's name?Hazelnut.

6. What nut forms a part of the humanbody?Chestnut.

7. What nut is found at the seashore?Beechnut.

8. What nut is a country in SouthAmerica?Brazil-nut.

9. What nut might be expected to grunt?Pignut.

10. After what nut was a United StatesPresident nicknamed?

Hickory nut.

Odds and Ends

Potatoes are very fattening.Ammonia will dissolve copper salts.Vinegar will remove whitewash stains.A ham in the pantry is a great re-

source.Creamed potatoes with chives are delici-

ous.When making a cake use cups of the

same size.Do not serve too many kinds of food at

one meal.Fried mush is better with honey than

with any syrup.Creamed codfish is one of the good old

breakfast standbys.Mutton tallow is excellent for keeping

the hands soft.Canned shredded pineapple makes a

good cake filling.Pure alcohol will clean white kid ar-

ticles better than gasoline.A good-sized safety pin makes a good

substitute for a bodkin.Sandwiches of cream cheese and Eng-

lish walnuts are excellent.Clear turpentine and a soft cloth will

clean white enameled paint.A moist cloth dipped in ashes will rub

black from cooking utensils.Kerosene applied to a burned surface

affords quick relief.

Slight Mistake"Jimmie," said ,the teacher, "why don't

you "wash your face? I can see what youhad for breakfast this morning."

Little Boy—"What was it?"Teacher "Eggs."Little Boy—"Wrong, teacher; that was

yesterday*."Capper's News.

Happy WaterOle Olson came into a Minnesota vil-

lage one day and inquired at a drug storjif they had any "squirrel" whisky.

"No," said the clerk, "but I can slipyou a little 'Old Crow'."

"Aye don't vant to fly," said the Swede,"Aye yust wan to yump around a little."

Heard in Vaudeville.

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I N this Christmas number we reprint an editorial which has long been recog-nized as one of the beautiful gems of literature.

Printed unsigned as it was, throughout many years it was credited toone of the greatest figures of American journalism, Chas, Dana, the editor ofthe New York Sun. Many years later it was announced that this editorialwas not written by Mr. Dana but by Frank Church, an obscure writer on theSun. After all what really counts is the comforting message which came tolittle Virginia O'Hanlon in answer to her anxious, childish querry,—"Is there

- a Santa Claus?"

"Dear Editor—I am eight years old. Some of my little friendssay there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, 'if you see it in the Sun it'sso'. Please tell me the t ru th- is there a Santa Claus?"

Virginia O'Hanlon, 115 W. 95th St.

V IRGINIA, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by theskepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except what theysee. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible to

their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men's or children's,are little. In this great universe of ours, man is a mere insect^ an ant, in hisintellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured bythe intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge.

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love andgenerosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give toour life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the worldif there was no Santa Claus. It would be as dreary as if there were no Vir-ginias. There would be no child-like faith then, no poetry, no romance, tomake tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except insense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world wouldbe extinguished.

Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies.You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christ-mas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus comingdown, what would that prove ? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is nosign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are thosethat neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing onthe lawn? Of course not, but that's no proof that they are not there. No-body can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeablein the world.

You may tear apart the baby's rattle and see what makes the noise inside,but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man,or even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tearapart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtainand view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real?Ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding.

No Santa Claus? Thank God! he lives, and he lives forever. A thou-sand years from now, Virginia; nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, hewill continue to make glad the heart of childhood.

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Homes Ou?ned by Staley Employes

Below—R. M. Ives, 724 W. Center St.

Above - Knackneck Home, EastNorth St.

Below—W. R. Van Hook, Nelson ParkRoad.

Above—M. C. Lilly, 1 6 1 0 East Johns

Below — Reidlinger's Home, Riverside,Ave.

Above—T. C. Burwell, 343 S. McClellandAve.

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Firing the Furnace5vj H. F. IPatson, Chemist

The ancient Phoenicians paid tribute toMoloch, the fire god, and sought his favorby hurling human sacrifices into his fieryjaws. The modern moloch, the house-hold furnace, exacts a tribute of toil,worry and threatened bankruptcy of us inreturn for a modicum of warmth and com-fort in our homes. Our Moloch is a mostmaligned, mistreated god, yet we all payobeisance to him, directly or indirectly,whether he will or not. The difficultylies not so much in the service we render,but in the lack of intelligent service. Themoloch with which we are concernedclassifies coal with a keener discernmentthan does the chemist. He judges coalby what it will do, not by its compositionalone. His gift of warmth and comfortautomatically follows in accordance withthe quality and the quantity of the fuelhe is given; he is even quite finicky re-garding the manner in which he is fed.

In as much as the feed of our basementgod is usually coal, it is natural that heshould digest some coals better thanothers. Coals are of a widely divergentnature, they are classified according to thebituminous matter which they contain.The anthracites, semi-anthracites, andsemi-bituminous which are found in Penn-sylvania, West Virginia, eastern Kentuckyand Tennessee are the coal carrying thelowest volatile matter. The bituminouscoals found in the eastern, southern andmiddle west are much higher in volatilematter, but the quality of the coal of thesestates becomes better as one journeyssouthward.

The best of the Illinois coals are foundin Jackson, Franklin, Williamson, Salineand Gallatin counties. The coals bestsuited for domestic fuel are the anthra-cite, semi-anthracite and semi-bituminouscoals. Unfortunately these coals are allquite high in price, and in comparison•with the bituminous coals, they are alsolimited in quantity. As a mere matter ofdollars and cents, more heat may be pur-chased for a given sum "when one buysbituminous coal than when one purchasesthe better household fuel. The difficultyis to obtain this heat in a domestic furnacewith a minimum amount of difficulty.

FORMATION OF SOOTWhen soft coal is heated to about 400

degrees Centigrade, large quantities ofcombustible gases are given off. Theprocess is comparable to the evaporation

of water by heat. This volatile mattershould be burned as it is liberated, if themaximum of heat is to be secured, withthe minimum of trouble. These gaseshave a minimum temperature of ignition,below which temperature they will notignite. If the temperature is too low, alarge part of the volatile matter escapesup the chimney, a smaller part condensesin the flue of the furnace and in the fluepipe. This condensate is a form of coaltar. This tar furnishes an ideal mediumfor the collection of soot and dust, whichwill lower the transfer of heat to the fur-nace walls, and eventually will kill the fur-nace draft completely.

The conditions necessary to best insurethe burning of the escaping gases, are abody present "with a sufficiently high tem-perature to ignite them; a comparativelyslow distillation of the volatile matter fromthe coal, with a sufficient amount of a'rpresent for its complete combustion. Suchresults are most nearly obtained in adomestic furnace by the following methodof firing.

The greater part of burning fuel ispushed toward the back of the furnace;the new fuel is introduced in a pile nearthe fire door. The volatile matter undersuch an arrangement is liberated slowly. Itis ignited by the incandescent fuel in theback of the furnace over which it is drawnby the furnace draft. The coal is cokedand the gases are liberated quite uniform-ly until only a bed of carbon or coke isleft; this is pushed to the back when newfuel is needed as already described.

FURNACES VARYFurnaces vary a great deal in their

natural draft. If it is found that largequantities of soot are still formed it maybe advantageous to leave the draft in thefire door partly open during the coking ofthe coal. Soot arises from two causes,insufficient air, amd a cold- surface whichchills the flame. The method given willnot eliminate soot, but it will greatly re-duce its formation.

The explosions which occur occasion-ally in furnaces are caused by a suddenfiring of the combustible gases abov6 anew charge of fuel. This occurrence ismuch less l:able to take place under themethod of firing that has been suggested.

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quantity as is the carbon, and it varies aswidely in different coals. The limits metwith vary between 2 per cent and twenty-five percent of the weight of the fuel.The ash has a very low heat value, andthe labor in handling it should cause allthose who order coal to inquire concern-ing the amount of ash to be expected.

The formation of clinkers is partiallya matter of control and partially an inher-ent characteristic of the nature of the ash.A clinker is nothing but an ash which hasbeen fused; it is best defined as a slag.As a general rule the fusion point of theash of eastern coals is higher than that ofthe mid-continental fields; therefore thesefuels clinker less.

The thickness of the bed of ashes onthe grate is an important factor in theformation of clinkers. If the bed of ashesis quite thick the top of the ashes nextthe burning fuel will attain a very hightemperature and it will be fused to aclinker.

When ashes are allowed to accumulateunder the grate until the circulation of airis shut off, the grate may be injured; theformation of clinkers almost alwaysoccurs. The air circulation helps boththe grates and the ashes resting upon thegrates to cool. A third thing of import-ance is a mixing of the ashes with the•white hot coke when the fuel' is stirred•with a poker. Care should be used- to seethat the method of stirring the fire doesnot produce this result.

An even burning fire, one which is notforced, will keep the house more comfort-able than will one which is forced for anhour and dampered the next hour. Suchan uneven method of furnace control willlead to the maximum of clinkers. Thisis brought about by the very high temper-ature of the coke in the furnace during theperiod when the fire is forced. The tem-perature attained will often be far abovethe fusing point of ash of coals which arecommonly purchased for household pur-poses. '

Death of Mrs. Muir MacKeanThe many Staley friends of Wilham

Muir MacKean, of Paisley, Scotland, wereGrieved to hear of the death of his mother,Mrs. Muir MacKean, at the family homein Paisley late in October. William MuirMacKean is a member of a firm of starchand corn flour manufacturers in Scotland,end as a friendly competitor, visited theStaley plant a few years ae;o, makingmany lasting friends during that time.

Mrs. MacKean was a prominent womanin her community, and, 'as the wife ofone of Paisley's outstanding Provosts,took a deep interest in public affairs, and

was held in high esteem. The Provostsof Scotland are men of high financial andfamily standing in the community, whoare appointed by a board of aldermento serve as the highest authority in thetown.

Mrs. MacKean leaves three children, adaughter who is a director of the RoyalAlexandra Infirmary and of the Home ofIncurables, her ton William Muir Mac-Kean mentioned above, and another son,Charles L. MacKean, "who was last yearappointed High Sheriff of Belfast.

The most sincere sympathy of the entireStaley organization is extended to ourfriend, Mr. MacKean, and other membersof his family.

ATTENDING SCHOOL

So far this year only fourteen Staleyemployes have enrolled in the DecaturPublic Evening school, although the regis-tration fee is only $1.00 a subject, andthe course offered is varied enough to suitalmost any taste. Of those fourteen en-rolled, six are taking English and citizen-ship, for they are all young men who havejust recently come to this country fromEurope.

Following is the list of the employeswho are enrolled and the classes in whichthey are registered:

A. H. Waltens, bookkeeping and type-writing; Frank Saloga, English and citizen-ship; Frank Esher, English and citizenship;Ludwig Tebbe, English and citizenship;Mike Parogleo, English and citizenship;John Weitnschat, English and citizenship;Fred Behrend, English and citizenship;John Doorark, English; Glenn A Moran,bookkeeping and mechanical drawing;Morris L. Armentrout, salesmanship andcorrect speech; Carl Waltens, typewritingand shorthand; Ruby Kiely, penmanship;Helen Harder, physical education; DerethaDevore, physical education.

REGULAR DIRECTORS' MEETINGIn the regular meeting of the board- of

directors of the A. E. Staley Mfg. Co.,Nov. 20, the directors expressed the great-est appreciation at the conduct of thebusiness during the year. Mr. Staley,the president and general manager, gavea most comprehensive report of the year'swork, in the meeting.

The board authorized the regular divi-dend of throe and one-half percent, pay-able in January.

The out of town directors are J. H.Firestone, Albert Krause and C. J. Schus-ter. These three, with the Decatur mem-bers of the board, -were present at themeeting.

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He that loveth a book will never want a faithful friend, a wholesomecounsellor, a cheerful companion, and effectual comforter.

—Isaac Barrow,

day for each day the books are overdue

BooksThe following books have just been re-

ceived from the public library, and can befound in the Journal office:

From a Bench in Our Square—Adams.Overlooked—Baring.Rising Dawn—Begbie.Peter—Benson.Queen Lucia—Benson.Wyndam's Pal—Bindloss.Wilderness Mine—Bindloss.Great Hunger—Bojer.Last of the Vikings—Bojer.Fear of Living—Bordeaux.Pretender Person—Cameron.Pamela Pounce—Castle.O Pioneers—Cather.Little Back Room—Chamberlayne.Outsiders Chambers.Jane—Chapin.Stone in the Path—Chapin.Bells of the Blue Pagoda—Cochran.Routledge Comfort.Lord Jim—Conrad.Star of the Earth Dallett.Moon-calf—Dell.Bonnie May—Dodge.Round the Red Lamp Doyle.Tumble weed—Evarts.Spare Room—Fedden.Dawn O'Hara Ferber.This Side of Paradise—Fitzgerald.Hereapath Property—Fletcher.Tally rand-maxim—Fletcher.Cumberland Vendetta—Fox.Faint Perfume—Gale.Flower of Youth Gilson.That Which Hath Wings—Graves.Tales of Labrador Grenfell.The Triumph—Harben.

Undiscovered Country—Howells.Miss 3 I 8—Hughes.Mag Pye—Hutten.The Silent Legion—Jameson.Sixty-first Second—Johnson.The Man Who Did the Right Thing—

Johnston.Fortunes of Garin Johnston.Sturdy Oak—Jordan.Youth Challenges—Kelland.Betty Bell—Kilbourne.Ray's Recruit—King,Felicity—Laughlin.Other Susan—Lee.Apaches of New York—Lewis.Extricating—Lincoln.Stephen Archer—MacDonald.Running Water—Mason.The Ambition of Mark Truitt—Miller.Trail's End—Ogden.No Defense—Parker.Laddie—Porter.Man-Size Raine.Yukon Trail—Raine.The Spinner in the Sun—Reed.Pender Among the Residents—Reid.Mrs. Red Pepper—Richmond.Affinities, and Other Stories—Rinehart.Long Live the King—Rinehart.Window at the White Cat—Rinehart.Leavenworth Case—Rohlfs.Mother Machree—Scott.Flaw in the Crystal—Sinclair.The Helpmate—Sinclair.April Princess Smedley.He Knew Lincoln Tarbell.The Turmoil—Tarkington.Lone Wolf—Vance.From the Earth to the Moon Verne.Merton of the Movies Wilson.

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Some of Our Uisitors

These young people, all from schools near Decatur, visited us during the month

of November. The top group is made up of 20 pupils from the Atwood, III., high

school. Miss Winona Hill, the teacher, is standing at the extreme left.

The group in the oval picture are juniors and seniors from the Niantic, 111., high

school. Their teacher, Willard Hall, is shown with them.

The young men at the bottom of the page are members of an agriculture class

at the University of Illinois. All three of these groups were taken on trips throughthe plant.

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SflCCTYSafety in the Sugar House

Bvj ID. H. IPamslevj

We can remember, only a few yearsago, when just a limited number of peoplewere semi-educated along safety lines. Thebalance of us thought it somewhat foolisheven to consider guarding plant equip-ment. But within the last ten years anation-wide campaign has been carried onwith the result that the majority of plantsare properly and safely guarded.

In the sugar house are to be found onlya few pieces of machinery to be guarded,as compared to other departments of thisplant. The cooler and mixing tanks havethe gearing well inclosed so that thereis no hazard of workmen becoming caughttherein. All belts, couplings and collarsare guarded in like manner. The label-ing machines have a guard installedaround the entire machine "which elimin-ates any hazard which might be encount-ered while working on or around thesemachines.

The greatest care must be taken at alltimes when in this building when walkingon the floors as oftentimes they are wetand slippery due to the fact that hot water

must be used to clean the sugar off thefloors, and we all know that a person canbe seriously injured by falling on con-crete.

It is very important that the stairwaysbe kept clean. It takes only a few hourstime for an accumulation of sugar to formon the treads, thereby creating a hazard.We endeavor to keep all sugar off thestairways at all times.

We must be careful, when loading cakesof sugar, that they do not slip from ourgrip and fall on a foot or toe for a mancan in this way receive a badly mashedfoot.

Oftentimes new workmen are put towork shaking down bags of sugar so thatwe get the required number of poundsin each bag. This is agreeable work ifthe one in question has had experienceor proper instruction, but without eithera man can bruise and tear his hands,thereby requiring medical attention.

Electric trucks must be handled care-ful ly so that they will not skid on theslippery concrete floors. With a littlecare and practice we have eliminated alldanger with regards to the operating ofthese trucks.

It is also very essential that elevatorgates are kept down. A person whoneglects to see that the gates are downis a menace to this organization. Sup-pose the elevator was on the top floor anda gate on the second floor was up; a per-son walking to the elevator shaft to lo-cate the elevator "would acidentally slipand fall to the bottom of the shaft. Itwould mean death or permanent disabilityfor the unfortunate.

Another important s u b j e c t whichshould always be in our minds is to reporteach accident no matter how slight. Ifonly a scratch, a bruise or a small splint-er, be sure to report it and go to the lab-orator and have it treated. This practicewill, in many cases, save a person worry,pain and loss of time and possibly loss ofa finger, hand or foot.

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HE PLACED SAFE

C. JARVIS

When C. Jarvis was put on a job chipping cement, he took

time to get a pair of goggles and put'them on. When a piece

of cement flew up and hit one lense, he realized how wise he had

been, for he was not injured.

Mr. Jarvis works on John* White's gang in the yard. When

this accident took place he was doing work which men do here

every day. It was not something unusual for him to chip cement,

and it was not something unusual for a piece of, cement to fly

up into his face. From now on it will not be something unusual

for him to take every care against accidents.

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SleepDr. IP. HI. Fitzpitrick

Sleep is nature's great restorer. It isindispensible for all living animals, andeven many flowers go through a dailycycle that might be compared to oursleep.

Shakespeare says:

"Sleep that knits up the ravell'dsleeve of care,

The death of each days life, sorelabors bath,

Balm of hurt minds , g rea tnature's second course,

Chief nourisher of life's feast."

A function so vital as this period ofrepose may well arrest our attention. Ithas a direct bearing on our health, ourbodily vigor, our pleasures, our businesssuccess in life. No one can go withoutit entirely, or one may indulge in it toexcess.

The normal, healthy newborn babesleeps most of the twenty-four hours, butwhen a few months old this amount isreduced and continues to be shortened,gradually until the child is well on in hisor her teens. Young mothers are proneto be alarmed about the health and wellbeing of their infants on the slightestprovocation, and when the physician re-sponds to a call he finds the child sleep-ing peacefully. The great probability isthat such a child is not very sick.

John Locke, an English writer who livedalmost 300 years ago, wrote an essay oncare of children and' his remarks for thatperiod are very appropriate for the childof today. Among other things he saidthat children should be indulged in sleepas much as they will take in infancy andearly childhood. As they grow oldertheir hours of sleep should be shortened.Especially should they be awakened at aregular and rather early hour in the morn-ing. He would not insist always thatthey be sent to bed early when companycomes, but rather advises that they shouldbegin at an early age to begin to taketheir place in the world by mingling to anextent with guests. He insists, however,that they should be aroused at the regularhour the next morning and let them makeup their loss of sleep the following n'ght.Even the method of awakening childrenreceived his consideration when he urgedthat they should be spoken to very gentlyand roused slowly which is most likely tobring them to consciousness in a refreshed

and pleasant frame of mind. Sudden orharsh efforts to awaken a child have atendency to cause a nervous disposition.

Locke further took notice of the kind' of bed that should be used insisting that

it should be firm rather than soft, andespecially should feather beds be avoided.We have cajoled ourselves into the beliefthat only in the last few years have wefought against feather beds, but here isLocke condemning them more than twocenturies ago.

Eight hours is considered the amountof sleep needed by most adults, but thisis subject to great variation. Most menand women probably get between sevenand eight hours sleep in the twenty-fourand do not feel comfortable unless theydo get that much. However, our methodsof living, especially in cities, have madeinroads upon the period of sleep. Manypatients with nervous symptoms, such asnervous indigestion, will give a history ofgetting less than seven hours sleep overa long period of time. Few men, andfewer women, can retain their healthunder such conditions. King Alfred hada rule dividing the day into three parts,eight hours for work, eight hours forsleep, and eight hours for bodily neces-sities and recreation. Dr. James J. Walsh,an authority on nervous and mental dis-orders says that ""whenever people tryto live the strenuous life and get alongwith less than eight hours of sleep, theyare almost sure, sooner or later, to renderthemselves uncomfortable, to make them-selves liable to all sorts of neurotic symp-toms and, above all, to detract from theirefficiency for whatever work they are en-gaged in. Whether they sleep or not,they should be in bed for nea-rly eighthours."

Night is the usual time for sleep be-cause that is the time of quiet and dark-ness, both of which favor sleep. But anyperiod in the twenty-fo^ir may be selectedfor the time of repose. Many men main-tain good health and have their work soarranged that they are compelled to taketheir sleep during the hours of daylight.A psychologist speaking before the CityClub of Decatur some few months agomade the statement that he had ratherstay up until two o'clock in the morningprovided, he could stay in bed until teno'clock that day, and he could have a lotmore fun. That statement was all rightfor him for he knew how to spend those

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hours, but the serious trouble with thegreat majority of people is that when theystay up until such an hour in the morn-ing they are engaged in some form ofamusement or indulgence that is gradu-ally impairing the organs of their body.

An abundance of fresh air in the sleep-ing room is one of the best aids we havein aiding sleep in its function of restor-ing energy to the nervous system Themodern habit of building sleeping porcheswith a maximum of exposure to breezes

that might be stirring on hot nights hascontributed more to our well being thanmost peaple realize. When one has theopportunity to sleep out that way he findshe does not feel the necessity for a vaca-tion in the north woods nearly so muchas when he is housed up on hot nights.

Insomnia is a subject inseparably con-nected with a consideration of sleep, butis so important it will be taken up atanother time/

J\. Christmas for Children

Editor's Note: Although it is not thepolicy of the Journal to publish articlesunless the editor knows who writes them,the following letter is made an exceptionbecause of the message it carries. Thewriter evidently is the wife of a Staleyforeman and the mother of a family ofgrowing children.

I've been thinking a great deal aboutChristmas of late. I imagine every motherin town has been doing that, as theChristmas season is such a short timefrom us. Most of us have pleasant mem-ories of our own Christmas morning, whenwe were little tots.

The night before we listened as hardas we could to hear Santa Claus come.The next morning how we scampereddown stairs to see what had been left forus. My sister and 1 always wanted a newdoll, and usually it was curly-haired, blue-eyed one we had planned on for many aday. And then the candy, nuts and othergood things that go with Christmas day.

I don't think I realized until last yearthat such Christmases were not for everyone, even in the Staley plant. Louise,next door, came in while I was packingChristmas presents and saw a brand newdoll.

"Oh", she said, "I've wanted a doll aslong as I can remember, and I am pastten now, but Mama says a new dress willhave to be my present, for we have allwe can do to make payments on ourhouse."

A few days later, Jimmie, the neighborboy on the other side, after seeing theusual evergreen delivered from the groc-ery, said, "Are you going to have aChristmas tree? We never have one;mother says we can't afford it, but I thinkJack and I will get a wagon together. Thatway we can have a better one."

The day before Christmas my husbandcame home \vith a present given him byhis men. It was nice to know they thoughtthat much of him, but 1 "wondered if eachlittle contribution toward that presentmight not have bought Louise her dolland Jimmie his Christmas tree.

It seems to have been the custom foryears at the plant for the men to givetheir bosses and foremen Christmas gifts.They are grown men now with their bestChristmases in the past, when they werechildren. Why not make this a Christ-mas for the children, and forget the bossesgifts for this year. Let each worker tryto make this a big Christmas for children.

A Journal Reader.

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Our Former Editor as a Bride

Words failed Edna whenshe saw her desk on her lastmorning he re . The l a r g ebasket of chrysanthemums;tied with pink tulle, was sentby the Fellowship club, theroses were the gift of Mr.Chamberlain, and the otherchrysanthemums were f r o mthe Journal office.

Five minutes a f t e r EdnaCoyle became Mrs. B. J.Moody she posed for this love-ly portrait at the left.

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Christmas Message

We wish to all our friends, Journalreaders, past, present and future cus-tomers, and particularly to the indi-viduals composing our staunch andloyal organization, the fullest possiblemeasure of prosperity.

We appreciate the business whichhas been entrusted to us by our cus-tomers, and the good work done byour men here in the plant and on theroad, all of which has made possibleour pleasant business relations and thecontinued improvement and growth ofour organization.

A. E. STALEY MFG. CO.

New York Salesman

Walter H. Cooley, who joined the salesforce of the New York office a short timeago, has already won for himself thereputation of being a go-getter. Althoughstill on the sunny side of thirty, Mr.Cooley has had ten years experience withthe Corn Products Refining company. Hewas also with the Oxford Roofing com-pany for a short time.

FIRST LYCEUM NUMBER ENJOYED

Cold autumn rain and the opening ofthe University of Illinois stadium failed toruin the first night of the Fellowship Clublyceum course. This first number, theLandis Male Trio, appeared in the Deca-tur High School auditorium, on Saturdaynight Nov. 3, before an audience whichthoroughly enjoyed the really good musicwhich the three young men offered.

Although the rain kept away many whowould have attended this entertainment,and the opening of the University stadiumproved a strong attraction to others, themain floor of the auditorium was wellfilled. And all who braved the drippingweather felt more than repaid.

G. E. Chamberlain, our general super-intendent, made a short introductory talk.Then for the next hour and a half thethree young men entertained with a widevariety of instrumental music.

On December 1 1, the Qualen Trio willgive a program in the High School. Thiscompany offers musical numbers as wellas some impersonations. The remainingthree numbers of the course will be givenafter the Christmas holidays.

FOR THE COMMUNITY CHESTWithin the time limit set for the annual

Community Chest drive in Decatur, morethan $7,000.00 was raised in the Staleyplant for the various charitable organiza-tions of the city. Of this amount morethan $5,000 was contributed by the em-ployes in the plant, the other $2,000 be-ing given by the company. The amountasked for of the entire city was $92,000.

Practically every man and womanworking in the Staley organization gavea day's wages to the cause. Not a fewgave more. In hardly any cases did theworkers meet with stubborn opposition.The entire burden of seeing the employesand doing the large amount of clericalwork which such a drive requires, wascared for by foremen and stenographers ofthe company.

Takes State House Job

Clayton F. Radloff left the first of No-vember to take a position as an electricianin the state house in Springfield. He wasaccepted for the position after he hadpassed the civil service examinations.

To the Staley Fellowship Club:

Words become a mere jumble when wetry to arrange them in a manner to con-vey adequately our deep appreciation ofthe gifts you sent us on our wedding day.

The gifts are beautiful. We expect toenjoy them for years, during which timewe shall be constantly reminded of yourgraciousness.

We especially want to thank the com-mittee which selected such handsome gifts.A written "thank you" sounds feeble, in-deed, in view of our sincere gratefulness.

Long live the Staley Fellowship Club!Sincerely,

Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Moody.

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FEED ELEVATOR MEN

These handsome men are the ones who make up the crew of the feed elevator. They lookdecidedly sober and quiet here but that is because the photographer appeared just at noon. Heasked them to pose before they ate their lunches, and that is why they look solemn. J, B.Williams, in charge at the feed elevator, is shown in the front row, all by himself.

Art IPilcoxson's Annual StaqqWhen A. R. Wilcoxson, millionaire Chi-

cago coal dealer, received his annual open-ing-of-the-hunting-season party early inNovember, G. E. Chamberlain, was one ofthe guests. These hunting parties of ArtWilcoxson's are famous affairs, and an in-vitation to be his guest at his comfortableand roomy shack on his six-mile-long farmon the Illinois river, is highly prized. Thisis the second year that Mr. Chamberlainhas been included in the list of guests,from which fact we judge that he ac-

quitted himself nobly as a nimrod and con-genial spirit.

Each year practically the same selectedfew are asked down to this rather un-tamed country for the first few days of thequail season. The large farm lies alongthe Illinois river and not far f rom the Mis-sissippi, near Titus, 111., and is ideallysituated for hunting. An excellent cookpresides at the shack and sends out glor-ious mid-day lunches in the old farmwagon which carries the hunters to thestarting point for each day's hunt.

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Mrs. R. A. PattonMrs. R. A. Patton, mother of R. S.

Patton, of the store room, died Wednes-day morning, Nov. 2 I , in the home of herdaughter, Mrs. M. D. Van Horn, of BunkerHill. Mrs. Patton had been ill for severaldays. Her death was not unexpected.

For the past five years, Mrs. Pattonhad made her home with her daughter.Previous to this time she had passed 15years of her life in Decatur, her residencebeing in 1135 West Macon street.

Mrs. Patton would have been 75 yearsold Nov. 27, had she lived. She wasborn in Lake county. Before coming toDecatur to make her home she had livedin Prairie Home, Shelby county.

She is survived by a daughter, Mrs.Floyd Compton, and two sons, R. S. Pat-ton and G. C. Patton, all of this city.Burial was in Moweaqua.

Vern GentryVern, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs.

Ernest Gentry, died Oct. 24. The babywas only a few hours old.

CARDS OF THANKS

We wish to thank each and every onefor their sympathy and floral offerings atthe time of the death of our little son,Vern.

Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Gentry.

I wish to thank the men of the mill-wright department for their kind giftsof flowers and fruit during my recent mis-fortune. Words are inadequate to ex-press my gratitude.

T. A. Manley.

I wish to thank the members of theFellowship club for the flowers which theyso thoughtfully sent me when I was ill inthe hospital recently.

Alice White.

We wish to extend our heartiest thanksto the boys of the plant who rememberedus with a chest of beautiful and useful sil-verware on our wedding day.

Mr. and Mrs. Byron May.

MISS SCHEU IN NEW YORK OFFICE

Early in November Miss Louise F.Scheu took up her new duties in the NewYork office, succeeding Miss Alice Meeker,who resigned to get married. Miss Scheuis not new to the company having handledthe Staley account for J. M. McNiece &Co., when she was with that firm severalyears ago.

W. H. Randolph, Jr., manager of theNew York office, who worked with MissScheu in the J. M. McNiece & Co. offices,writes that he feels exceptionally fortunatein securing her for the Staley company.Because of her previous experience, sheis thoroughly acquainted with the starchand corn syrup business.

Miss Scheu served her apprenticeship•with the Douglas company, where she re-mained for six years. After the big Doug-las plant fire she went to the McNiececompany, but later left there for a betterposition.

Her career has been most successful butthe Staley organization is hoping that itwill be many years before she decides toleave her present position.

Visitors from FloridaEarly in November Mr. and Mrs. C. F.

Boss and their daughter, Miss Cecile Boss,of Miami, Fla., visited the plant. Theywere accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. J. A.Eyman and their daughter, Miss NephaEyman, of Argenta. The Boss family wasvisiting in Argenta for several weeks.

Miss Alice Bonifield, of the laboratory,visited her sister, a student at the Univer-sity of Illinois, the week end of Nov. 18,and attended a big fraternity dance.

Miss Crystal Fall, of the laboratory,visited relatives in Indiana for a few daysin November.

Fred Klumpp, mill house foreman, tooka two weeks' vacation in November.

DON'T DROP MAIL HERE!

That small wooden box on thesouth side of the manufacturing de-partment building is not a mail box.Rather, it is for contributions andcommunications to the Journal. Onan average of once a week the editorfinds that some trusting soul hasdropped in a letter stamped and ad-dressed, having mistaken the newsbox for a letter box.

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Hollywood WeddingMiss Ella L. Lacey and M. J. (Budd)

Robb, both of Los Angeles, were mar-ried Saturday afternoon Nov. 3, at 5o'clock in Hollywood, Cal. Both Mr.and Mrs. Robb were formerly employedat Staley's. Mrs. Robb was secretary toour general superintendent, G. E.Chamberlain, and Mr. Robb was in theaccountancy department.

After a two week's tour in SouthernCalifornia, the couple returned toHollywood. They are making theirhome at 5332 Hollywood boulevard, in.that city.

Mr. Robb is employed by the Stan-dard Oil Co., at El Segunda, a suburbof Los Angeles. Before her marriageMrs. Robb was employed as privatesecretary to the general manager ofCrave Co., on the Pacific coast.

To our fr iends Mr. and Mrs. Robb,go our congratulations and best wishesfor ail happiness in the future.

Perry—WhitsittMiss Wilma Perry and Ralph Whit-

sitt were married Saturday afternoon,Nov. I 0,, in the parsonage of St. Paul'sMethodist church. Rev. H. F. Powell,pastor of the church, performed theceremony.

The bride wore a suit of tan poirettwill and her corsage bouquet was ofbride's roses. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Perry,parents of the bride, and Mr. and Mrs.O. H. Whitsitt, parents of the bride-groom, were the attendants.

After Dec. 1, Mr. and Mrs. Whitsitt willbe at home to their friends at 549 NorthDunham street. Mr. Whitsitt is em-ployed in the laboratory.

Meeker RudigerMiss Alice Meeker, of the New York

office, became the bride of Mr. RudigerNov. 15. Mrs. Rudiger had been with thefirm in New York for some time. Thefortunate man who won her away fromthe Staley organization is with the Stan-dard Refining company.

Rainey—WheelerMiss Minnie Rainey and Earl Wheeler

were married, in Decatur on Wednesday,Nov. 2 1. Mr. Wheeler is employed inNo. 16 building. So carefully did theyoung man keep the subject to himself,that none of the men who worked withhim knew of his marriage until next day.

Sadowski— Sablotny

Miss Anna Sadowswki and August Sab-lotny were married Nov. 1 at 3 o'clock inthe afternoon in St. Johannes Lutheranchurch, by Rev. William Heyne. MissEmma Brix and Miss Louise Brix, WilliamGollan and Edward Scepanski, all cousinsof the bride, were the attendants.

The bride wore a gown of white flatcrepe and pearls, and her veil was of tulle.She carried a shower bouquet of roses.Her maids wore frocks of lavender andyellow georgette over satin and carriedarm bouquets of chrysanthemums.

After the ceremony a reception washeld at the home of the bride's parents,Mr. and Mrs. Herman Sadowski, with ahundred guests present. A five coursedinner was served.

Mr. Sablotny is the son of Mrs. Char-lotte Sablotny and is employed in the millhouse.

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CLUB-HOUSEMEN.Dinner and Bridge

The members of the Thursday bridgeclub entertained their husbands at dinnerin the club house Monday night Nov. I 2.After dinner bridge was played. Theprizes were won by Mrs. W. C. Keiserand E. A. Hamman. Mrs. L. O. Gill, wifeof L. O. Gill of the laboratory, is a mem-ber of the club.

Rotaro Club Meets

Through the courtesy of Ned Pollardthe Rotaro club of the Decatur Highschool met in the club house on the eve-ning of Nov. 2.

Hallowe'en MaskW. B. Pollock entertained thirty couples

at a jolly Hallowe'en box party at the clubhouse on the night of Nov. 7. The guestswere masked, and dressed in a great va-riety of costumes.

During the evening dancing was en-joyed, the music being furnished by acolored jazz orchestra. Prizes for the bestdressed guests were given Mrs. EugeneMurphy and W. M. Conlin. The per-sons who were selected as winners of theprizes for the most comical costumes wereMrs. Miller and W. M. Mason.

Game DinnerFifty guests were entertained at a game

dinner in the club house by Mr. and Mrs.K. D. Sherman on the night of Nov. I 6.After dinner, with H. E. Dressen presid-ing as toastmaster, several short talkswere given. Mrs. Ed Hoover gave areading, Mervin Smith gave a monologueand Miss Irene Dressen sang severalsongs. Later in the evening the guestsdanced, the music being furnished by theStaley Jazz Orchestra, of which MettlinCraig is director.

Pot Luck SupperA group of friends of Mr. and Mrs. T.

C. Burwell enjoyed a pot luck supper inthe club house on Saturday night, Nov.1 0. After dinner dancing and cardswere enjoyed.

Entertain for BrideMr. and Mrs. Dudley Boren entertained

for their son, Vastine Boren and MissFeme Sleeper, who are to be marriedDec. 8, in the club house Nov. 19. Theaffair was a shower, and the young peoplereceived many lovely gifts.

The club house had been decorated inwedding bells and festoons of red andwhite, and presented a gala appearance.

MR. AND MRS. ARTHUR BUSKIRK

Miss Rose Hattie Golembek and Arbhur Bus-kirk were married in St. Johannes Lutheranchurch on the evening of Oct. 18. Mr. Buskirkis employed in the starch shipping department.

During the evening the young peopledanced and played cards.

Miss Sleeper is teaching in a schoolnear Decatur, while the bridegroom-to-be is an electrician in the Staley plant.

Hard Times PartyMr. and Mrs. C. E. Pennington enter-

tained the parents and teachers of theCentral Junior Hign School at a hardtimes party in the club house Nov. 14.Practically all of the 150 persons presentwere in rags and tatters.

During the evening Dressen's orchestraplayed for the games and dancing. Re-freshments were served at a late hour.

Miss Ella Hehir and Miss MargaretRyan have recently joined the Staley gen-eral office force. Miss Hehir came to usfrom the Standard Oil company.

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All six of these charming girls work in one office here. Can you guess whichoffice, and thenj which girls?

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J avals Cochran is extremely proud of herlovely young niece, Dorothy Eloise Schaaf.Dorothy Eloise, who is five years old, lives inMaiden, Mo., but she visits Decatur relativesand is a general favorite with them.

Mrs. S. Woods, whose husband is em-ployed with the carpenters, recentlyunderwent a second operation at St.Mary's hospital. She is getting alongnicely.

Louis Riedlinger, carpenter, is back atwork after an absence of several weeksbecause of illness.

For Sale

Eight room house, 1 704 East Northstreet, at an exceptional bargain. Fourbedrooms and bath up-stairs, large livingroom, dining room, kitchen and hall downstairs. Finished in oak. South front.See Harry Henry.

Grandpa Fletcher

Claude Fletcher was too happy for any-thing Nov. 1 9, when he was notified ofthe fact that he had become a grand-father. His daughter, Mrs. Arthur Pat-terson, of Indianapolis, Ind., gave birth toa son that day. She was formerly MissFay Fletcher.

Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Suddarth, of KansasCiiy, announce the birth of a son Nov. 3.Mrs. Suddarth was formerly Miss DorothyPaker of Decatur, and the first editor ofthe Journal. This is her second child,her first, a daughter, having been bornwhile Mr. and Mrs. Suddarth were livingin South America.

A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. J. S. C.Cussins, Jr., Oct. 30. He has been namedJames S. C. Cussins III. Mr. Cussins isa millwright.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stole announcethe birth of a daughter Nov. 4. Mr.Stole works in No. 1 7 building.

When Carl Eugene Watson was seven weeksold this picture of him was taken. Dignifiedlittle chap, was he not? His father. Carl Wat-son, is employed in the boiler house.

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MISS COYLE IS MARRIEDA flower-decked desk, "with a minia-

ture wedding party as the central figure,greeted Edna Coyle when she entered theJournal office on her last day as ed.torhere. Later in the day, while she wasstill receiving farewell -visitors from theplant, she had her second surprise in theform of a page of pictures and a story andpoem in the November Journal.

Less than a week later, on Tuesday,Nov. 6, Miss Ccyle and B. J. Moody weremarried in their new home, 1 53 SouthHilton street, Decatur. Rev. Chest eenSmith read the service in the presence ofabout fifteen relatives. Mr. and Mrs.Kenneth Montgomery were the only at-tendants. Miss Gertrude Moody, sister ofthe bridegroom, played- the weddingmarch.

The bride's gown was of flesh georgette,trimmed in lace and French blue ribbons.She wore silver slippers and a bandeau ofsilver leaves. Her bouquet cf roses wastied with silver ribbons. Chrysanthe-mums and ferns were used as a back-ground for the ceremony, and chrysanthe-mums and roces were used about thehouse.

The brlcje is the daughter of Mr. andMrs. E. S. Coyle of Decatur, and for thelast two and a half years has been theeditor of the Staley Journal. Before tak-ing up that work she had been on the edi-torial staff of the Decatur Review andetill earlier had been a reporter and copyreader on the Decatur Herald. Duringthe war she held a government position inWashington.

Mr. Moody has a responsible positionwith Morehouse & Wells Hardware Co.,with which firm he has been associatedfor about two years. At present he iscompiling the firm's new catalog.

Mr. and Mrs. Moody will be at hometo their friends after Dec. 1 at 153 SouthHilton street.

On the day of the wedding the StaleyFellowship club sent its gift to the bride.This gift consisted of a davenport table,a floor lamp and a chair, all in mahoganyto match the other pieces of her new liv-ing room furniture. A scarf, rich in goldembroidery, for the table, also was in-cluded in the gift .

These things were sent to Mrs. Moodywith the most sincere good wishes, for inthe time that she had been the editor ofthe Staley Journal she had won an envi-able spot in the hearts of the people in alldepartments of the plant.

OUR CARTCCKI3TWhen Willie Van Hook dolled all up

and drove into town with his mama,several years ago, he posed before aphotographer who had no idea that hewas taking the picture of a small chapwho was to win distinction in later lifeas a clever cartoonist.

Anyway Willie knew what was goingto happen to him when he grew up andhe was dressed for the occasion. See thepin-tucked jacket, the nifty hat, andi thatcarelessly arranged handkerchief. Butabove all notice the collar. You can't see'em, but there was a fierce bull dogpainted on each point. That's what madeWillie so Wave looking.

Magley— Gray

Decatur friends have just received an-nouncements of the marriage of Mrs. AdaMagley, of Detroit, and Frank Gray, form-erly of Decatur. Mr. and Mrs. Gray weremarried during the summer and are atpresent making their home at 9300 Ot-sego Avenue, Detroit. Mr. Gray is aforeman in the shipping department ofthe Ford plant.

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Helen Janet Hupp is the plump and charmingdaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Hupp.She is just two years old. Her father is em-ployed in the laboratory.

Card of ThanksIt made me "smiley 'round the lips and

teary 'round the lashes" the surprisewhich awaited me on my last day in theJournal office.

The basket and the flowers from theStaley Fellowship club, the bouquets fromMr. Chamberlain and Miss Cade, the sen-timents expressed in the notes attached,the tiny bride and bridegroom all weredelightful.

I thank you all so much for these tokensof friendship and also for the kind wishesexpressed by many Staley folk that day.

And very deeply do I appreciate themany courtesies extended by those of theStaley organization during my two yearsthere.

The memories of my happy days atStaley's will linger through the years.

Mrs. B. J. Moody.

Sam Martini, of the oil house, has beenseriously ill for the last five weeks. Heis only slightly better.

Thanksgiving DanceUnder the auspices of the Fellowship

club, a carnival dance will be given forclub members in the Guards* Armory Fri-day night, Nov. 30. Homeb rook's or-chestra will play and there will be severalsurprise features during the evening.

Charles Brewer 111Charles Brewer, a taxi cab driver, who

has many friends in the Staley plant, isseriously ill.

Ask Mr. FileOh, chemist of skill, investigate

And answer this query of mine,1 think I know what Carbonate,

But where did Iodine?

Ode to a PeanutA peanut lay on the railroad track;

Its heart was all a-flutter;The 5:18 came thundering past

Toot! Toot! Peanut butter.—The Printer's Devil.

The Real CommanderKnick "How much salary does Hen-

peck command?"Knack "Two dollars a week. His wife

commands the rest."—New York Sun and Globe.

•Leo Gogerty, the youngest son of Mr. andMrs. T. J. Goge,rty, is certainly a charmingyoung lad. He has a smile which is mostwinning and, according to his father, he haspep enough to make him the champion go-getter of the world.

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Larry Richard Moore is the happy nephewof Lawrence Yunker of the store room. Whe-ther or not the reason for the small chap'ssmile is his pride in his uncle, for whom he isnamed, we can only guess. He was just sevenmonths old when this picture was taken at thehome of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Moore,949 North College street, last summer.

Growing Smiles

A smile is quite a funny thing;It wrinkles up your face

And when it's gone you never findIts secret hiding place.

But far more wonderful it isTo see what smiles can do;

You smile at one, he smiles at you,And so one smile makes two.

He smiles at some one since you smiled,And then that one smiles back;

And that one smiles until in truth,You fail in keeping track.

Now since a smile can do great goodBy cheering hearts of care,

Let's smile and smile and not forgetThat smiles go everywhere I

The Chase.

Dewey Pygman is learning the printerstrade in the plant printing office.

Foreman's report on cold Novembemorning — "Cyclone heading south."

Billy Morrison - "Wise cyclonemore sense than some peopl

! H.as

"That's one wedding gift I'll gladlyhelp buy", Jim Galloway told the foremen,when someone hinted that Fred Klumpwas again seriously entertaining thoughtsof matrimonial steps.

When it was rumored that Ed Smith,timekeeper, was spending his vacation injail at Springfield, one of the kindlyhearted maidens in Carl Russell's force,took up a collection to send the poorwronged man flowers. All that was leftafter the flowers were purchased was tobe used as bail.

Pauline Wright, of the tray room, andOIlis Owens, of 1 7 Building, were ob-served the other night window shoppingin Water street. The boys of 1 7 sayOwens is a good worker, but the packinghouse is too near.

to the IDoodsOh, we are the merry hunters,

A brave and lusty crew;We are after quail and rabbits,

And we may bring back a few.We have shot and shells in plenty,

And we all know how to run;So we catch all the rabbits

We can't hit "with a gun.

Promptly at one minute after 1 2 onthe morning of Nov. 10, the opening ofquail season, the ardent sportsmen of theStaley plant were off on the trail of BobWhite. Of course, on a hunting trip onecan't be too particular; so our noble hun-ters took off-hand shot at rabbits occa-sionally, just to see how the old gunwas working. Sometimes she wasn'tworking so well, at that.

Among the first to take off for thecrowded hunting grounds were FrankMoore, Jack Fletcher, Bill Pollock andByron May, in Bill's car. They hit for the•wild country near Taylorville, for they•were after big game. Jack, a bit moreenthusiastic than some of the others,clutched Byron around the neck andscreamed when he saw a pheasant, for hethought it was an ostrich. A few miles

•fur ther on he saw another pheasant, andin his excitement jumped out of the carwhile it was still running and banged awayat the bird, with an unloaded gun.

"THE PRETTY LITTLE RABBIT"Later in the morning, when the sun

had come out to watch the fun, Bill an-chored the car and the quiet quartetstarted on foot. Soon a tiny bunny startedup from a bush and scampered off downthe field. Bang! Bang! Pop! Crash! wentfour guns but the rabbit kept on run-ning. Again the guns crashed, and againthe rabbit did not stop.

Then out stepped brave Byron, theyouth of the party, and tossing his gunto one side, he started in sharp pursuitof the almost-flying bunny. And whileshot and shell from the other three gunsrained about him, this stalwart lad over-took his prey, and captured the rabbituninjured.

CHARLEY'S MISTAKE

In another direction Hank Potrafkaand Charley Fitch were starting out soon

Ti .ETcHEf? . Qiu pollockANK (WooRE I?AN THEIf?lT -TO D E A T H A B O U N D A

after day break. Now Hank is nice andround but he never knew that he re-sembled a rabbit until Charley, who wasa short distance from him, took a shotat him. Hank dropped, and Charley, infear and trembling, flew to him. Noserious damage was done, but Hank givesthe credit of his rescue to his pocket flaskwhich served as a shield from the shots,and incidently changed his views on pro-hibition.

"Heavy," of the packing house, wentalone on his hunting trip, which probablyaccounts for the tales which he tells of itnow. Among other things he insists thathe brought home two bears. We haveheard of green snakes but bears? Per-haps though it is a newer brand.

TRUTHFUL BILL HERRBill Herr is the only one of all the lusty

crew who admits that not a shot took ef-fect. Notwithstanding this, though, Billhas had rabbit to ea± recently. He has,as most of his friends know, some welltrained dogs, and these animals, seeing thegreat disappointment of their master, asshot after shot failed to hit the mark,took pity on him, and caught a few rab-bits.

Edward: "You are the sunshine of mylife! You alone reign in my heart. With-out you life is but a dreary cloud."

Eva: "Is this a proposal or a weatherreport ?"

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Letters to Santa GlausDear Santy:

We are a nice bunch of girls who workhard every day, and because we havebeen so good this year, we feel that youshould reward us by bringing us prettynice Christmas presents. We want somany things that we have decided not toname the articles. Instead we will tellyou why we should get them.

In the first place we are prompt. When-ever we have work to do we rush out tothe plant and get it done.

Then we are quiet. No one wouldever suspect that there was a crowd ofus working away up on the second floorhere. We never talk to each other aswe work and of course we never whistleor sing. That might disturb the brainymen who work in other parts of the build-ing.

We all are extremely considerate ofeach other and never crack jokes. Someof us have beaux but the rest of the crowdnever teases us about them.

Now, don't you think we deserve nicepresents?

The Tray Room Girls,

Dear Santa:—Although I hold a most responsible

position with this firm, I am still young.Also I have always been rather pamperedand have already, practically, everythingthat a young chap could want. But thereare still some things which I do not have.

For instance I have heard that thereare some new accessories for Fords whichI have not seen. I already have a fewspecial attachments for my Ford, but ifanything new is put on the market beforeChristmas I trust that you will see thatI get it.

Yours very truly,Louis Burstein.

Mr. S. Claus,

Dear Sir:In regard to your contemplated visit

to us on Christmas, Dec. 25, let me saythat there is one thing which I should likeabove all others. That is a wife. I willadmit that I have made great advance to-ward the married state, but I realize thatI need a slight push over the line. If youcan supply the push which will land mein the so-called happy state of matrimony,1 shall remain forever,

Yours sincerely,P. D. Rollins.

My Dear Santa Claus:

There is one thing above all otherswhich I desire for Christmas. That isroom in which to store the various articleswhich are of no earthly account but whichsome poor soul thinks may come in handysome day. Already I have used up everyinch of space I can find, but still peopleabout the plant are urging me to storethings which are in their way.

Really, old man, they are running mewild on this subject, and unless you helpme out I am afraid it will ruin my cheer-ful disposition.

Yours truly,John White.

Dear Friend Claus:

I take my pen in hand to ask yourassistance. For several months one J.H. Galloway has been annoying me withreference to the International Date Line.Please send me a book of snappy come-backs so that when he begins his verbalattacks I can put him in his proper place.

I thank you,Henry Dubes.

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VACATION

Vacation, Vacation,The time we look forward toWith joy and delightPlanning things we will do.

-Vacation, Vacation,In the golden autumn time.A coal-pile on the sidewalk,Yes, and carpets on the line.

Vacation, Vacation,Painted ceilings to scrub.Some heavy things on wash-dayWifey says you must rub.

Vacation, Vacation,Dod burn it all by heck,I ain't done no fishin*And my plans are all a wreck.

Vacation, Vacation,With persimmins nice 'n ripeMy widow says to black the stove,And be sure and clean the pipe.

Vacation, Vacation,Well! 'Twas ever thus.The wimmen spoil our plansBut 'tain't no use to fuss.A feller that won't help his wifeIs a mighty onery cus.

Vacation, Vacation,Is now a whole year away.From now till then I'll planJust what I'll do and sayAnd how I'll romp and play.

Homer Neal, of the kiln house, andHerbert Henderson of the table house,have established offices in their respectiveplaces of employment since No. 3.

It is said, by those who know, that Mc-Cord of the pump department, carriespacking around in his hand until all thecorners are worn off and the packing be-comes round.

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Among the things which puzzle thepeople in the cost division, is the queerhabit which Tom Hildebrand has of tak-ing off his shoes as soon as he arrives athis desk each morning. He says he doesit to get the cinders out of his shoes. Hisco-workers can't understand that, how-ever, because he rides a bicycle. Theyare thinking of having his wheel elevatedto resemble the type in use thirty yearsago, then they know his feet won't dragin the CINDERS.

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JUST A COWS/M Ct OOINEwDO'WH IM KA1NTUCKV

Why Spicer BuysSpicer, of 1 7 Building, has joined the

"Penny Wise, Pound Foolish" club. Hewas initiated after he spent a half day inthe dentist's chair having replaced a goldtooth which he broke off trying to bite aplug of extra-hard which some one ofhis co-workers kindly loaned him. Hebit, but since then he has bought, for hefigures that a plug of fresh tobacco ischeaper than a new tooth.

Concentrate on your likes—forget yourdislikes.

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Why Not Ride?Friends of Louis Brand are wondering

why he is so shy about appearing at theplant with the new motor attachment thathe is supposed to have purchased for hisbicycle. It may be that he is afraid toride it in public until he has obtained astate license. Rumor has it that he re-ceived a call, in the name of L. L. Emmer-son, secretary of state, to get such alicense.

Ford ReservationMr. Galloway wonders why, after tour-

ing through the state of Michigan, hefailed to see a Chevrolet. That is easilyexplained, Jim. The humane society droveall the Chevrolets out of the state to givethe Fords a chance, Fords being the orig-inal natives of Michigan.

Spooner is now well enough acquaintedwith the switch yards to be able to guidethe switch engine around the curves with-out cutting the flanges on the drivewheels.

"Lefty" of the kiln house, goes with-out his coat and shirt because he is proudof his form, his friends say.

Another Diamond!

Once more Cupid has selected a youngwoman from the Staley organization forhis target, and- as usual, his aim was true.We know he has been about because hehas left a lovely diamond ring on the lefthand of the girl, but until further informa-tion is forth-coming, we are not free togive details. We can say this—she willnot be found in the general offices, in theplant, in, the general superintendent's of-fice, in the purchasing department norin the Journal office. Now use your imag-ination.

Louie Burstein, Harry Wamsiey andTommy Gogerty have been expecting tobe called before the insanity commissionsince their call at the office of the Stan-dard Oil company, while on the Y. M. C.A. drive.

When Bill Stuart came back to the ma-chine shop after his first half day off in ayear, he found a most life like dummystanding at his lathe. The boys said they•were so lonely without Bill's smiling pres-ence that they had to put the dummythere while he was away.

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Lost—One pair of gloves, in time office.If Ed Smith will return same no questionswill be asked. Spud Moran.

Charley Golembek is all smiles now, andno wonder. He is in high favor with MissFisher, the beautiful siren who lives inEast Prairie street. The boys have toldCharley that if he will postpone the bigevent until after Christmas, they will seethat he gets a suitable wedding gift. Hisboss says he knows Charley would ratherlive in Prairie street than in Orchardstreet.

"Big Otto", Snelson's assistant at thefeed elevator, says it grieves him to seeHelen come to work in the tray roomlate. He is thinking of helping her, bypurchasing an alarm clock for her.

Frank Garrett says he seriously in-tended to get married but the woman incase refused to go to the altar until hehad cut off that cute black mustache. Hewon't do that so the wedding bells aresilent.

Carl Denhart, of the packing house, isconsidered quite a poet by some, but thegirls who patch sacks think he wouldmake a better porter for the Sunday Sunthan he would a cooker man.

Palmer Herring of the feed elevatorIs a real good- scout,

But when he loses his temperYou had better look out;

And his little red hammerIt made a red streak

When he threw it at oneOf the employe's feet.

It hit the wrong manAnd he said, "Hey",

And snatched up the hammerAnd threw it away,

Clarence Dixon.

Ask Goofey how long he waited at theTransfer house for that good looking girl.

Art Sigmon, of 1 6 building, has recent-ly suffered an increased popularity. Hehas bought a new Ford.

Brit Patterson, of the millwrights, hasinvested, or squandered, just as youplease, his money on a Chevrolet.

There is much speculation as to whySachell doesn't buy that Chevrolet he wastrying out a few weeks ago.

"Here's to Edna—gone but not for-gotten", said Mr. Galloway when thebride's gift of candy and cigars was openedin the foremen's meeting.

Joe Pygman is waiting with a brick forthe man who sent that automobile sales-man to his house.

Buster Woodworth still maintains thatnext to Sparks college, the University ofIllinois has the best football team in thecountry.

It seems that Heavy Williams of the kilnhouse speaks a different language whenvexed than he does while attending churchand Sunday school.

Carl Waltens thought his breakfastcoffee had been spiked, when he came inone morning and found a dizzy danceposter over his desk. Anyway, he didn'thave to ask anyone when the next dancewould be.

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THE AGE OF DOUBT

( TAINT-USE O' <if)£ A^RlTjA)' ALETTED? T- SAMTY

W\TH ALIKE OURS '

No Syl, a Ford is a fine car, but even itwon't run without gas.

Walter David of the kiln house, hasbeen indisposed on account of a crippledknee. He was feeling fine until one ofthe tray loaders laid off, and then had arelapse. Ask Walter why.

Ira Dunham is back from California.He says the intense heat of the sun onthe western coast was injurious to hissensitive complexion.

Red Harrison says some one stole about40 of his chickens. As he is workingstraight days now it looks as if he mighthave sold them.

Cy Martin and Toots Gasaway, therollicking switching boys, claim their newstove in the scale house is the bee's knees.They always quarrel to see who will fireit.

P. S.—Joe says he has to wear gloves,for the fire shovel hurts his hands.

The boys insist that Watson was sickaf te r he rode on the man-hoist.

The Indian blood in Homer Gridershows up when he paints himself with red

*lead, while working nights.

Slim Matthews travels fast. He tellshis men that his Ford can make 120 milesan hour.

Joe Emerit of Mexico's gang, says he Since Jimmy Cussins has bought a corn-understands that members of the K. K.. K. plete set of tools he has spent about eightare 100 proof Americans. and a half hours a day polishing them and

about an hour and a half trying to findJimmie Cussins was seen with his head out what each one is used for. He wants

in a large empty tank yelling "Daddy" to know which end of a saw the handle isjust to see how it would sound. on.

1 Hear in the Ttloon-That Charles Keck and Jack Fletcher are running neck to neck in the contest who gets to the

boss first every morning.

That last week Keck was 6 points ahead of Jack, having taken unfair advantage by going toSpringfield 40 miles away and meeting the boss there.

That this week Jack has gained 3 points on Keck by resorting to the ancient game of peek-a-boo

around the corners of the garage, tool house and office building.

That Hank Potrafka says never again will he go a-hunting with Charley Fitch, the boss tin-smith.

That the small red marks on his anatomy, he swears, were made by buckshot and he knows whofired the gun.

That Fitch denies the allegation and defies the alligator and positively states he shot at a flockof wild ducks in the corn field singing, "yah, yah" and has witnesses to prove that Hank

was not a member of the flock.

That Hawkshaw, the plant sleuth, is trying to solve the mystery why the electricians win allthe dance prizes.

That for the past three years the gold piece prize has been handed to some member of that

notorious organization.That Broadbear, the boss electrician, was chairman of the dance committee and the recognized

leader of the gang.

That Fred Klumpp spent his two weeks' vacation visiting the ancient town of Peoria on thebanks of the Illinois river.

That he reports the distilleries and breweries are going to wreck and ruin. Even the wonderful

aroma has departed and Fred is shedding crocodile tears.That Hope and Prosperity, Pleasure and Pain, they mingle together in Sunshine and Rain. So

cheer up, Fred, grape juice is on tap and is highly recommended as a sure cure for lostmanhood.

That the mortal who gambles, shoot craps and drinks white mule during working hours is a fool.That he bites the hand that feeds him, and endangers the lives of his fellow workmen.

That there are a few feeble minded mortals in your organization who have no respect for theiremployer or fellow workmen and should be weeded out.

That in Greek mythology there is an account of a Grecian god named Medina, who had the ears

of an ass.That in every organization there are a few long eared mortals who are classed as scandal mon-

gers by their associates.That there are numerous ills inwoven with the human frame and the greatest of those ills is a

human with long ears and a serpent tongue.

That John White says he does not believe in the transmigration of souls and that the numerousBob Whites in the forest are no relatives of his so far as he knows.

That Charles Fitch is a great Bible student and believes you must be born again, but he dreads

to return to Mother Earth in the shape of a mouse.That Bill Ooton swears the black torn cat that brings bad luck to the feed house is no relation

of his and if he has to return to this earth a second time he would rather he a goat.

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A Modern Christmas CarolGod rest you, merry gentlemen!

May nothing you dismay;Not even the dyspeptic food

Through which you'll eat your way;Nor yet the heavy Christmas bills

The season bids you pay;No, nor the ever tiresome need

Of being to order gay.Nor yet the shocking cold you'll catch

If fog and slush hold sway;Nor yet, in fact, the host of ills

Which Christmases array.God rest you, merry gentlemen!

May nothing you dismay.—Anon.

Hard Question

"Carry yer bag, sir?" said an eagerxirchin to a man on 42nd Street, hurryingtoward the Grand Central Station.

"No, thanks!" replied the man shortly."I'll carry it all the way for a dime,"

persisted the lad."I tell you I don't want it carried!" re-

torted the man."Don't yer?""No, I don't!""Then what are you carrying it for?"

The Continent.

A sportsman engaged an old FrenchCanadian as his guide. Happening to no-tice a clump of cranberry vines, he askedthe old man what they were and whetherthey were good to eat.

"Good to eat? Well, I guess yes, youtake that little cranberry and stew himand she makes just as good apple sauceas prunes."

Capper's Weekly.

Want Ad

Joe Weiss wants to buy Joe Canarian'srooster.

Yes, Johnny Shyer is still single. Hethinks he may have an opoortunity to ac-cept or reject some in 1 924.

Mary—"Did you take father apart andspeak to him?"

John—-"Not exactly, but he almost fellapart when I spoke to him."

Flattery's pleasant, but if we've gotholes in the seats of our trousers weshould be told of it; sooner or later wemust turn our backs to the audience.

When a man meets trouble halfway hehas a poor companion for the rest of thejourney.

Wanted—A portable telephone so thatL. B. Humiston and Frank McCann cantalk together with more ease.

Homer Neal says he has purchased stiltsfor all his chickens, and has his airplanein good order, in preparation for his win-ter on Mud Island.

The only way to escape company inthe country, Homer Neal says, is to getaway from home early. Homer says heloves callers, but we notice he is neverlate to work.

Freddie Harless laid off two days tobuy a new pair of shoes. Such purchases,especially on such a large scale, taketime and consideration.

Ed Coffey and Carl Watson got allpeeved- up "when the other men on theasJl conveyor wanted to be in their pic-ture. Ed and Carl were afraid that theothers would simply ruin their good looks.

William Van Dyke has r e t u r n e d towork after being ill for the last fivemonths.

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Young Spicer of 1 7 building, the boywith the beautiful eyes, has been seensnooping around the 2200 block EastMarietta street. Be careful, Spicer. RedOwens has something to say about that.

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Teacher—"And now, who can tell whywe should always be neat and clean?"

Little Lizzie "In case of accident,ma'am."

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Perhaps He DidA motorist found himself almost out of

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"One gallon of gas, please."The man in the overalls looked over

the big car."One gallon!" he said. Whatcher tryin'

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The Chief Aim of Man

At four—To wear pants.At eight—To miss Sunday school.At twelve—To be President.At eighteen—To have monogrammed cig-

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Not So Strong

Jimmy giggledi "when the teacKer readthe story of a man who swam a riverthree times before breakfast.

"You do not doubt that a trained swim-mer could do that, do you?"

"No, sir," replied Jimmy, "but I "won-der why he did not make it four, and getback to the side where his clothes were."

Diagnosis

A man was fixing his automobile."Trouble?" asked a pedestrian."Some," was the laconic answer. ,"What power car is it?" ."Forty horse.""What seems to be the matter with it?""Well, from the way she acts, I should

say that thirty-nine of the horses weredead."

Bridget had been discharged.Extracting a $5 bill from her payroll

she threw it to Fido.Then the shocked mistress heard her

exclaim:"Sur'n I nivir fergit a friend, that's for

helpin' me wash the dishes."Clipped.

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Jesse Anderson of 16 building, spendsmost of his evenings attending a dancingclass at Vic & Fritz hall.

Curtis Simpson takes a few days offoccasionally to pack pears.

Rollie Voiles has butchered, his hogsand is now opening a meat market. Pricessaid to be reasonably reasonable.

Jimmy McCarty spends his time off at-tending prize fights in Peoria.

Dr. W. A. Kutsch is teaching some ofthe gay young things in the cost account-ancy department to extract square root.

Carter, of the boiler room, is trying hishand at selling lights for the Grunter Co.

Charles Long, of the labratory, playsghost at odd moments, much to the dis-tress of his young nephew who is work-ing there now.

"In speaking of my floral offerings tothe lady nearest my heart", says CarlRussell, "please say flower, not flowers.One chrysanthemum is enough for anygirl at one time."

Charley Fitch hated to give up any ofthe cigar which was his share of the boxEdna sent the foremen. The longer hesmoked the shorter the cigar got, but hefinally solved the problem. He stuck apin in one side of it and held it that wayto the last ash.

Since a gavel has recently appeared inthe foremen's room, none of the foremencan enjoy their mid-morning nap.

Humiston says he is glad Edna Coylegot married. Otherwise he never "wouldhave known her middle name until shedied and he read it in her obituary, or onher tombstone.

John "Do you like pop corn balls?"Mary "I don't think I ever attended

one. Are they nice?"

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Stop! Presenting a Scape Goat

"Well! What are you stopping for?" "John, wake up," whispered his wife,asked the young man as the taxi came toa halt in the middle of the block.

"I heard the lady say 'STOP'," said thetaxi driver.

"Well, she wasn't talking to you, wasshe?" —Team Work.

Fresh—"1 don't know what to do withmy week-end."

Soph—"Put your hat on it."—Business Suggestions.

Malapropos

Yachtsman—If this squall continues, Ishall heave to.

Passenger (Wanly) : What a horridway to put it.

"By golly," said the stranger who ar-rived at a small town on the MississippiRiver, "you got a mighty big river herefor such a small town."

'There's a burglar in the house.""Abell, what do you want me to do—

get up and run the risk of being killed?""No, but if you find in the morning that

some one has gone through your pockets,don't blame me."

It was about 2 a m.—"Waw-waw-waw-waw!" "Wailed the baby.

"Four bawls and I walk," respondedthe ballplayer daddy, feeling for his slip-pers.

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"How would you get down off an ele-phant?"

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The bummer the flivverThe louder the horn.

A Great Hit Missed

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Stage Hand Say, what do you think Iam, a squirrel?

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