THE STALEY JOURNAL DECATUR JUNE * 1921 ILLINOIS 10C THE COPY r ifer The Stalei1 j Journa1 Uol. 1U JUTIE, 1921 Tlo. 12 CONTENTS Two Men in a Boat 1 Baseball 9 Many Visitors 14 Household 20 Plant Talk 22 Roasts 26 Man in the Moon 32 Art Work II. X. Stacllcr Published monthly in the interest of the employes of the A. E. Staley Manufacturing Company. Editor, NATHALIE HAXKE1IEYER lOc the CODY. Subscriotion, $1.00 per year "FOR THAT COUGH SMITH BROTHERS' ¥ $ ^^jjjt COUGH DROPS | ™" Put one in your mouth at bedtime * Absolutely Pure! Contains Just Enough Charcoal f 1 To Sweeten the Stomach t FRED KIPP I WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCERY TELEPHONES: MAIN 267-268 I —_——^—___ I I CARRY ALL BRANDS OF j STALEY SYRUP ! "" : | Largest RETAIL GROCERY on tne East Side | Patronize Our Advertisers Come, leave this leaden tent of smoke and walls And walk into the woods along the stream, Where hill and valley meet and water falls Or mirrors in deep pools the sun- beam's gleam. Where wild birds sing with sweet, un- studied grace. And flowers blossom free in glad ar- ray; Where sun and fragrant bree/.e caress the face Upturned to watch the downy clouds at play. To hear the far-off cow-bells ring. The lazy droning" of the bees, The murmur of a bubbling spring, The rustling of the forest trees: What ear can know a sweeter tune Than Nature's symphony in June? —Cobb. tj. *4. I t REFRIGERATORS * •5* $ f ClL, In buying a Refrigerator be sure you get $ quality — an ice-saving device. You can t tell * from tbe outside of a refrigerator bow well it is made. I CU Let us sbow you wbat we consider to be $ I tbe best on tbe market today for tbe money. $ I BOHN-SYPHON— AUTOMATIC I RANDALL ALL WHITE Morekouse &? \Vells Company "The Best Grade for the Best Trade" I* * $* Furniture Moved, Stored, Packed ! t A * 621 PARKE TELEPHONES * NORTH MAIN MAIN STREET BUILDERS' SUPPLIES 54 OR 55 Patronize Our Advertisers The lesson was in natural history, and the new teacher had chosen the interest- ing but complex subject of the cat. "Now, children," she said, "tell me what $ PRINTERS sort of clothes pussy wears." £ ENGRAVERS :: BINDERS No reply. "Come, come," said she, determined to * LOOSE LEAF OUTFITTERS extract the right answer by naming ev- $ erything that pussy didn't wear, "does she wear feathers?" A pained expression crossed the face of a little boy in the front row. "Please, * ma'am," he asked, "ain't you ever seen a cat?" Wife—"But, my dear, you've forgotten again that today is my birthday." Husband—"Er—listen, love. I know I forgot it, but there isn't a thing about 4 you to remind me that yon are a day ™ older than you were a year ago." A New Yorker had occasion to phone from one suburb to another while visit- ing in Philadelphia. Upon asking what the charge was he was told fifty cents. "Fifty cents! For that distance? Great Scott! In New York you can call hell up for fifty cents." "Possibly," coolly answered the opera- tor. "It's in the city limits." "Yes," said the cynical old sea cap- tain, "when I was shipwrecked in South America I came across a tribe of wild women who have no tongues." "Good gracious!" exclaimed the listen- er, "how could they talk?" "They couldn't," was the reply; "that was what made them wild." "Pat, here's the dollar I borrowed of ye last week." "Bedad, Mike, I'd forgot all about it." A UHreless To Ijou "Och, why the divil didn't ye say so!" —Boston Transcript. We do modern plumbing. By modern plumbing we mean first- When the lady next door called to class, up-to-date work. Work that complain that Tommy had been perse- cuting her pet cat she found the boy on will stand the test of time—work the front steps. that you will be satisfied with. We "I want to see your father!" she de- never leave a thing until we test it manded. and make sure that it is absolutely "I'm afraid you can't see Pa now," said Tommy respectfully. right. There is a whole lot in this. "I intend to,see him instantly," the Now the only thing that is not lady insisted in a loud voice. modern about us, is our prices. Let "Well, all right," agreed the little fel- low, opening the front door. "Walk right us quote them to you and see how upstairs. You'll find Pa in the bathroom surprisingly low they really are. taking a bath." "What would you do if you were a E. L. Harris & Co. millionaire?" asked Pat. •"Me?" said Tim. "I'd have a half fut 313 H. tlUuti Street more length to this pick handle and save me poor back."—Exchange. Patronize Our Advertisers Tiro Men in a boat OTHING to do till tomorrow," rail, but please come down, Mr. Huff, on a bright May morning, but and get a picture of the lake as it looks wander along the shores of to us from the north shore, and then we Staley lake, and nothing to will walk down to the next point of van- qr worry about except whether tage, the Staley pumping station and club you have enough films to capture all the house. lovely vistas of land and water and sky The views through the long French that meet you every way you turn! Ev windows are alluring in almost every di- ery ripple of the lake is sparkling in the rection, but we will content ourselves sunshine, and we might compare the air with a "shot" through the doors of the to wine if Mr. Volstead would permit that grill room. simile. Now for our boat. As we leave the If all this doesn't make you want to pumping station behind, the white build- rhapsodize, turn around and go home, ing gleaming through the trees makes for the avowed purpose of this trip is to another charming picture our camera discover and admire. We are self-ap- man wants to get. Now we cruise along pointed Christopher Columbus of 1921, the northern shore, and the camera can setting out to explore our new lake, and hardly do justice to the peaceful beauty to find all its nooks and crannies that de- of the placid expanse of water stretching light the eye. away to the other shore, where the Our official photographer, Mr. Lindley graceful trees, like Narcissus, bend to Huff, looks pretty well satisfied with his admire their own reflections in the quiet position in life, perched on the fence water. THE STALEY JOURNAL As we drift farther inshore the low man several nice "shots," framed by branches of the trees still standing in the their delicate tracery. flooded meadows make a green fretwork Farther up the lake, the rolling topog- against the sky, and afford the camera raphy of the land has made little inlets THE STALEY JOURNAL and bayous, where the water is very still, the top of the refinery, boldly etched and catches every reflection. Drifting against the horizon, our solitary sky- along in one of these, we can see, look- scraper; and our hearts rejoice, even as ing northwest, Staley's smokestacks and the loyal New Yorker glows to see the I ' ' ' > •;^>r - THE STOLLEY f * • **&&£ >; ^ W l/ Woolworth Tower hke Abou Ben lake looking east, to prove to any skep- Adhem, leadmg all the rest. tics that om- lake is really worthy of the We are now near the west shore, and name. The broad expanse of water fe our photographer takes a view of the truly amazing to anyone who has not V?v^ >* THE STALEY JOURNAL been down here recently, and has in his is another quiet bayou, where the bank mind's eye the little stream that former- rises sharply, and coming in close, under ly flowed by the Staley pumping station. the bending branches of the trees that As we circle around to the east, here fleck the water with rippling shadows, THE STffLEY JOURNAL THE STffLEY \ve are rewarded with a picture worthy green of the trees against the sky are of Corot. The sunlight falling through just such touches of Nature's artistry as the tree trunks, the play of lights and this master loved to portray. shadows in the still water, and the filmy Now we are cruising homewards along THE STALEY JOURNAL the north shore again. Here we are the camera man takes a shot at Harry, back at the club house, and as we come just to even things up. down to the boardwalk towards our car STALEY MAN NAMED OFFICER without a defeat. While it would take OF PRO GRID ASSOCIATION considerable argument to convince the 12,000 fans who saw the Akron-Staley Morgan O'Brien Vice-President of the game that the Ohio team had anything on the starchworkers for 1921, the fact Strongest Circuit in Country—To that we lost a one point battle to the Reserve Players Cardinals was enough to give the In- D Morgan O'Brien, secretary of the Sta- dians the title, although Halas' team ley football and baseball teams, was demonstrated their superiority over them given a big recognition at Akron, Ohio, in the second contest. The next meeting April 30, when he was elected vice-presi- will be held in June. The representa- dent of the American Association of Pro- tives present were Morgan P.