New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 16, 1920, Page 2

Marsay ot Water Bottle is not a more sen- gift than a ARSAY WATER DTTLE soother and com- of aches and it eon. Drug Go. =171 MAIN - STREE IPEN EVENINGS Charming ing G ming Gowns y Gowns oon Gowns for the voming DAY FENTIV TIEs Iy oolovings and the fonabilo black ATTRACTIVELY nNENDICED ! The Hosnafall 1 ompany DR, TRAVIS TELLS OF PITIFUL GASE Funeral of Starved Baby Presided Over by Her Dr. Catherine A. Travis, formerly of this city writes to a I friend re- garding conditions in Kweltah, Homan as follows: “A close-packed group of Chinese | locked our way as we attempted a few days ago to pass through onc of the gateways | Ag to the eity wall, On pushing er of the | group we saw the object of thelr Interest. Wrapped in a dirty red quiit lay a tiny starving -babe. } clustered about it, but were fanned | off by the crowd. We learned that the child had been there for three days, | having been abandoned by its hungry | mother, Tt had been fed after a fashion, and carried home at night to different houses to save it from hungry dogs. One woman said she had suckled it once or twice. Tt wa= with hope that we picked up the »d bundle to carry back to our , a short distance off. Tt was fortunately a warm day, and we laid our filthy little bundle down in our courtyard. On examination the child a little girl, looked to be about a month old, emaciated to a degree, and having over the sacrum a large bed- Ailuted goat's milk, then Miss Peters washed the fiithy little body, cleansed | the eyes and nostrils, already infested by fly's eggs and clad the baby in fresh garme The little one was carefully tended through the night. On the morrow as I returned to the room, after having left our sewing- woman to give the babe her milk, [ found her hopeful. “The babe opens wide eyes,” she called, “she will live,” The wide eyes did not mean returning strength, rather on-coming death, and at noon the little one passed quietly away, We had a carpenter make a rough little coffin. Our servants were unwilllng to carry the coffin through the street, so a shock-headed lad was hired. He set forth carrying the little I Miss Peters and I followed d out of the city by the W . chiefty little + grave had heen dug by man, and coffin havihg been placed within, a word was sald by one of us, committing the little one’s soul into God's hands, and earth was 0 TIHUMBULL ST, HARTFORD. . 78 W Buy Our Klnd.” ore will be open Sat- oning and every evee t wepk ugtl Fridgy. we will close at 6 TY ITEMS sale at Besse-Ldand's. ual meeting of Laurel be held Friday evening. bn of oficers and the r candidates will take place is scheduled to and supper will b Llock. dancing school. Grange , Friday, McKeons orch ors §6—Wilson's.—advt, erson, shoes. Reg. $14 and nd §7.95. The 8. W. Menus t. lar meeting of Court Pride of A. will be held this eve- 'clock. All members are re- be prgsent as there will be of ofcers, ry charged or re- 193 Arch street. Her Christmas? {—What Ix Christmas ithout eandy? add to her sweet and the lasting gift hstow upon her, give o candy. s aid you In your se with APOLLO, SAMO- and BE $ Choco Our candy is packed htitul boxes, in varying , $1L.00 te $15.00, stores n for your as giv and the will be at 405 MAIN Wateh for the heaped up. We rarely venture to walk ountside the city-wall, for fear of grisly sights. 4 rifled ghallow graves, with lean dogs slinking off at our approach, and the lust end is the impenetrable skull, I've counte. half dozen ot one view The outlook for the winter h is ominous. True, the drought pr 1- ing so widely in all north China this Year was broken for us in the spring, and there was a fair wheat crop. The summer crops of beans and millet poor, The last three days we've a moderate rainfall, not, however, sufMclent as yet to allow of winter- crop planting, and theré are signs of clearing. Food is almost double its usual price, .and that means near- starvation for many. Yet we are favor- ed abov ir fellows in the north west. There the situation is desperate there are millions starving, The ¢ authorities, as well as the government are starting measures, thg foreigners are but adequate relief is not everywhere in might. We read reports of the tre- mendous extravagance in dress pre- vailing in America and ¥ngland. It | hurts, the thought that the lives of haif a dozen whole families, who will probably otherwiee perish, might be sustained through this winter by the cost one woman's sumer furs!” Evap milk, 4 cans 50 cents. Russell Bros.—advt. DOTOROS O Y% " The enila eagerly swallowed a little ' EEEEEEEEEEEEE DT EE Rl EEEE HOLIDAY GIFTS of Jewelry, China, Cut Glass, Silverware are gifts of lasting senti- ment, and our stock is of dependable quality, style, value. Our prices are arranged to meet every purse. e — We have a large é.s- Below you will find sortment of the follow- many gift suggestions. ing: Parisian Ivory Diamonds Link Buttons Watches Scarf Pins Bracelet Watches Waldemar Chains Plain and Stone Rings Pocket Knives Brooches Toilet Sets Lavallieres Bracelets Pendants . Vanity Cases Hand Painted China Mesh Bags Ete. Bar Pins, Etc. THE PORTER & DYSON CO. % “THE. OLD RELIABLE JEWELERS” 54 MAIN ST. New Britain, Conn. Ol ) ) ) ) ) e 5 6 5 5 ) 5 6 6 ) ] ) 1) ] ) T D T e ] e 6 ) ) 5 ) ) ) o e ) ) OPPOSED 70 “BLUE LAWS” | mmm Such Legislation is Wrong in Theory ‘ Rich Dressing Gowns and Fatal in Practice. = g S Promise Comf Boston, Dec. 16.~—Blue law legisla- A romise Comtort tion is wrong 4n theory and fatal in N\ K practice, Rev. Jones 1. Corrizan, S J. professor of social ethics at Boston ! It would be difficult to im- College asserted in an address last 3 ] nigl::. He quoted Governor ®radford agine a man who would not of the Pllgrim colony as authority be delighted with such a for the statement that such laws had 4 % only evil results in the early days and - { gift. added: = \ “Much of harm may be expected | s if such laws are written again upon ! Brocaded or plain—sash the statute books. Babbath or Sun- A .. all ’round. day regulations would provoke vio- \ lent disobedience and cynical disre-- Silk Gom‘s $20 to $40 gard for the law.” Crmee e , | Wool Gowns $16 to $20 I:\f::_il_'?..]':‘x“k' 4 cans $1.00. Russell Bafll Robes SS to $16 MEETING AT FIRST CHURCH. Ii A“ Reduced 20%' \ Mrs. S. H. Hellyer will be the lei\tlcrv‘ at the meeting of the Foreign Mission- | ary society at the First chureh at 3 o'clock tomorrow. afternoon. She will | g = ! have for her subject, “Where lome and Foreign Missions Meet.” At the | m | § l gonNnag! cloke of the meeting a social hour | ’ will be held and tea will be served. —————— Pure lard 20 cents Ib. Russell Bros. ~—advt. £ ” TR il e 1 aN— D% ELROD’S ARMACY PARK STREET “Ve\ N © \/é)\ A »1/ \’)/ M \9/\0/ e \\?/\r'), e \GI\D/ “ \C/\‘»’/ \’ % PACKARD TWIN-SIX SPECIAL SIX-PASSENGER INSIDE-DRIVE LIMOUSINE One of the distinctive models produced by our Custom Body Department Now Ready for Immediate Delivery PACKARD MOTOR CAR COMPANY OF NEW YORK WASHINGTON STREET AT PARK, HARTFORD -’ T ¥ SAR\ CLAUS HEADQUARTERS The hardware has hecome i moWat today oo el Giry Suggestions Hlere Xmas shopping place #fportant of its hundreds of practiggunt articles for Men, Womé Children = giving of usele: thing of the past. for Men and Women, for and Girls, can be purchused here at very reasonable prices. We have Toys for the little tots —wheelgoods, ates and numer- ous other things that make children happy. Do your shopping here at Santa Claus’ Headquarters— Read over a few of Our Gift et Suggestions below: g GIFTS FOR GIFTS FOR MEN WOMEN Guns, Pyrex ‘' Transparent Gloves, Baking Dishes, Revolvers, Mirro Aluminum Thermos Bottles, ‘Ware, Flashlights, Rogers Silver Razors, Scissors, Safety Razors, Pocket Knives, Hunting Knives, rills, Huntil Coats, Vacuum Cleaners, Electric Heaters Toasters Tool Chests, g GIFTS FOR BOYS Sleds, Skates, Flashlights, Pocket Knives, Scout Knives, Air Rifles, Boys’ Tool Chests. Percolators, GIFTS ‘koRr THE KIDDIgS Kiddy Kars,™ Ives Trains Blocks of all kinds, Games, Velocipedes, Sewing Sets, Roller Skates, Dolls, Black Boards, Laundry Sets, *Sunny Mondays" Hobby Horses, Scooters. EDUCATIONAL ., *TOYS Chemical Outfits, (3 Gilman’s Little Clock Builder, Meccano Outfits. Electric Ironors. =~ o GIFTS FOR GIRLS H b M lls b Flectric Vibrators erbert L. Mi Embroidery Scissors, 336 Main St. the Fresh, full-cream milk and the extract of se- lected malted grain, reduced to powder form. ., The Food-Drink tor All Ages, * Used successfully for over 1/8 century. ¥~ Superior to tea, coffee, cocon A quick lunch readily digested. Invigorating, Neurishing, Delicious Ask for Horlick’s at All Fountains hot or cold water. Keep at home or Prepared in a moment by briskly the powder i - traveling.,. Ask For .ns Got HOI‘"C"’S “The Old Relmble thus Avoiding Imitations Round Pac] SUBSTITUTES Cost YOU Same Prices ‘Wirite for free sample to Horlick’s, Dept. B, Racige, Wis. 20 PER CENT. DISCOUNT ON ALL WATCHES, DIAMONDS AND JEWELRY. HIMBERG & HORN. TWO STORES 10 ARCADE. 392 MAIN XMAS CHECKS CASHED. Make Xmas Daily Record NO MORE DRUDGERY about housework where clectricity is ecmployed. No perfodical houseclean- ings with their troubles and tribulations, no more cold coffee, no more cold rooms before the furnace is lighted. Come and lct us demonstrate how clec- tfcity turns housework into houseplay. TRCUTH About Gur Holiday Lamps: 1—Hartford firm refuses shipment. 2—Manufacturer turns them to us. 3—We reduce prices 33 1-3%. 4—PRICE IS §14.75. ® BARRY & ® BAMFORTH ELECTRIC SHOP 19 MAIN STREET. TN