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PAGE FOUR - THE ONTARIO UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE HAIR RIBBONS, Copyright, 1921, by McClure News- . paper Syndicate, (By Howard R, Garis.) The lady mouse teacher of the hollow stump school looked across the room, So "Isn't Jackie Bow Wow here to- day?" she asked, "Yes, teacher! Here I am!" bark- ed Jackie, and he held up one paw for the lady mouse to. see, "Oh, there you are!" exclaimed Miss Mouse, 'Susie Littletail's hair ribbon is so large that it quite hid you, Jackie, I couldn't see you on account of the little rabbit girl's big ribbon bow! Why do you wear such a large.one, Susie?" asked the lady mouse, *'Cause it's stylish," Susie an- swered and all the other animal girls sald "Ah!" in whispers, "Well, it may be stylish," agreed the hollow stump school teacher, "put it hides Jackie Bow Wow, and I want to hear his barking lesson. You may sit in front of Susie, little doggie boy." Bo Jackie sat in front of Susie with. her big bow hair ribbon, and everything was all all right that day. But the next day! Can you ima- gine? All the animal girls, from Lulu and Alice Wibblewobble, the ducks, to Dottie Flufftail, the little girl lamb, came to school wearing big bows of ribbon in their hair. Some of the hair ribbons were larger than I believe they only did it for fun, To- morrow they will leave the big hair ribbons at home," ; Nut tre nevt day it was worse The animal girle who, the day he- fore, had not had on tha largost ril- bons, came this time with hows so Lig that they lopked like wash tubs. "Oh, this will never do!" cried the lagy mouse teacher, 'I can't have you girls wearing such large big bows! Those in front hide those behind, I must do somathing about i" {) Looking out of the window the lady mouse saw Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit, hopping past the school, and she called him in to ask what was best to do, "What is, all the trouble," asked Uncle Wiggly, hopping im with his pink nose held out in front, "The animal girls wear such big ribbons," barked Peetie Bow Wow. "Oh, Uncle Wiggily! We do not! {My mother said my how wasn't a bit too big! And mine isn't, either! We 'have to be stylish! And look pretty! [I've got' a bigger o home I'm go- ling to wear tomorrow! Don't they {look nice, Uncle Wiggily?" These were the different things | the animal girls said as they crowd- |ed around the bunny rabbit, . And they were 80 close around him, in a | ring, with their.big hair ribbons that |the lady mouse teacher couldn't see Uncle Wiggily at all, He was hid- |den by the big bows as completely {as if in a forest of trees. | "Girl! Girls!" cried mouse. "Please----"' But just then the school door open- the lady the one Susie had, and some were |oq and in came the bad old Fuzzy the same size, while a few were just 8 wee bit smaller. "My goodness!" said the lady mouse teacher, as she looked over the room, "Such big hair ribbons! I can hardly see some of the boy animal at all! Is Billie Bushytail Pere?" "Yes, I'm here, teacher," chatter- ed the little squirrel chap, and there (he was, hidden behind the big green ribbon of Nannie Wagtail, the goat. "And is Curly Twistytail pre- sent?" asked the lady mouse teach- er. : "Here!" squealed the little piggie boy, and he rose in his seat behind Arabella Chick, the hen girl, ribbon, as large as a big dinner plate. "I think I shall have to ler th2 animal boys sit in front of the girls,' said the lady mouse teacher with a smile that twiddled her whiskers, "Otherwise I can not see the boys. Change your seats." So the animal boys sat in front of the girls, and matters we=e a little better, except that some oI the animal girls had such large ribbons that the -pupils behind them were qui dden. Hajidden. or thought the lady mouse teacher, "if the giris wear any larger bows I shall be able to see just those in the fron' row. But who wore a pink hair, or, rather, feather Fox, "I want Uncle Wiggily!" howled {the Fox. "I saw himscome in here, {and of |" "Well, do you see hin now?" bark- |ed Jackie Bow Wow. | The fox looked across the room. |The bunny gentleman was hidden {behind the bows on the animal girls. | "No!" growled the fox. *'I don't see Uncle Wiggily now. All I see |are a lot of hair ribbons, I guess | Uncle Wiggily jumped out of the {window and got away. Oh, wow! | Fooled again!" and away ran the (fox. But the bunny was there all the while, hidden by the girls' big ribbons. "I guess, Lady Mouse," said the bunny, as the animal children took | their seats, "we'll let them have their big bows. They saved my ears." So that's the way it was, and the lady mouse teacher allowed the animal girls to wear as big bows as they pleased. But after a while they grew tired of them and went back to the small ones. So everything came out all right, and if the eggbeater doesn't try to put the banana down the spout of the tea kettle and make it laugh in its sleep, I'll tell you next about Unele Wiggily and the grasshopper. (Continued on page 6) Recall that 2 man has Neckw : Wool Mufflers . ... TR NE SR it doesn't require any supernatural power to select a gift that will be SURE to please a man --=simply a little good judgment. member that he likes things that are practical. Then it-will be quite natural for you to choose your gift at a Man's Store, like ours, where "is CE A IE) a practical nature. Re 1 io EERE ee et 'with Messrs. Joe Forder, Blackstock, . REFORMER, THURSDAY, DEC. 14, 1922 News of Nearby Places MYRTLE Mr. Henry- Derby's illness has taken a turn for the worse this last few days, but it is hoped that it ia merely temporary: ; Mr. Stanley Rodd has returned home after completing his term with M.. R, Bright, Messrs, Latimer and iPlkey had a business trip to Toronto on Monday. Rev. Mr, Adams was in the village a few days this week, calling on old friends. : : On Friday last, owing to the icy condition of the roads, one of our villagers was five hours motoring from Toronto to Myrtle. Mr. Frank Harrison is having a hee these days, moving'a garage and milkhouse off the old McBrien farm to his own place, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Dickson have gone to Niagara for the winter and the house they vacated is now occu- pied by Mr, and Mrs, Devitt, of Prince Albert, who purhcased it gome time ago. Mr. and Mrs. Hughson have left for Toronto, where they will spend the winter with their son, and Mrs. Bateman leaves this week, also for Toronto, to live with a niece during the winter season, SOLINA Mr. R. J. Smith attended the Bee- keepers' Convention in Poronto last week. k Rev."W. 8. P. Boyce, Courtice, preached a good missionary sermon here Sunday. Mrs. H. EB. Tink entertained her friends at a party Saturday night, Mr. and Mrs, ;, Charles Mackey, Brooklin, Mr, anf Mrs. L. C. Pas- coe, Enfield, and Mr. H. L. Pascoe, Taunton, visited their father, Mr. Ri- chard Pascoe who is suffering from an attack of bronchitis, Mr. Jno. Baker and family visit- ed at Bowmanville Sunday. Mr. H. G. Pascoe represents Farm- ers' Club at Convention in Toronto this week. Mr. Harold Pascoe is at Guelph Winter Fair representing Durham County on the judging team along and 8.. McGill of Millbrook. Messrs, Geo, Forder and son Joe, Blackstock, visited at Mr, A. L. Pas- coe's, . Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Hardy on the arrival of a son in the family and to Mr. and Mrs. John Baker--a daughter, sinh The Ladies' Ald Concert on Dec- ember 18t was a superb success, the church being nicely filled. The play- let "The Early Bird" given by Salem Jouls People was thoroughly en- joyable, Hach actor taking his or her part in a very efficient and cre- ditahje manner. The selections by our home talent were good, Miss Al- ma Werry favoring with two fine so- los. The humorous golos hy Mr. Howard Stevens received much ap- plause. Our young elocutionist Mas- ter Willie Wallace captivated all with his selections, . We welcome to our burg Mr, and Mrs. Maplesdon and family who are occupying the property lately owned by Mrs. Wallace, We are glad to have a~blacksmith again in our burg. Mrs. H. Rogers 1s under medical care, her sister Mrs, Smith of Bright- on attending her. Mr. and Mrs. John Slemon spent a few days with their son, Dr. C.| W. Slemon, Bowmanville, ' Mrs. John Orchard is with ner) daughter, Mrs, Fred Heddon who is | i. | Mrs. Silversides, Zephyr, Visited | her daughter, Mrs. (Dr.) H, Fergu- son. Mrs. Aylmer Herring i8 visiting Peterboro and Millbrook friends. Mr. and Mrs. Theo Slemon cently spent a day in Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. E, Virtue, Tyrone, | visited at Mr. Nathan Byers! | Miss Winnie Ashton, Toronto, Rev. Harold Stainton and Miss Reta Ashton Scugog Island, visited at Mr. E. C: Ashton's and attended the funeral of the late Mr. Richard Ash- ton. . The sympathy of our community goes out to the family of the late Mr. Ashton of Haydon and also to his sister, Mrs. Thos. McGill and brother, Mr. E. C. Ashton in their bereavement. shawa Cash Grocer 41 Simcoe N, 4 Phone 1199 Now is the time to get your supply of Xmas Candies, Nuts, etc. We have a good assort- ment to choose from. Good Mixed Candies 25 to 40c lb. Mixed Nuts - 20c Ib. Finest Layer Table Figs 25¢ and 45c¢ 1b. Oranges 40-50-60 & 75c doz. Try Bodley"s Xmas Cake and Plum Puddings and Scotch Short Bread. F ree delivery any part of town To the Medical Profession of Oshawa From time to time you have accasion to prescribe a Wholewheat Diet for certain of your panents-- We Believe it is Important that they get exactly that! io sade from grains: 100%: Pare Wine: wheat flour, with a liberal amount of other Ingredients to make it thoroughly %the petrels re- |: | FLICKER, RECORD EGG-LAYER, The great auk, a bird which has recently become extinct, laid but one egg. Other birds of toda and penguing of the north as well as many tropical birds, lay only a single egg. On the other hand the quail lays from 20 to 30 eggs at a setting, a record number for wild birds, exceeded only under unusual circumstances by the species of the woodpecker known as the flicker. This bird can he "bled" of her eggs. If a couple are abstract. ed from the quota in her nest, she will replace them, continuing to lay if necessary, until she has deposited from 30 to 40 eggs. These will gra- dually diminish in size until very last attains only one-half the typical size. A case is recorded where a flicker hen laid 71 eggs in 73 days, If there is any person whom you dislike, that is the one of whom you should never speak.--Cacll, Fun gives you a forcible hug, and shakes laughter out of you wheth- er you will or no.--Garrick. "Impossible" --never let me hear that foolish word again,--Mirabeau. Small cheer and great welcome make a merry feast--Shakespeare. such as' the fH Suitable Gifts for Christmas Ladies Coats greatly reduced. Prices range rom Ls 18.00 to $35.00 Tricotine, Silk and Canton Crepe Dresses. Prices from $12.00 to $32.00 Skirts and Blouses, All Prices Also a very fine line of Christmas Specials in men's Ties, Huff- lers, Suspenders, Socks and Handkerchiefs, and many other articles too numerous to mention, - J It will pay you to see our stock, Satisfaction guaranteed, Schwartz Bargain Store 136-188 SIMCOE SOUTH. Phone 725, The heiress to the Gates' milions chievement seems to carry the af- is marrying a poor cartoonist, He mosphere of a successful artist.-- may be a poor cartoonist, but his a- Kansas City Star, P v \ / Christmas will soon be here. You may possibly have dgcided on The Gift, but | not, "But" you say "There's no hurry." -Have You Thought of This? Remember the Charm of First Choice Perhaps We wish to call your attention to the fact that, while our stock is large and well assorted, many of our choicest articles are not purchased in duplicate, consequently the article you see to-day may not be here next time you are in. \ . BUY EARLY. pay for it now, as by paying a small deposit we will set aside any article you may select for Xmas. ER ry -- Ot aE >= vo po = 70; =o; It is not necessary to All that .is mew and choice in Diamonds, ° fine Jewelry, Watches, Silverware, Clocks, Cut Glass and Art Goods. STORE OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL XMAS EVE FELT BROS. The Leading Jewelers OSHAWA r Se -- SS ---- Dominion Stores, Ltd. 38 King St. W. 530 Simcoe S. Oshawa CANADA'S LARGEST RETAIL GROCERS A Few Suggestions for a Practical | Xmas Gift 5 1b Box Windmere Assorted 4b Glass Pure Jam. 95¢ $1.75 3 1b Mixed Nuts and 1 Bottle $245 Chocolate Bass ...... 6 for 25¢ Oranges, seedless Navels, sweet and juicy . . . 585¢c, 49¢c, 42¢ doz. Grape Fruit . ........ 3 for 27c Dried Peaches ......... 25¢c Ib. Queen Olives .... 65¢c Quart jar Seedless Raisins, bulk . . 2 Ib. 35¢ "Large Prunes ....... 2 for 28¢ Marachino Cherries . . . 17¢ bottle Shelled Walnuts ....... S5¢c b Orange and Lemon Peel. 35¢ Ib. I RO BE a Ey.