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also was badly damaged. With the
arrival of soldiers and police, Sc
street cleaners were put to work TO
clean up the streets 10 mako possible
the quicker passage of ambulances
Regulars from Governors Island a.
rived on the scene at 1880 for guard
duty, The call fer soldiers was sent
by the Asst. Secretary of the Treas
ury VINO has charge Of the sub-trea'
ury. With all the windows blasted
out COL Wegcll, chief of staf at
the military post announced that 200
infantrymen would patrol the fl
rancal district day and night with
fixed bayonctS with orders to allow
no orc to enter the vicinity of the
government buildings.
After suspending tradino in stocks
for the da-- the governing committee
Of the stock exchange ordered that
all deliveries OF securities be DELAYED
until Monday. The committee called
for another meeting later in the day
to take further measure in regard to
the disaster.
So far as can be learned no prom
inent fn3ncecr3 or members Of the
stock exchange were injured in The
oNnlo:ion. Palmer ". Lamont ond
renly p. Dawson, members Of the
firm. were in the Morgan Offices at
the time hut were not hurt j. P. Nor
G9N himself is abroad.
TIE unofficial estimate of dead at
1,20 was 80.
According TO Charles Matthews Of
BROOKLYN, salesman of typewriter
speclaltles, four persons, one I wO-
man, were killed while working in The
bond department of J. P. Morgan &
Co.
Junius Spencer Morgan, son Of J.
P. Morgan, and member of the ilm
said that he was showered with brok-
en- glass but was not hurt. When The
explosion occurred he said he was SIT
ting in his office on the first floor
while other members of the firm were
at a meeting on an upper floor.
Remains of the wrecked truck and
its horses, found at the scene of the
explosion, were examined by the
police who questioned construction
men as to whether the wagon re-
scmbled the type used in hauling ex-
plosives. Several construction men
expressed firm belief that the wreck
was that of a powder wagon in CO.
lsion with a truck.
The cause of the explosion was
dynamite in the street, Police Com
missioner Enright, said he had been
informed by members of the Morgan
firm. The Broad street hospital an
nounced at o'clock that it had ,reat-
ed nearly 200 people, mostly men, for
injuries due to the explosion. Hiram
Davis, a chauffeur for a Wall street
lawyer, told the police that the first
blast of the explosion came from an
automobile standing in the middle of
thcs treet, midway between the sub
treasury and the Morgan building
The damage to the Morgan building
alone was estimated at 100000.
Damage to other buildings would to-
tai at least 100000 more.
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Il. GOLDSTEiN

is paying &c for rags, sc for rubbers,
coo for paper. 75c for magazines, 75c
100 lbs. cast iron. Tel 403W. If
you call I'll use you right.
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THURSDAY, SEPT. 10, 1920
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-09-16
CRESCENT CLUB MAKES BIG
HIT AT CARNIVAL

Three thousand people had the
time Of their lives at the bio Night
Carnival presented at tn, fair grounds
by the Crescent Club. 1t was a two
hours show Of almost continuous
laughter with the antics OF tAc clowns
furnishing a wide variety Of amuse
mont and the various stunts going
over" with q Zip that reflected great
credit upon the actors.
Tonight sonc new and marvellous
stunts have been secured that will
even give greater thrills than last
nights show. Owing to the failure
Of the lights at the critical moment
the greatest leap for life on record
with a Ford car was halted at just
the minute the Ford under fast
gaining bust OF speed was. entering
the raceway fer The leap. Trained me-.
chanics from CRANKY have been work
ing all day on the big racing Ford
and tonight she will "positively make
thc leap
Everyone was III real carnival spin
il. There was q ton of confetti on
hand and it was sprinklcd generously
over the crowd. Youn~ men and
young women in carnival costume
added TO the brilliancy and novelty
of the gathering. The st. JohnsburY
band gave an excellent program Of
music and it was enc ray, hilarious
time
Fred Film made an excellent ring
master He kent the acts going in
/ rand succession and there were Few
dull moments.
The show was delayed about half
an hour by the failure Of the Carn-
. val liphts. 1t was reported that some
ono without authority had attcmrfed
; IN "tap" onto the main current. This
throw the entire current off. II took
! some time for the electricians 10 find
whore this hroak had been made
With the blazino forth Of the li"ht
the show rot quickly into action. Ev-
erv seat in the big ~randstand was
taken and fully LOCO more specta
tors occupied eeats in autom obiles or
clustered about the platform opposite
tho grand stand uron The race track.
The first act and it was a SIDE
splitter. was a show by the Bos-
took Riding Circus. Two handsome
white horses with q man and woman
rider gave an excellent exhibition Of
| fancy riding. Then local amateur
riders were given a chance to win 81
for ;hc one who stayed longest in q
standing position upon the horses
back A pulley and derrick arrange
mcrt prevented the ambitious riders
from taking y fall. Walter Gaskill
who was dressed as Charlie Chaplin
won the 81.
A dancing act by two clowns, Jacf
Candlin and Orrie jerks, made hit
Bill Sherwood Was a decided novelty
in his aerial act. Happy Holligan
(Arthur Allison) and Rube Com
stock CPete Landry were funny in
! their skating act. Don f. Blodgctt
and TarrY Livingston cot some good
LAUGHS ont If the Ford act
An ami nal act that was decided
novelty was by Nelson Ranncv, Ar
thur Aver, William Campbell and
Walter Smith There was singing
by Messrs. Boil and Liverman.
Dancing was onjoved on the big
dance floor until II o'clock.
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Entered as second-class matter
May /, 1916, at the post Office at st.
Johnsbury, Vermont, under the ac,
OF March 8, 1879
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clarcd they had seen the car drawn
up and leave it, They advanced the
theory that the bomb, if it was Il
bomb, had been timed Among the
bodies were those of three girls ,e =
ribly mutiliatcd.
Police reports at 1885 had Is
dead. Unofficial reports had 80 dead.
The U. S. sub treasury immedi ttel !
opposite the scene of the explosion
was placed under heavy police guard
to protect the millions of dollars IN
the great granite structure. The r
ported casualty list at 1850 was NOR
than 20 dead and rs injured.
An expert OF lne bureau of Elk
plosives OF the Police Department
after a hurried examination of the
scene said that 1T was his opinion
that not bomb, but collision had.
been responsible foi the blast which
rocked the akysclapers, tore the
front from Office buildings for blocks
a ound and scattered deadly missiles
in all directions. The financial dis
tlct aftcr the explosion RESENTED
d scene of greatest domolit,on, and
in addition to the bodies Of human
beings and horses scattered ovcl the
pavcmcnts, great blotchcs of blood
appeared on the white wells of Vail
street Office buildings
Almost every pane of glass in the
vicinity was shattered and besides a
mantle of broken crystal the street
was covered with fragments OF brick
and stone blasted from the base walls
CT TIE buildings.
The front of the Morgan building
was demolished and the Sub Treasury
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Congoral Pumpkin, Dorothy Baxter
Of ST. Johnsbury, LIST, Is cents.
Spiced Rhubarb, Dana Baxter Of
St. bloomsbury, 3rd, rs cents.
Can of Corn, Elizabeth Foshcy of
ST, Johnsbury, 1st, rs cents,
Woven Footstcol, Elton LaPoint Of
St. JohnsbUry, list, rs cents.
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The crowd at the public dinners
finds that speakers once enthusiast
cally applauded for their cloouence.
are very dull and dry when listened
to with cold water filing.
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People who are anxious to get
their picture post cards delivered i'm
mediatclv, can now send them be
tween New York and San Francisco
by airplane.
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The old timers insist that the best
wa-@to observe Child Welfare Week,
is to hold regular sessions for the
kids in the woodshed
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After telling the farmers that they
have been greatly neglected by the
government, the politicians promise
their city audiences that they will
give them lower prices on food
stuffs.
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A dear young lady friend wants to
know what a "sticker camnai2n" is?
Well, one common kind is that of the
numerous young men who have to be
assisted out by Father about 11.30 =.
m.
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The schools are settling down to
work, with the kids laying deep pans
to get the teachers goat.
The Washington times., 1920-09-29
California
Tid-Bits
BY Loretto G. Lynch.

w new dishes. and in in cs,lfer; =
MIA there are some handed
down from old pioneers that taste
mighty good and are worthy OF
passing on to others.
TOMATO FRITrERS.
Have you ever eaten tomato
fritters? II not, then here is a
real treat. Sift together one cup
of flour, one-half teaspoon of salt,
one-fourth teaspoon OF paprika.
Press through a sieve enough stew
ed or canned tomato to make a
drop batter-that is. a batter that
will drop easily but not run from
the spoon. AS fours differ. 1t is
difficult to give exact amounts, but
about one cupful will be needed.
Add a beaten egg. Drop by the
spoonful in smoking-hot fat. When
a delicate brown, drain on soft
paper.
QUICK FROSTING.
Then there is quick frosting
for cake which the California wom-
an makes to perfection. About a
tablespoonful of grated rind OF
orange is mixed with a cup of pow
dered sugar. Orange Juice. few
drops at a time, is added until the
mixture is of consistency just
right for spreading. Care must be
taken to add the orange juice very
slowly. as a tcaspoonful goes a very
long way.
A similar frosting is made with
apricot pulp pushed through fine
strainer. 1t is mixed with suffi-
cient sugar to be of the consistency
to spread. To offset the sweetness,
a very little lemon juice may be
added.
DELICIOUS PICKLES.
And now for delicious pickles.
Through a food chopper run a me-
dfum-sized head of cabbage, five
two-inch in diameter onions, and
ten green peppers after the seeds
have been removed. Cover with
water to which three level table
spoonfuls of salt have been added
and let stand over night. Drain,
cover with strong vinegar and add
one-half cup of sugar, tablespoon
full of celery seed and two table
spoonfuls of mustard seed. Chop
a small red pepper, pour boiling
water over it, drain, and when cold
add 1t to the mixture. After the
pickle has stood for two days in a
crock, pack in sterilized Jars and
seal.
And here is smother California
product the family will enjoy
Scald, peel and chop sixteen pounds
of ripe tomatoes. Add one cup OF
chopped celery, one cup OF finely
chopped onions and a cup of ground
horseradish root. Also add one cup
of sugar, one-half cup of salt, one
fourth cup OF mustard seed, one
and one-half tablespoons of celery
seed, three green peppers chopped
and one quart Of strong vinegar.
Mix well and put into sterilized
bottles or Jars and seal.
The Washington times., 1920-09-29
WRITES FRANKLY on
INSTINCTS OF PEOPLE.

To make marriage a near sue
cess there should be placid
friendship, a calm, steady affection.
rather than a passionate love.
We are told to write frankly and
fearlessly." but having read all OF
the letters written by women. l see
that no one OF them has had the
temerity to touch upon certain
truths known to them as to me. and
also condemned py them I'm their
hearts.
Now, il marriage was intended by
the Creator to be means OF crea-
ton, why is IL that a woman is sup
posed to be possessed OF little or no
creative instinct? And, granting
that she is so possessed. why is she
expected belonging to the weaker
sex) to be at all times on the de-
fensive, and prepared TO stife such
instincts when marriage is not pos
sible with the one she loves?
Is desire in love confined to the
man.
Why should IL be unbelievable
. that a woman should want the man
she loves just because fate has de-
creed they shall not marry?
l am not speaking OF the lisuess,
The Washington times., 1920-09-29
"Fdke'' Orange
Beverages

The advent of prohibition has
greatly increased the number and
quantity of fruit beverages.
1t has recently come to the atten-
tion of the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture that In some
instances, mothers misled by the
labels and other advertisements
are feeding fake" orange bever-
ages to their children under the i'm
preston that they are giving them
the orange juice recommended by
their physician. Unfortunately.
these preparations, as rule, con-
tain no orange juice and are lack
ing in the organic acids and the VI
tamines which give medicinal value
to the genuine orange juice In
most instances they are sweetened
carbonated water, favored with a
little oil from the peel OF the
orange and artifcally colored to
initiate orange juice, say the oni-
cials of the Bureau of Chemistry.
That bureau, charged with the
enforcement of the Federal food and
drugs act, therefore, has ruled that
the terms "ade" squash" punch
"crush," and smash" when used in
conjunction with the name OF
fruit. can be applied correctly only
to beverages which contain the
edible portion Of. the fruit or juice
Of the fruit named.
1t has been observed, the food Of
ficials say. that these spurious
orange beverages, when sold, are
not usually labeled as orange juice,
since such labelling would be
direct violation of the food and
drugs act. Frequently the labels
contain statements. in a more or
less incopspicuous place, that the
beverage contains no orange juice.
The manufacturer, II Is held. tries
to mtslead the purchasers by sug-
gostivs statements and pictures
played up prominently on the label
so as to attract instant attention
and convey the impression that tho
product IL really orange juice and,
at tho same time. he endcavors to
escape the charge of misbranding
by seeming to correct tho mislcad-
ing features with inconspicuous
statements in another part OF tho
label, which the average purchaser
does not read.
The best way to- get orange juice
for children is to buy the fruit and
squeeze out fhe juice.
The Washington times., 1920-09-29

proceeding upon the principle that
there Is no use in pursuing troll
ley car after you have caught IT,
IL Is pitiful feeling-this real
izatioa that so much OF the ardent
,protestation, the loving courtesies,
the chivalrous mannerisms. the fine
Difference and the steadfast affec-
tion was merely a means TO an
end; the methods of a salesman In
winning over a prospect.
My sweetheart used to swear
that he loved me: my husband
merely admits II. and with some an
noyance. The manner of the charm
ing gentleman who courted me was
that OF a cavalier to his lady: my
husband takes me too much Tor
granted to worry about niceties OF
department. There was a fine ring
OF romance to the endearing
phrases he used toward me: now he
addressed me as kid"
try TO play the game as II was
before. try to believe that court
ship shall not end with the mar
rlage ceremony. but rather begin
there. ! try desperately to keep
the relationship as roseate and as
romantic as Ii was before. | faIl.
Instead OF charming intimacy,
! have realized only bored fam'i-
iarity--a familiarity which cannot
but breed contempt. There is no
romance in the picture of a husband
seated in the parlor OF a hotel suite
with his stockinged feet elevated 10
the table. reading the latest home
run details of Mr.. Ruth. when the
ocean pounds alluringly only
stones throw away. and the moon
beams such a wistful invitation and
the beach bcckons.
Is marriage a failure7 1t is II
you let it be. I'm not going to.
I'm going to learn how to play soli-
taire. l shall see to II that some Of
my former friends call me up fire.
auently on the telephone. / shall
wear a kimono at breakfast and
keep my hair in curl papers. l shall
The Washington times., 1920-09-29
Is Marriage a Success?

lifeless type, but of the vibrant
woman OF strong soul
Did God so divide his own hsndi-
work.
Don't be shocked. anybody. please.
l am not advocating sin. as some
may think by my words, but only
stating a fact, that. II TO sin be
the natural outcome OF an instinct
given a man by his Maker. so is u
the same to q woman. He made
them male and female"
Shallow natures are often happy
In their married state. They think
little, and are satisfied with food
and clothes and the movies" As
to soulmates. they are well enough
apart; then will come no disillu-
sion, no rude awakening due to
nAws discovered-and usually soul
mates are parted even when they
meet, by some barrier. With each
bride there 10 usually a mourner.
would say with Ruth @. ID. Hsv-
ems in her poem called "The Wed
ding"
Bride or mourner. who shall dare
Judge between them standing
therey
II IL could be asked OF me
Which of these two I would be.
Though of loves despair ] died
Yes 1 would not be the bride.
As to confidence. too much is as
bad as too little-some men hide
behind IT. i agree with Reader"
who grins at the words Happy
and grin with him. too. although
/ am a woman. Not all women are
blind.
Men are not always to blame for
unhappiness in marriage. of course.
but more often they are given TO
making mistakes by putting duty.
business interests. or money before
love. A woman, good woman,
will not put anything on earth be-
fore her love. A man will go to
the altar with one woman when his
whole heart is crying out for an
other. and some times his conscience
will make of him a kind husband;
but there is a grave in his heart.
and in the still hours of night 1t
will open and a face other than
that of the sleeper beside him. Will
be there.
Can he be happy.
Yes, marriage is failure. turn
and twist it as you may, because
men are animals without leash-al-
ways in quest of thrills-yielding
to the lure OF the forbidden, for
the reason that the double standard
permits them to follow their nat
ursl" bent SINCERITY.
The Washington times., 1920-09-29
WHAT A BACHELOR
HAS SEEN

Is marriage a success?
Having escaped matrimony sew
eral times by narrow margins, !
feel particularly qualified TO dis
cuss the subject from the stand
point OF a neutral though inter-
ested observer.
1 have read your symposium with
interest | have grieved when
loves young dream turned to night
mare. / have thrilled at infreQuent
instances where they were still
happy. j relished the interesting
epistle from the young man who
wanted to know how dared you ask
such a Question-had he not been
married almost three months and
was he not happy with a happiness
which passeth understanding?
Ny own dallyings with the sub
ject have been interesting TO me.
/ give you the list, and my toast
goes with IL: God bless 'em-the
wise little ladies who turned me
down"
There was Mary Jane. Very
sweet. Light hair. Blue eyes!
twenty-one. Could laugh! / was
heartbroken when she married the
other fellow. Ah-hem!
Saw Mary few months ago.
Had not seen her in ten years. She
had three kids. all crying. and three
chins. Home sloppy! Mary fat!
Could l have made a successful
marriage with THAT?
There was Sally Brown. Pretty.
Dark type! Wonderful figure! Bit
of vamp! She married some one
else.
Saw the fortunate husband three
years ago. He looked like some
thing which had been trained to
do tricks. He almost begged for
sugar when she didn't scold! Sweet
picture!
Could / have made a successful
marriage with THAT?
And so on. Out of the girls l
have proposed TO and really loved /
don't know one today that I'd marry
on a bet.
So looking the whole thing over.
l answer your question in my own
way:
is MARRIAGE A SUCCESS?
Ny answer is: NOT FOR ME-!
l have a good dog, faithful, hon
est and willing. who will give me
his love even IL / do not pet him
and pamper him all the time. l
have a pipe that often smokes very
sweetly. / hope to get enough to
afford a valet. Meanwhile such is
the contentment Of
A BACHELOR.
The Washington times., 1920-09-29
Eccentricities of
Wealth. Men

That possession OF much OF this
worlds goods is frequently attend
ed by the weirdest eccentricities is
amusingly illustrated by the follow
ing curious instances related by a
London paper:
In Vienna there lived a wealthy
man, Pole of noble origin, occu-
pying stumptuous apartments in
the heart of the capitals fashion
able quarter, who, when he wished
to summon his servants, did so by
means of bugle calls. A favorite
pastime of this eccentric was to
drive a stage coach, attired like
any ordinary driver of such ave-
hicle, wherever he might find aris-
tocratic cars to be most numerous.
The Viennese asserted that while
he spent a fortune each year upon
his raiment, yet he was never clad
in any except discarded garments
OF his valet. On one occasion the
Pole astounded the guests at a
ball by appearing in a costume of
pure white, with the notable ex-
ception of shirt and tie, which
were entirely black.
ATE MEALS BACKWARDS.
To complete the oddities, it may
be added that when dining which
he invariably did alone at a table
d'hote, be maintained his reputation
for crankiness by reversing the
usual order of things, beginning his
meal backward to the soup.
1t was not long ago that there
died in an Eastern European town
a wealthy eccentric who, though he
had never for years been outside
the grounds surrounding his resi-
dence, was accustomed to boast each
day that he had walked to certain
towns, generally at great distance
from his home. What he actually
did was this: Whenever he decided
that II would Be an excellent idea
to visit n distant town, he ascer-
tanned it's exact distance from his
home and covered IL on foot on a
carefully measured walking track
maintained on his premises for this
purpose.
CALLED ny PROXY.
Should he desire to call on his
friends near his home he would do
so by proxy. at the same time con-
ductina a conversation with them
by means OF the servants, whom he
sent in relays with certain aues-
tions and strict injunctions to bring
tho answers as accurately and
speedily as possible.
A well-known Partisan, accord
ing to his own statement, for many
years defed the weather by drink.
ing a solution of camphor, which,
In his opinion, was an excellent
substitute for clothing. II was said
that winter and summer alike
found him sleeping without a par
ticle OF clothing, with tho windows
OF HIS apartments thrown wide
open. II was his custom also to
stroll In the garden. even on bit
terly cold nights, In garment
much resembling that ordinarily
worn by normal people only at
nArhI